On 3rd June, at the 30 April Park, the HCM City Women’s Union in cooperation with the Environmental Natural Resources Department organized meeting and walking in celebration of the International Environment Day 5th June which attracted the participation of nearly 6,000 people included 3,000 WU members. This year, the major theme of the International Environment Day in Ho Chi Minh City was “For streets Free from garbage”

On 5th June, in Go Vap district, Ho Chi Minh City WU cooperated with the Environmental Protection Sub Division and the Energy Saving Center organized a 2-day-training course to raise knowledge on environment protection and energy saving for WU carders, communicators and members of Women’s Club on Environment Protection.

In addition, participants were also trained on using effectively electric equipments in family.

With the theme “Let’s work together for a better world”, the women’s union in district Number 11 organized 4 communication shows in combination with mobile entertainment plays and knowledge contests. These activities attracted a large number of WU’s members and women in the districts.

Translated by Int’l Relations Dept.

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• Ha Noi Girl Student Hopes for WIPO Award (Jan 18,2007)
• Final round of the contest “Women and Environment” (Jan 15,2007)
• “Gender in Science and Technology Development” Conference (Jan 02,2007)
• Conference on launching for initiative of household energy saving models (Jan 02,2007)
• A Woman Who Lights Up the Darkness (Nov 24,2006)
• Vietnam teachers attends Microsoft’s global forum (Nov 20,2006)
• 2006 Vietnamese Women Prize Awarding Ceremony (Nov 06,2006)