Dong Nai strengthens collaboration to support women's entrepreneurship

Dong Nai City People's Committee held a conference on July 6 to review the implementation of Project 939 on Supporting Women's Entrepreneurship for the 2017–2025 period and launch Project 2415 on Supporting Women's Entrepreneurship for 2026–2035. The event was conducted in both in-person and online formats.

Bui Thi Hanh, Vice Chairwoman of the City Women's Union, Head of the City's Women's Affairs Committee speaks at the conference. Photo: Nga Son

During the 2017-2025 period, authorities and agencies at all levels across the former Dong Nai province, now Dong Nai City paid close attention to the direction, management and implementation of Project 939. In addition to dedicated funding, entrepreneurship support activities were integrated into local development programs, sectoral plans and other projects. As a result, all targets for supporting women's entrepreneurship during the period were achieved or exceeded.

In carrying out communication and mobilization to raise women's awareness of the Party's guidelines, State policies, and laws regarding entrepreneurship and business development, as well as the role and position of women in economic development, nearly 673 thousand members and women received communication and awareness training on entrepreneurship during the 2017-2025 period.

Municipal departments, agencies and organizations, including the Dong Nai City Women's Union, organized a wide range of programs to help women develop businesses and pursue innovative start-ups. These initiatives created opportunities for women to exchange experience, expand business networks, establish commercial partnerships, turn business ideas into reality, strengthen entrepreneurial skills, access credit, promote products, and improve the effectiveness of cooperatives and cooperative groups.

Dr. Nguyen Van Tan, Vice Rector of Lac Hong University, member of the National Innovative Startup Advisory Council, delivers a presentation at the conference. Photo: Nga Son

Representatives of the Women's Union also introduced Plan No. 134/KH-UBND, implementing Prime Minister's Decision No. 2415/QD-TTg, which approves the Project on Supporting Women's Entrepreneurship for the 2026–2035 period in Dong Nai City. Under the plan, Project 2415 will be implemented in two phases (2026–2030 and 2031–2035). Each phase sets out eight specific objectives and targets, together with six key tasks and solutions to be implemented through 2035. During the conference, representatives of government agencies, experts and women entrepreneurs delivered presentations and shared practical solutions aimed at strengthening support for women-led businesses in the new period, contributing to the effective implementation of Project 2415.

Addressing the conference, Bui Thi Hanh, Vice Chairwoman of the City Women's Union, Head of the City's Women's Affairs Committee called on government agencies and organizations to strengthen cooperation with the Dong Nai City Women's Union in implementing the project during its new phase. She emphasized the need to inspire a stronger entrepreneurial spirit among women while integrating entrepreneurship support into local development plans and programs.

She also urged relevant agencies to enhance resource mobilization, develop preferential credit packages tailored specifically for women entrepreneurs, and prioritize support for livelihood projects benefiting vulnerable women, women with disabilities, older female workers, rural women, and women from ethnic minority and border communities.

For women entrepreneurs themselves, Hanh encouraged greater efforts in digital transformation and green transition, as well as wider adoption of advanced processing technologies, development of OCOP (One Commune, One Product) brands, and promotion of green trade and sustainable consumption.

A representative of female entrepreneurs delivers a presentation via the online broadcast point. Photo: Nga Son

On this occasion, the Dong Nai City Women's Union announced commendation decisions from the Dong Nai City People's Committee for five collectives and eleven individuals in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the successful implementation of Project 939.

By Nga Son - Translated by Mai Nga, Thu Ha