Nghe An: More than 3,000 women are empowered to start businesses and rise from hardship.

Implemented over the past 8 years, the Project "Supporting Women to Start a Business in the 2017-2025 period" (Project 939 for short) has become a launching pad to help more than 3,000 women in Nghe An, most of whom are poor and disadvantaged women, gradually realize their dream of doing business. Not only providing capital support, vocational training and building production models, the Project also contributes to promoting the spirit of autonomy, enhancing the position of women in economic development and new rural construction.

To realize those goals, the Women's Union of Nghe An province has continuously made efforts to spread the entrepreneurial spirit to all classes of women - from mountainous to urban areas, from ethnic minorities to women with disabilities during the implementation of Project 939.

Support activities are organized synchronously and systematically, focusing on practical contents such as training, legal advice, capital support, brand building, trade promotion and market connection.

As of March 2025, the province has supported 3,095 women to start businesses and start businesses , including nearly 1,700 women from poor households, nearly 60 women with disabilities and hundreds of ethnic minority women. Small business models and cooperatives owned by women are playing an important role in rural economic development.

Ms. Tran Thi Nhu Hoa (right), Director of Sen Vang Cooperative, is a disabled woman with the idea of ​​"Designing and producing items from recycled fabric scraps" and reached the Top 5 of the "Women's Entrepreneurship" Contest in Nghe An in 2022.

Through the "Women Entrepreneurship" competitions, the Association has received more than 2,400 startup ideas, selected 381 feasible ideas, of which 55 ideas were honored at the provincial and central levels . Many ideas have been realized into OCOP products, regional products such as "LIM freeze-dried vegetable powder", "Nano salt - Vietnamese health salt", "Design and production of items from recycled fabric scraps"...

In particular, the support for the establishment of 204 cooperatives and cooperatives managed by women has contributed to promoting commodity production, applying science and technology and linking product consumption. Activities connecting with businesses and credit institutions have helped 1,645 ideas access loans of more than VND 56 billion, promoting sustainable business models.

OCOP product "Seaweed cake with nuts" is developed from successful startup ideas in Nghe An

Along with that, more than 680,000 women members were educated to raise awareness about employment and entrepreneurship through communication, training, and seminars. The work of training Association officials, building pilot models, and promoting gender equality in entrepreneurship was also focused on, contributing to improving women's capacity and inner strength .

Although there are still challenges such as lack of investment capital, limitations in access to technology and markets, the outstanding results of Project 939 in Nghe An have proven the effectiveness, spread and importance of accompanying women in starting a business. This is not only economic support, but also a journey to awaken aspirations, promote creativity and affirm the role of women in the new era.

Source: https://phunuvietnam.vn/nghe-an-hon-3000-phu-nu-duoc-tiep-suc-khoi-nghiep-vuon-len-tu-gian-kho-20250716200216723.htm