The Covid-19 pandemic has caused challenges, especially to vulnerable groups, including the visually impaired community...
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused challenges, especially to vulnerable groups, including the visually impaired community. Khanh Hoa Provincial Women’s Union has cooperated with benefactors to organize many support activities for the blind and visually impaired.
Before the pandemic, Truong Thi Linh, 50, and her husband, visually impaired, used to earn money from selling brooms. They rent a small house in Vinh Thai Commune, Nha Trang City. They have stopped working since early July due to the pandemic outbreak. “We used to live from hand to mouth. However, when out of work, we have to depend on others for food every day,” said Truong Thi Linh.
Nguyen Quynh Nga, Chairperson of Provincial Women’s Union, gives a gift to the visually impaired.
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59-year-old Nguyen Thi Xuan Nha, a massage therapist was temporarily laid off during the coronavirus crisis. The woman and her child have to depend on monthly allowances and aid from other people of kind hearts. The provincial Women’s Union together with the Party Committee of the Provincial agencies and Provincial Inspectorate visited and offered gifts to members of the Provincial Association for the Blind. “The gifts of assistance during this hard time are so meaningful to us. We feel great care and support which motivate us to try harder and continue as useful, productive members of society,” added Nguyen Thi Xuan Nha.
Reportedly, since the resurgence of Covid-19, massage service, broom and toothpick production facilities of the Provincial Association for the Blind have closed down, leaving many people out of work. In order to help the vulnerable through the hard time, since early July, the Provincial Women’s Union has mobilized members and other benefactors to provide assistance for 100 people in need and livelihood support and necessities for hundreds of disabled women in the province.
In addition, to ensure a safe living environment for women, the Women’s Union at all levels has boosted propaganda to raise members’ awareness of the Law for Gender Equality, Law on anti-family violence; provided knowledge about the rights of people with disabilities; efficiently maintained the model of safe places in the community, the mother and child health care club, providing consulting and support for those who are victims or at risk of family violence or abuse.
Especially, on the 20th Vietnamese Family Day (June 28), the Provincial Women’s Union honored 18 disabled women’s families, provided 7 livelihood support for 7 women and founded the Disabled Women’s Club with 60 members in Cam Ranh City, Ninh Hoa Town and Van Ninh District.
The Provincial Women’s Union will enhance exchange activities honoring excellent women and effective production, helping lonely disabled women to become more confident and stay healthy, physically, mentally and emotionally in life; continue promoting the role of the union to mobilize more resources to support the vulnerable group, implement mutual support models in business development, helping to improve living standards, said Nguyen Quynh Nga, Chairperson of Provincial Women’s Union.
M.T
Translated by N.T
