Purpose: This document aims to raise awareness on the importance of gender equality and women’s empowerment. It aims to tell the stories behind the larger issues and show the visible force behind lasting change in order to promote recognition of their roles, concerns and contributions in households, communities and the workplace and reflect them in related national policies and actions.

Overview: The document provides stories of women and girls from different parts of Vietnam, who work on building the resilience of their family, their community and their country but too often an ‘invisible’ part of the community such as: a girl saved her father’s life from drowning; a woman is devoting all her time and energy into teaching ethnic minority children; how working with women in disaster preparedness and response can achieve better results, and many more truly inspirational stories.

Usage: Learning from experience

Audience: National Society leadership, Technical staff, Communication staff

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