National Machinery for the Advancement of Women in Vietnam

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National Machinery for the Advancement of Women
in Vietnam

• Nguyen Minh Quy Deputy Chief NCFAW
  Office

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presentation contents

• Underlying view of Vietnamese Party and
  Government towards work on women issues
• Formulation process of the National Machinery
  for the Advancement of Women in Vietnam
• Brief introduction of NCFAW
• Key activities of NCFAW
• Conclusion.

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Three underlying views of the Vietnamese Party
and government towards work on women issues

• Womens emancipation is the one of key goals of
  the Vietnamese revolution, having direct and long
  lasting impact on the country development.
• Women advancement is a common interest of society
  and family.
• The government defines that financial investment,
  promotion of the womens advancement present long
  term strategy to improve women roles and status
  and their participation in all areas.

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Three underlying views (cont.)

• In 2004, the Directive 27/TTg was promulgated by
  the Prime Minister, requiring ministries,
  branches and authorities at all levels
• to grasp thoroughly, fully implement the view
  of gender equality.
• to develop and implement National Plan of Action
  
• to keep track of, speed up and monitor the
  implementation of the government guideline and
  policy for women.
• to communicate the guideline, policy, laws and
  CEDAW.
• to develop and maintain the National Machinery
  for the Advancement of Women.

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Development process of the National machinery for
the advancement of women in Vietnam

• In 1985, the Vietnam National Committee for the
  Women Decade was established at the Government
  Decision N0 41-HBT to respond the UN Women
  Decade.
• In 1993, Vietnam National Committee for the
  Women Decade was given to new name to National
  Committee for the Advancement of Women in Vietnam
  (NCFAW) at the Decision N0 72/TTg of the Prime
  Minister.
• In 1994, The Prime Minister enacted the
  Directive N0 646/TTg, requiring Ministries, State
  Committees, General Departments and Provincial
  People Committees, Cities which is directly
  belong to Central government, to establish
  Committees for the Advancement of Women (CFAWs)

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Development process (cont.)

• In 2001, the Prime Minister promulgated the
  Decision N0 92/Q-TTg, which replaces the
  Decision N0 72/TTg aiming to strengthen the
  Machinery, making its functions and duties
  clearer, creating mechanism and conditions to
  enhance NCFAW activities.
• In 2004, the Directive N0 27/2004/CT-TTg was
  promulgated by the Prime Minister on the
  enhancement of the activities for advancement of
  women in ministries, ministerial line agencies
  and Provincial People Committees. It replaces the
  Directive N0 646/TTg.

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Diagram Structure of the National Machinery for
the Advancement of Women in Vietnam
NCFAW - 1 Chairperson - 2 Vice -
Chairpersons - 15 Members
NCFAW Office
CEFAW at Ministrial line agencies (45)
CFAW at provinical levels (64)
CFAW at district/town
CFAW at dept. level
CFAW at commune/wards
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NCFAW functions for the advancement of women in
vietnam

• Being a focal point agency, inter-coodination,
  giving advise for Prime Ministry on gender
  equality and women advancement.

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NCFAW roles for the Advancement of women in viet
nam

• Advise in development of National Strategy/Plan
  of Action for the advancement of women, law and
  policy for gender equality and advancement of
  women.
• Keep track of, speed up and monitor the
  implementation of laws and policies.
• Communicate, disseminate and mobilise to
  implement Laws, policies, CEDAW and drafting
  CEDAW report.
• Be focal point in international cooperation to
  achieve gender equality.

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Operational Approach

• NCFAW organises meetings twice a year (January.
  and July). NCFAW has regulations and annual plan
  of action.
• Members work part-time.
• NCFAW has its own stamp.
• Operational fund is provided by the government
  annually.
• Standing assistant body is NCFAW office, which
  is located in Vietnam Womens Union (VWU)
  headquarter.

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CFAW functions

• Being advisory focal point to ministrial, brach
  leaders at central and local levels on gender
  equality and advancement of women.

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Key activities of NCFAW

• 1. Policy advisory
• Coordinate with related ministries, branches to
  draft and submit the Prime Minister National
  Strategy for the Advancement of Women by 2000 and
  2010.
• Take part in drafting Gender Equality Law.
• Contribute inputs for related law projects and
  policies.
• Increase women ratio in leadership.

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Key activities..(cont.)

• 2. Direct activities for gender equality
• Cooperate with the Ministry of Planning and
  Investment (MPI) to direct the implementation of
  the National Strategy and Plan of Action.
• Integrate gender issues in CPRGS and SEDP to
  2010.
• 3.Develop machinery for advancement of women at
  all levels Up to now, CFAWs were established in
  64 provinces, cities and 45 ministries and
  branches at central level.
• Provide professional guidance, training and build
  up gender advisor network.
• Request the Ministry of Finance (MOF) to provide
  guidance on budgeting for advancement of women
  activities.

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Key activities..(cont.)

• 4. Communication and training

• Publishing quarterly Bulletin Women and
  Advancement (English Vietnamese) 46 book
  titles, study materials and CEDAW 4 times.
• Training on gender knowledge, gender
  mainstreaming, leadership skills, operational
  skills for the advancement of women for more than
  5.000 participations of cadres.
• Undertaking nation wide launching campaign
  promoting gender equality via mass media, posters
  etc.
• Developing and updating NCFAW information via its
  Website (in both Vietnamese and English).

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Key activities..(cont.)

• 5. Monitoring
• Objectives
• Grasp CFAWs activities and the implementation
  progress of Party and government guidelines and
  policies towards women.
• Support CFAWs to dealt with difficulties
• Propose to Government and functioning sectors at
  strategies to enhance gender equality and women
  advancement
• Methodology Organise monitoring missions.
  Mission members are Member of NCFAW head of
  mission and representatives from VWU, Central
  Committee for People Mobilisation and NCFAW
  office staff
• Total of monitoring missions
• - From 1994-2000 128 missions
• - From 2001- Dec./2005 133 missions

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International cooperation

• Being an official member of Sub-Committee ASEAN
  of women in 1996 now ASEAN Committee of Women
  (ACW).
• Being a member of gender task force group (in
  1999) now Gender Focal Point Network in APEC
  (GFPN).
• Actively participating in annual meetings of the
  UN Commission for Status of Women (CSW) of
  Francophone and Non-Alignment Movement
• Mobilising international supports for activities
  to advancement of women with total fund of 3 m.
  USD through bilateral and multilateral projects
• Being key member of the Gender Action
  Partnership (GAP)
• Coordinating draft 6 Country Reports on CEDAW
  implementation.

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Conclusion

• The Machinery becomes more completed, better
  implement assigned functions and tasks
• Advantages
• Having consistent guidelines and policies of
  Party and Government towards gender equality and
  advancement of women.
• VWU with strong women movement.
• Challenges NCFAW, CFAWs have limited capacity in
  professional activities, gender mainstreaming and
  in fund mobilisation etc.

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