presented by mrs.nguyen thi tuyet minh, chairwoman of vietnam woman entrepreneurs council – vwec...
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Presented by Mrs.Nguyen Thi Tuyet Minh,
Chairwoman of Vietnam Woman entrepreneurs
Council – VWECChairperson of AWEN
ASEAN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS’ NETWORK (AWEN)
PRESENTATIONS
I. INTRODUCTION OF AWEN
II. AWEN’S CONCERNS ABOUT SOCIAL PROTECTION
INTRODUCTION OF AWEN
What is AWEN?
ASEAN Women Entrepreneurs’ Network is
a regional network of national women entrepreneurs’
associations/organizations; enterprises and/or other
economic entities owned or managed by women in all economic sectors in the
ASEAN region
AWEN Launching workshop in April 2014 in Hanoi,
Vietnam
INTRODUCTION OF AWEN
INTRODUCTION OF AWEN
Purposes:To create a regional forum for
ASEAN women entrepreneurs for sharing information, knowledge and experience;
To assist ASEAN women entrepreneurs to improve their business management and skills;
To support ASEAN women entrepreneurs’ better access to financial institutions, science and technology, trainings, market and business opportunities;
To support ASEAN women starting their businesses;
To link with other international and regional networks/organizations of women entrepreneurs.
INTRODUCTION OF AWEN
Organizational Structure:AWEN has Coordination
Board, Chairperson, Country Coordinators (Focal points), and AWEN Secretariat.
The first Chair of AWEN is Vietnam Women Entrepreneurs Council (VWEC) for the 02-year term (4/2014-4/2016 ) and the Role of AWEN Chair shall be rotating for every two years among ASEAN Member States.
INTRODUCTION OF AWEN
AWEN CHAIRPERSON
AWENSECRETAR
IAT
COORDINATION BOARD ( 10 COUNTRY
COORDINATORS )
AWEN MEMBERS
INTRODUCTION OF AWEN
Main fields of activities
CONCERNS ABOUT SOCIAL PROTECTION
Social protection for female employees - Corporate Social Responsibility – CSR:
Occupational safety and heath (OSH), opportunities for woman promotion at work, HIV/AIDS Prevention at workplace, migrant female workers etc.
Social services for employees: kindergarten for workers; health services;
Gender equity issues and gender equality at business level;
Job creation for women and girls through start-up and expand business programmes;
Microfinance services for women-led enterprises/households
Education and training services for poor-women, MSMEs led by women
CONCERNS ABOUT SOCIAL PROTECTION
Mainstreaming the social protection in research reports and studies on business woman in the region
Regional workshops/forums for sharing the results of the research reports and studies/experiences/ good practices on social protection, services for female workers;
Thank you for your listening!
Contact details:AWEN Chairperson: Mrs.Nguyen Thi Tuyet Minh
Email: [email protected]
AWEN SecretariatMrs. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao
Address : 6th Flr, VCCI Building, No 9 Dao Duy Anh Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel : 84 - 435742022 ext 339; Fax: 84 - 435742023/ 35746937
HP : 84 - 915 570909Email: [email protected]