Role of the Viet Nam Women's Union

• Viet Nam Women’s Union is a mass organization uniting women in the country. It has millions of members, and has branches in all communes and districts. At the local level, Women’s Union members and leaders are active in a wide range of development activities.
• The Women’s Union organizes health and communication campaigns in collaboration with other sectors, e.g: Health and Red Cross. Panel discussions on HIV/AIDS have been organized by WUs attracting large audiences
• The Women’s Union is promoting awareness and action on gender equity.
• The Central Women’s Union provides guidance to provincial/commune Women Unions in HIV/AIDS/STI communication and education activities with women. The Central Women’s Union gives guidance and instruction to their branches at provincial, district and commune levels on these campaigns, including a special focus on high risk groups.
• The Women’s Union aims to motivate families and communities to show sympathy and prevent discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS.
• At community level, HIV/AIDS information is integrated into other Women’s Union activities. Counseling is provided to HIV infected people and their family members, and other educational activities are undertaken.