The contest highlights women in developing household economy.
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(VOVworld) - The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) announced Monday the winners of a writing competition on the important role of women in family farming in Vietnam. 200 entries were sent to the competition, launched in late July, describing how rural women have overcome difficulties to develop their household economy. First prize went to an article titled “Ly A Sui and his wife” by reporter Tran Thi Minh of Fansipan Magazine in the northern province of Lao Cai.

The national competition, co-organized by the UN Women and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, was part of the year-long UN campaign “Empowering Women – Empowering Humanity”.