Having the first trip with her son in 2016, after 5 years, Ms. Van has explored most of the provinces and cities in Vietnam. “When my son went to university and was busy with work, I still roamed the roads from the South to the North alone. Initially, the journey was 100-200 km long, gradually I could go thousands of kilometers alone. The trips give me many special experiences, the happiness of seeing the beautiful scenery around the country”, Ms. Van shared with me. Zing . At the age of 57, Ms. Van has had many trips to discover beautiful landscapes in provinces and cities across the country. Trips with children Bich Van said that when her son was in 10th grade, he once confided in his mother that he could not absorb the natural sciences, felt like being exiled every day and found himself useless when he did not study well. that subject. He said his biggest interest is drawing and wants to enter the graphic design industry. Listening to that confidant, she only wanted to help her child debug. “Being advised by my friends to let my children have more exposure to nature, see the scenic spots to develop their artistic eyes, I decided to buy a camera and then roam around the countryside with my children, in the countryside, in the countryside and in the countryside. forest, watching waterfall. After those times, I also became addicted to the feeling of driving around the roads to see the scenery,” said the 57-year-old woman. When her son entered university, Ms. Van often went on solo trips. In 2018, her son entered the Graphic Design major of Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture. After completing the exam, while waiting for the results, the mother and daughter had a trip together. “That trip, I was behind the wheel of my son. Although I carefully warned her not to go into the sand, she still accidentally hit it, mother and daughter fell. He broke his leg, I injured my ankle. At that time, fearing that they would be scolded by their husband for getting injured, the mother and daughter continued to get on the bus to go from Phu Cat (Binh Dinh) to Tuy Hoa (Phu Yen)”, Ms. Van said. Mother and daughter stayed in Phu Yen to rest, recuperate and explore the places here. After a week, the wound was healed, and Ms. Van and her son dared to go home. During the past 5 years, Ms. Van has explored all provinces and cities from North to South. In January 2019, Ms. Van and her son had a trip to Gia Lai – Ninh Binh. During the journey, mother and daughter stopped in Ha Tinh, climbed to the top of Hong Linh mountain and visited Huong Tich pagoda – a famous beautiful temple in Vietnam. After that, the two continued to explore Tam Chuc (Ha Nam), Mua Cave (Ninh Binh), enjoy a variety of local specialties. One of the trips with her son that Ms. Van remembers the most is the 7-day trip to Cambodia by motorbike in 2020. The mother and daughter visited the big temples here and recorded memories. After the Lunar New Year holiday 2021, Ms. Van drove her son back to school in Ho Chi Minh City because she was worried about the complicated development of the Covid-19 epidemic. “On the way, we implement the 5K regulation to prevent epidemics and avoid contact with other people. After taking my children to the place, I ran straight back to Gia Lai by myself.” Currently, her son is a 3rd year student. Recalling the old story, she feels happy to have inspired and motivated him to pursue his dream. “For me, every trip with my child contains many interesting memories when the two of us have the opportunity to share more. I want to be a friend to share everything with, understand my children better. Fortunately, my child also understands her mother’s psychology, often shares personal problems and consults with me,” said Ms. Van. Happy even alone After traveling with her son, Ms. Van is passionate about traveling, likes the feeling of driving alone, traveling on roads throughout Vietnam. Ms. Van is happy that her husband does not have the same hobby, but always wholeheartedly supports her in pursuing what she likes. Before each trip, Ms. Van carefully prepares what she needs to bring, such as food, medicine, phone chargers, and simple car repair tools. She looked up the route with Google Maps, asking locals about places to stay, sights or specialties of the area. The 57-year-old woman hopes to have exciting new journeys in the future. In 2020, Ms. Van has a 2-month trip (from the end of August to October) to the northern mountainous provinces to see the scenery of the ripe rice season. The female backpacker recalled that on this trip, she bought a dog like Mong Coc from the local people. One day when passing the ripe rice area in Hoang Su Phi, surprised by the beautiful scenery, she stopped the car to take pictures. When she got in the car to continue, after a while she realized that the dog was gone. “I turned around a few times to find, unfortunately fell while turning the car, fortunately two local people came to help me up. When it started to get dark, I decided to go back one more round, if I couldn’t find it, I had to keep going. As soon as I returned to the old place, I saw it dragging out into the street, because the neck strap was caught in the grass, so it was too tired to cry. As soon as I saw it, I ran to hug it and cried tears of joy.” During the 2-month trip, Ms. Van also had the opportunity to climb 4 famous mountain arcs. These are Ta Xua (Son La) palaces 26 km long, Ta Chi Nhu palaces 18 km long and Lung Cung palaces 16 km long (Yen Bai), Chieu Lau Thi palaces (Ha Giang). “When I am tired or have trouble along the way, I also wish to have a companion to share, but finding such a person is not easy. In return, when I go alone, I am not tied to other people’s schedules, free to explore at will,” she shared. She said that even though she went on a trip alone, she always received enthusiastic help from acquaintances and people in the places she went through. Telling her own story, she does not expect to be famous or receive praise from others, but simply shares her personal experience, expressing her happiness when she is still healthy enough to go and see many beautiful sights. .

We have witnessed many young people’s solo trips, conquering roads throughout many provinces and cities across the country. Youth is the time when we have a great amount of time and health to realize the goal of discovery and experience, so as not to waste our youth. Therefore, it is not uncommon for young people to go on a trip. However, the fact that a solo “trip” lasting 7800km for 2 months through the Northwest mountainous roads made by a woman who is almost 60 years old really makes people “O-eyes, mouths”. letter A”. Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich Van (57 years old, from Gia Lai) with a passion for “traveling” by motorbike all over Vietnam has received the admiration of the “traveling” community. Although nearly 60 years old, Ms. Bich Van is still full of energy, “burning” with her passion for conquest and discovery. Although nearly 60 years old, her “fire” of passion for travel has never stopped burning, it urges her to make one trip after another. It started quite late because her youth was a series of days busy with work, family, and children, only when she turned middle age, Bich Van had the opportunity to realize her passion. “Passion for traveling came to life when my son said he wanted to pursue architecture and painting when he was in 10th grade. I supported him and decided that mother and daughter would travel, explore architectural works and beautiful landscapes across the country to open up their eyes, form artistic thinking and observation ability. The mother and daughter’s first motorbike trip marked my journey to discover the country,” shared Ms. Bich Van. The companion on the first trip, Ms. Van, is her son On the first trip, she and her son “traveled” from Gia Lai to Buon Ma Thuot and then down Phuong Hoang Pass to Tuy Hoa. Mother and daughter continue to move to Cam Ranh (Khanh Hoa), explore Binh Hung, Binh Ba and Diep Son islands. On the way back, mother and daughter visit Thap Cham, Stone Church in Nha Trang, Nhan Tower, Vung Ro, Mui Dien lighthouse, Ong Cop wooden bridge (Tuy Hoa),… and some other places. difference. Next, Ms. Bich Van also made the bold decision to make a solo trip by motorbike, traveling 7800km to conquer the Northwest within 60 days, from August 22, 2020 to October 20, 2020. Most recently, at the end of February 2021, Ms. Van and her son departed from An Khe – Gia Lai to Saigon along the coastal route, passing through Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Nha Trang, Phan Rang, Binh Thuan, and Phan. Thiet, Vung Tau… Up to now, “photographer” U60 has set foot in 62 provinces and cities, climbing 26km of spectacular mountains. The remarkable achievement list makes many genuine young “experts” also admire. The “single” trip to the Northwest lasted 2 months with many “cold memories” Before making this memorable trip, Ms. Bich Van had prepared mentally, financially, physically and equipped with all the necessary elements during the previous 3 years. She has carefully prepared from personal belongings, car repair tools to “rescue” items for herself along the way in case of an accident with the full support and help from her husband, younger brother and children. . She also planned in detail each financial need to spend. On August 22, 2020, she started her solo journey from her hometown of Gia Lai to the Northwest by motorbike and conquered the four great peaks of the pass. With a passion for travel and a dream to explore all parts of Vietnam, at each location on her once-in-a-lifetime trip alone, Ms. Bich Van does not forget to keep memorable memories. The U60 woman shared that, until now, whenever she remembers going through tunnels, passes, conquering dangerous roads, she still can’t help but get chills. She affirmed, if anyone intends to travel the Northwest alone, they need to be fully prepared from will, health, to indispensable items such as: Medicines, cosmetics, phones, cameras. … Bich Van recalls: “The first trip in Ta Xua 3 days 2 nights was the first time I climbed the mountain. The next day, climbing to the dinosaur spine, I was about to give up because I was too tired than I imagined. But then I told myself that after overcoming many difficulties to come here, I had to persevere, so I continued the journey. Around 5 pm, it was already dark, my guide and my sister moved to an abandoned shack and lit a big fire to warm up the leftovers that the group left behind. That day, we slept outside, without blankets and curtains under the cold of the highlands. That night, it rained heavily, we had to sleep in the deserted tent. At 6 am, waiting for the sky to clear, I continued to move. After 9 hours, I reached Tram Tau, completing the route spectacularly.” After 26km of Ta Xua Palace, she continued to climb other palaces in Yen Bai and was completely impressed by the scenery of mountains and majestic natural scenery of the country. Conquering difficult and risky roads, Ms. Bich Van makes even young people admire and admire because of her will and desire to pursue her passion, dare to think, dare to do… regardless of age. his work. She joked: “When I get old, I will tell my grandson that in the past, my 57-year-old grandmother used to work hard to “live virtual” on Facebook to get every “like” she said.

On the morning of April 15, the Central Vietnam Women’s Union together with Unilever Vietnam Company, Sunlight brand held “Closing ceremony and awarding the program” Vietnamese women confidently do business “in 2020.

The program has inspired startups and supported training knowledge and business skills for nearly 2,000 women and awarded 1 billion VND sponsorship to 60 most outstanding business start-up ideas in 2020.

Ms. Tran Thi Huong – Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Women’s Union and Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich Van – President of Unilever Vietnam awarded 2 outstanding collective awards for the program “Vietnamese women are confident in doing business” in 2020. Photo : KV

Also at the event, Unilever announced its continued commitment to working with two strategic partners: the Vietnam Women’s Union and Google for the program “Vietnamese women are confident in doing business” in 2021 and other next year, aiming to support 1 million Vietnamese women in economic work by 2025.

The program is part of a long-term strategic cooperation framework “Empowering women through business and health education”, implemented by Unilever Vietnam in cooperation with the Central Vietnam Women’s Union since 2006. now.

In 2020, the program “Vietnamese women are confident in doing business” has inspired business confidence and brought training courses to equip knowledge and skills to start a business for nearly 2,000 women in 10 provinces across the country. Country with 5 popular business models at home in rural areas: grocery store, restaurant, tailor shop, hair salon, clothing business.

Among them, 368 women confidently participated in the contest of starting a business and Unilever Sunlight sponsored 60 typical projects with a capital of 1 billion VND.

Ms. Tran Thi Huong – Vice President of the Vietnam Women’s Union awarded the first prize to 14 women with the best business ideas in the small business startup idea contest. Photo: KV

In the year 2021, in order to widely reach women in all parts of the country, Unilever’s program “Vietnamese women are confident in doing business”, Sunlight brand continues to accompany two strategic partners, Hoi Lien. Vietnam Women’s Union and Google brought two major changes to the program, aiming to train 31,000 women and fund more than 110 start-ups.

Accordingly, the program continues to accompany the Vietnam Women’s Union to bring training courses for 5 economic models at home to support startups in 10 provinces, helping 1000 women access knowledge. , business start-up skills and capital.

In addition, the program brings a training class of trainers to the staff of the Women’s Union in 20 provinces in order to bring the training model of “Vietnamese women are confident in doing business” to more localities.

Attending the award ceremony, Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich Van – President of Unilever Vietnam shared that the company is honored to be the one who inspired startup ideas and realized women’s dreams of doing business. all over the country, especially in rural areas. It can be seen that the best awards are given to very real and simple projects, but they are all enthusiasm from a cherished dream or the process of observing, quickly, grasping the pulse market. around the women.

Ms. Tran Thi Huong – Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Women’s Union said that the Vietnam Women’s Union constantly strives to support women to actively study and work creatively, affirming their position and role. Vietnamese women in the new era.

And the program “Vietnamese women confidently do business” to build happy and sustainable families, launched by the Sunlight brand of Unilever Vietnam in cooperation with the Vietnam Women’s Union in the past year is an activity. movement is part of this joint effort.

It can be said that the program is an activity of deep human significance when helping rural women get closer to ideas and business skills, thereby increasing their income to improve their lives. , contribute to family, locality and society.