“Important role” – talk about good, necessary and useful projects of the Belarusian Union of Women

Any, even the most difficult idea is easier to implement if you do it not alone, but by combining the efforts and interests of a large group of people. The Belarusian Union of Women in its ranks today has more than 200 thousand like-minded women from all over the country. We continue to talk about their good, necessary and useful projects in our ongoing issue of Important Role.

For the sixth time, at the initiative of the Belarusian Women’s Union, the republican contest of youth social projects “Dzyavochy vyanky world” was held. This time the meeting place of active girls was the city of Molodechno. What questions concern the representatives of the beautiful half of humanity and what solutions did they propose?

The Chairman of the youth wing of the BSJ Evgenia Kalechits drew attention to the fact that this year the competition has undergone a number of changes. If earlier during the presentation it was welcomed that the idea was played through symbols, song, dance, then this year we decided to focus on specific and clear protection, as an exam. Moreover, the girls submitted to the jury only those projects that are already being implemented. Thus, according to the organizers, the initiatives will receive a greater response from those who care, and financial support will be more targeted. We agreed that all projects should be worthy of scaling at the country level. This is real, because we see that many cool ideas are born on the ground, said Evgenia Kalechits.

The creative part was not crossed out - left for the evening. From the numbers set by talented girls, a real concert turned out, to see which the residents of Molodechno came.

- The format, when girls show their creativity, we tried in the framework of the action "Mother's pies". Senior friends came with treats, and members of the youth wing from all over the country made their own concert for the military. It turned out cool – we decided to repeat it for another audience, explained the head of the youth wing.

A record number of teams took part in the competition - 16. They talked about inclusion, help to the elderly, popularization of a healthy lifestyle, implementation in politics and social activities. The winner was the Minsk women who presented the project “Symphony of the Heart”. It is aimed at the socialization and integration of children and young people with peculiarities of psychophysical development through the creation of conditions for the disclosure of their creative potential. The girls received a diploma and a cash prize in the amount of 5 thousand rubles. The second place, to which a certificate for 4 thousand rubles is attached, is taken by the United Organization of the Belarusian Bank for Life and Life with an inclusive project “On the Lilac Moon”. The third place and 3 thousand rubles was taken by the “unification” of the Belneftekhim concern. She launched the project "Heart of the Nation: Academy of Women's Competences" - about professional and personal development.

The prize in the special nomination “For the Good of Life” was received by the team of the United Organization of Scientific and Practical Centers of the BSJ Health System. The emphasis was placed on the need to promote blood donation among young people. The prize in the special nomination "Pearl of Tourism" - from the girls of the Minsk region, who performed with the project "Rest on Narochi".

According to Olga Shpilevskaya, Chairman of the BSJ, Director of the Representative Office of the MTRK Mir in Belarus, the competition allows you to see how active, creative and patriotic Belarusian youth are. The projects presented are not what lies on the surface. This is what they care about, what they experience inside, where they want to help, and what they really want to do, the BCJ leader emphasized.

She promised that every project would be implemented.

The bright final emphasis of the event was the descent of wreaths into the water - this is an invariable tradition of the competition. On Brest region attracts the eyes of a floral composition in the form of a logo of the Year of the Belarusian woman

The floral composition in the form of a female image was created in the Novoselkovo secondary school of the Kobrin district. The flowerbed measuring about eight by eight meters became the decoration of the school’s front area.

The director of the educational institution Svetlana Shevtsova and the biology teacher Alla Marchuk began working on the idea in the winter. There were several options, but settled on the composition, which through flowers conveys the main qualities of the Belarusian woman: tenderness, resilience and loyalty to traditions. It took almost six months to implement the idea. The plants had to be transplanted several times: the summer heat literally burned the seedlings:

- We didn't even think the job would be so time-consuming. Because of the heat, the plants were sluggish, some just burned in the sun, so we had to look for other options and transplant them, says Svetlana Shevtsova.

Petunia was eventually replaced by a more hardy lobelia. The basis of the composition consists of three types of plants: red “locks” – coleus, green – cochia, well tolerated haircut, and blue flowers in the lower part – lobelia. And the coleus for the school plant is special: there is a collection of more than 30 of its species.

For Novoselkovskaya secondary school, this flowerbed became a continuation of a good tradition. Last year, a floral composition in the form of the State Emblem of Belarus was created here, which also attracted attention far beyond the school. And the current work turned out to be especially symbolic: live colors here told about the Belarusian woman, her beauty, resilience and strength. Thanks for your work! Representatives of the fair sex were thanked for participating in the harvesting

Agrarians of Belarus threshed more than 9 million tons of grain. Their contribution to the great work was made by women who worked in the crews of combine harvesters, on grain flows, provided delicious lunches. Traditionally, they were thanked throughout the country – as part of the action “Bread on the palms of a woman”.

For example, activists of the Stolbtsovo district organization of the BCJ presented a gratitude and a memorable gift to Tatiana Pechurko. As part of the crew of OJSC “Derevnoye”, she worked this year at the helm of a harvester decorated with the logo of the Year of the Belarusian Woman. Her husband is an assistant. In early August, the couple took the thousandth line.

Assistant harvester of OJSC "New Gorians" Karina Galai, a student of Polotsk State Agrarian and Technical College, the second season worked in the field. In the crew with his father were also among the thousandths.

Among those honored by the BCJ is Karina Galai (right). Supported farmers throughout the harvesting and in the joint organizations of the Union. For example, very actively - representatives of the MIA system. Girls from the primary organization of the BCJ of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Brest Regional Executive Committee went to the farms of the Brest district to support harvesters and hand over cakes and drinks as a sign of care.

- Thanks to their work, there is bread on the tables of millions of people, and in life there is calmness and confidence in the future, said Svetlana Romanyuk, the chairman of the women's primary police officer of the Brest Regional Executive Committee. The place of power for mothers “Matulin Pakoy” was opened in the RSPC of pediatric oncology, hematology and immunology

To create a space where women can take care of themselves and switch – this is the goal set by the Joint Organization of Business Entities of the BCJ, creating Matulin Pakoi. This is a specialized room where mothers who are with children in the RSPC of pediatric oncology, hematology and immunology will receive hairdressing and makeup services for free. In the future, this list will be expanded, taking into account the requests of visitors. If necessary, they are ready to do permanent makeup here - the masters of this profile expressed their readiness to join the project.

The Chairman of the BCJ Olga Shpilevskaya told how the initiative was born:

- We have a tradition: on Wednesdays in the BCJ House we hold meetings with women's delegations from different regions of the country, so that every woman was included in the work of the union, understood what our plans are. And, of course, we always communicate to hear the initiatives of activists. When ideas come from places, it means that their implementation is in demand. And one of the participants of such a meeting, a representative of the Brest region, noted that she was with the child in the RSPC of pediatric oncology and drew attention to the fact that mothers who lie with children want to remain beautiful, to be able to put themselves in order. She also suggested opening an office where a woman could do it.

The head of the union shared the story with women entrepreneurs - they took up the implementation of the idea. Business women in the structure of the BCJ are very active, said the head of the union: This is proof that our women are not about business, even when they are women of business. They are willing to participate in social projects, always ready to help.

The curator of the project, a member of the organization businesswoman of the BCJ Dina Efimova shared details. The idea immediately found a response from the leadership of the RSPC, and the implementation of the initiative began in January 2026. For a long time, we chose the right room where we could technically implement the idea.

- Organized a full-fledged workplace for the hairdresser, so that women could do simple haircuts, styling, said Dina Efimova. Everyone who knew about the project helped. Because even when children have a slight cold, we already experience anxiety. And through what stress go mothers whose children voiced severe diagnoses, whose children receive long-term and often painful treatment. We wanted to create a place of power for moms where they can breathe out, switch. After all, a rested mother is a beacon for a child, a sign that everything will be fine.

The atmosphere of coziness and warmth is created by soft tones and floral painting - the first visitors appreciated this. Hair care products were purchased at the expense of money transferred under an agreement between the HOA entrepreneurs and the Belarusian Association of Electric Transport from the sale of license plate holders. However, we will be grateful for help from cosmetic manufacturers. As well as the participation of masters - on the opening day of Matulinaga Pakoya, for example, specialists from Vitebsk came. The girls are ready to periodically travel to Borovlyany to support mothers who find themselves in a difficult situation. And they even think about later applying the accumulated charitable experience of participating in this project in their city. When there are common goals, the Hong Kong Women’s Federation is interested in cooperation with colleagues from Belarus

The meeting was successful – a meeting of the BCJ and the Hong Kong Women’s Federation was held online. Representatives of the Consulate General of the Republic of Belarus in Hong Kong also took part in the event.

Specialist of the Republican office of the Belarusian Union of Women Yulia Talyuk told the details:

The parties exchanged information on the main activities, ongoing projects and initiatives. They identified priority areas of mutual interest. Among them, in particular, support and development of women's entrepreneurship, implementation of joint initiatives in the field of culture and humanitarian cooperation, interaction in the youth sphere, exchange of successful practices in work, development of direct contacts between representatives of organizations.

A separate point of the online meeting was the possibility of concluding a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation between the BCJ and the Hong Kong Women’s Federation.

- We agreed to hold an additional meeting in an expanded format to discuss specific areas of cooperation, possible joint projects, as well as further steps to prepare a memorandum, said Yulia Talyuk.

In addition, the BCJ invited representatives of the Hong Kong Women’s Federation to visit Minsk and take part in an international forum scheduled for this year.

- The proposal aroused interest, Yulia Talyuk emphasized. Course old, vectors new Women's movement Minprom changed the head

The joint organization of the BCJ Minprom five and a half years. During this time, the enterprises created 48 first-timers, which includes more than 4.5 thousand people. For six months, the ranks of the organization have increased by almost 300 activists – these are both workers of the rarest professions, such as foundries, crane workers, and accountants, lawyers, technologists, engineers, doctors, cooks. The plan is to continue expanding the composition. This will be done by the new head of the branch structure of the BCJ – Deputy General Director for Personnel and Ideological Work of OJSC Integral Olga Soldatenko, who until recently held the post of Deputy Chairman of the Association. This decision was made at the reporting and election conference in Bobruisk.

Deputy Chairman of the BSJ, Chairman of the Bellegprom Concern Nadezhda Lazarevich, who until recently headed the United Organization of Women’s Heavy Industry Movement, noted:

- The whole country already knows our events, and I think this speaks better than any reports about the work of the organization. Our association works for the benefit of enterprises, for the benefit of the country, in order to show the opportunities of women in industry. Moreover, our history has given impetus to the creation of other industry-wide women’s union organizations.

Nadezhda Lazarevich stressed that the Ministry of Industry come to the ranks of the BCJ at the call of the heart to prove themselves outside of work, share their warmth and kindness, and help others.

- I always oriented my girls to the fact that it is necessary to actively go to the workshops so that they see and know what the union is doing, she said.

Nadezhda Lazarevich described the new head of the United Organization of the Ministry of Industry of the BCJ as a reliable, responsible and active person and promised to always be close to women in industry.

Olga Shpilevskaya, who was present at the event, thanked the chairman of Bellegprom for the large-scale work done, and thanked the leaders of the first-timers, who actively supported all the initiatives of their industry leader, united women on the ground.

“I am sure that each of you still has many interesting plans ahead, which should be implemented – now with a new leader,” the BSJ chairman stressed.

- It is easy to start when there is already such a strong foundation, said Olga Soldatenko.

She told me what she plans to focus on. The plans are to increase the number of “unification”, especially since there is potential. After all, the enterprises of the Ministry of Industry employ about 50 thousand women, active in life and worthy of attention and recognition. Therefore, the new head of the women’s movement of the industry in the coming year intends to visit about 200 enterprises and subordinate organizations, scientific structures of industry, meet with teams, inspire them to join the union. Young people will also be more actively involved in the movement. And also - to hold sports competitions, team building. At the same time, all the favorite actions and events will be preserved, but new high-profile initiatives will appear.

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