MODEL OF THE “LEADERS OF CHANGE CLUB” FOR CHILDREN CASE STUDY OF LAI CHAU PROVINCE

The paper presents input research results of Project 8 “Implementing gender equality and solving urgent problems for women and children” - under the National Target Program on socio-economic development of ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period of 2021-2030. The research methods include document analysis and conducting a questionnaire survey of 60 students (30 male, 30 female), in-depth interviews with one male student, one female student and one teacher from Nam Xe Secondary School, Nam Xe Commune, Phong Tho District, Lai Chau Province. The article consists of 3 main contents: (1) Situation of activities of the club “Leaders of Change”; (2) Children’s participation and outcomes of clubs; (3) Children’s difficulties in joining the club. Some main findings: “Leadership of Change Club” model is built at the secondary schools in the areas; the goal of the activities is improving the knowledge and skills of gender equality for boys and girls; the contents of activities are relatively diverse; the facilities are simple and easy to invest. The model has reached positive effects. This model also is chosen by the Vietnam Women’s Union to continue to build and develop