The “healthy women to protect the fatherland” program has been carried out by the Women's Union of Nghe An Border Guards for the past six years. In this program, female border guards will practice martial arts, making them capable protectors of the homeland.

According to the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix, female UN peacekeepers build a greater trust for community and they are role models for local women and girls.