In her address, the MWAF president said that Myanmar women preserve their fine traditions of doing their bit with a strong sense of mothering spirit and loving-kindness in the interest of others, while sharing family and national duties with their spouses. Another fine tradition is that they show perseverance, self-confidence, and strong determination in the face of real hard times.

                With the aim of scaling up the abilities and improving the living conditions for women, the government set up the Myanmar National Committee for Women's Affairs on 3 July 1996, which was then designated the Myanmar Women's Day. So, the commemorative ceremony is held with all seriousness.

                In standing as a national mechanism, MNCWA established the Myanmar Women's Affairs Federation on 20 December 2003 with the objectives of forming a force and carrying out operation effectively under the leadership of women for life security and development of women; working hand in hand with congenial international NGOs; sharing nation-building tasks in harmony; and taking a broader part in movements of the Myanmar women sector. The formation of the federation was based on the seven lofty objectives designated for life security and development of women.

                In order to put the objectives into reality, women's affairs organizations were formed at state/division, district, township, ward and village levels. Due to its noble work programmes, the number of the membership has touched about 5.1 million in over six years.

                Regarding the tasks for prevention of women against violence, prevention of trafficking in persons, and rehabilitation and resettlement, the federation works in cooperation with the government and related ministries, covering the fields of holding educative talks, opening of educative centres, consolation, conducting courses for prevention of trafficking in persons in states and divisions, nurturing trafficking young women to get on well again with others in their societies, giving vocational education and seeking jobs for them.

                In the programmes for raising the education standard of women, the federation yearly provides cash assistance and pedagogical aids in cooperation with the Ministry of Education. In addition, it takes part in the arenas of non-formal education, literary campaign, and continuing education.

                With respect to health care, the federation works together with international organizations inclusive of local social organizations and UN agencies in birth-spacing and health educations, prevention and control of HIV/ AIDS, home care, and consolation.

                Income generation programme is ongoing apart from running vocational education course and seeking jobs to improve the socio-economic status of women. In particular, small loans and paid-up capitals are provided for needy women in states and divisions to help alleviate poverty.

                Under the directives of the federation, state/ division. district and township WAOs participate in the tasks of uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit, national unity, preservation of cultural heritage, and environmental conservation.

                In conclusion, she recognized brilliant performances of women in the course of the nation's history in the tasks for flourishing of nationalistic spirit, patriotic fervour and Union Spirit, improving the Myanmar society, nurturing younger generation to bring about reliable State leaders in the future, and doing their bit in building the nation.

After the ceremony, MWAF patrons, the president and secretariat members, officials and guests viewed documentary photos of 2009 Myanmar Women's Day commemorative activities, documentary photos of MWAF activities, documentary photos of outstanding women, documentary photos of activities to mark Myanmar Women's Day, prizewinning photos, and documentary photos of Myanmar Women's Organizations.