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Advocacy & Networking

January 11, 2020
Participation in feminist movement-building Since founded, SWAN has been advocating and networking for women’s human rights and gender equality as well as sustainable peace, development and ethical practices at community level, national level, and…

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Education

January 11, 2020
In 1996 the Burmese military regime undertook a massive campaign in Shan State, Burma, to forcibly relocate hundreds of thousands of villagers in Shan state. Thousands of people crossed the border into northern…

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Women’s Well-Being

January 11, 2020
The Women's Well-being Program formally began in 2013. Actually it evolved out of two of SWAN's earlier programs that were established in 1999 (Health) and 2001 (Women's Crisis Support). These two initiatives were…

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Women’s Empowerment

January 11, 2020
The Women’s Empowerment Program (WEP) seeks to challenge entrenched patriarchal misconceptions depicting women as inferior members of society. The program aims to increase gender equality in Shan communities affected by conflict, displacement and…

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