The Shan Women’s Action Network (SWAN) was established on 28th of March 1999 by an informal network of Shan women active along the Thai-Burma border responding to the needs of displaced Shan people with the aim of working together for social and political change in Burma.
SWAN is one of the founding members of the Women’s League of Burma (WLB), an umbrella women’s organization comprising 12 women’s groups from Burma.
Shan Women’s Action Network (SWAN) is a community-based organization led by Shan women active in Shan State in Myanmar and in Thailand. Since its founding on March 28, 1999, SWAN has worked to advance gender equality and justice for Shan women through grassroots programs, research, advocacy, and community action. The network formed as a response to the needs of women affected by conflict, displacement, and exclusion, and continues to strengthen women’s voices in social and political change.
Contact us: kenneri@shanwomen.org
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