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Shan Women's Action Network (SWAN)

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SWAN is a network of Shan women active in Thailand and along the Thai-Burma border. Its mission is to work for gender equality and justice for Shan women in the struggle for social and political change in Burma through community-based actions, research and advocacy.

SWAN is also a founding member of the Women's League of Burma (WLB), an umbrella women's organization comprising eleven women's groups from Burma.

Objectives: 

• Promoting women's rights and the rights of children
• Opposing exploitation of and violence against women and children
• Working together for peace and freedom in our society
• Empowering women for a better life
• Raising awareness to preserve natural resources and the environment

Publications:

Numerous publications on the plight of Shan Women (in Burmese) can be found on their website.

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