Palaung Women's Organization (PWO)

 

Country

Burma

Organization

Palaung Women's Organization (PWO)

PWO was founded in 2000 to empower Palaung women to improve their lives, to promote and preserve Palaung culture and literature, to enable Palaung women to actively participate in the democratic movement with a full understanding of their human rights, and to join other women’s groups in Burma to work toward peace and democracy.

Project

Human Rights and Political Participation Training Program

To train 40 Palaung women in human rights, politics and development.

Project Grant Amount $15,000
Total Grants Received $28,000
Years Supported 2
Theme Civil/Human Rights
Population Served Indigenous People, Women
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