Karen Women's Organisation (KWO)

 


Country

Burma

Organization

Karen Women's Organisation (KWO)

KWO is a community-based organization of Karen women, who for the past 50 years have worked to empower their peers living in refugee camps on the Thailand-Burma border. The organization encourages women to participate in community decision-making and provides relief, development and income-producing skills training to help improve conditions for displaced women and their families.

Project

Women's Resource Centers

To provide general operating support for the promotion of women's rights and participation.

Project Grant Amount $32,000
Total Grants Received $277,240
Years Supported 8
Theme Civil/Human Rights
Population Served Indigenous People, Refugees and IDPs, Religious/Ethnic Minorities, Women
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