Our Membership
APWLD welcomes applications from organisations that have participated in APWLD activities such as training, workshops and research.
Application Process for Membership
To join our network, please follow the below listed steps to submit your membership application online:
- Fill the online form here.
- Please also upload the following documents to the form:
- A brief organisational profile
- A letter from your organisation nominating the person who will represent your organisation to APWLD
- Curriculum vitae of your nominated organisational representative
- Endorsement from one of APWLD’s existing members listed below
Please note that only organisational membership applications will be considered. Individual membership application is not encouraged and will be considered only when feminists and activists from countries and constituencies where there is very limited (or no)space for civil society, human rights and movement building work. For more information, please contact apwld@apwld.org.
Memberships applications are decided by the Regional Council when it meets once a year.
ORGANISATIONS
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)
Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST)
Initiative for Right View (IRV)
Nagorik Uddyog (Citizen’s Initiative)
Shelter Participatory Organisation
Participatory Research & Action Network (PRAAN)
Sommilito Garments Sramik Federation (SGSF)
Cambodia
Independent Democracy of Informal Economic Association (IDEA)
Women’s Network for Unity
Worker’s Information Center (WIC)
China
Beijing Qianqian Law Firm (previously Women’s Watch China)
Fiji
Regional Rights Resources Team (RRRT)
Hong Kong
Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM)
Association of Indonesian Migrant Workers in HongKong (ATKJ-HK)
Indonesian Migrant Workers Union
The Mission for Migrant Workers (MFMW Limited)
India
International Collective in Support of Fish Workers (ICSF)
Mahila Sarvangeen Utkarsh Mandal (MASUM)
Malarchi, Women’s Resource Center
Penn Thozhilalargal Sangam (Women Workers Union)
RITES (Regional Initiative for Tribal Empowerment and Solidarity) Forum
Rural Women Liberation Movement
Society for Rural Education and Development (SRED)
Society for Labour and Development
Tamil Nadu Dalit Women’s Movement
Tamil Nadu Women’s Forum
Indonesia
Aksi – for gender, social and ecological justice
FSBPI (Indonesian United Union Federation)
Kehati Indonesian Biodiversity Foundation
Keluarga Besar Buruh Migran Indonesia (KABAR BUMI)
Koalisi Perempuan Indonesia (The Indonesian Women’s Coalition for Justice and Democracy)
National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan)
Rumpun Perempuan dan Anak Riau (RUPARI)
SERUNI
Suara Perempuan Desa (SPD/Rural Women’s Voice)
The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute
Bali Women Crisis Centre (BWCC)
Perkumpulan Nurani Perempuan (PNP)
Serikat Pekerja Media dan Industri Kreatif untuk Demokrasi (SINDIKASI)
Japan
Solidarity Network with Migrant Japan
Asia-Japan Women’s Resource Center
Kazakhstan
Development of Civil Society
Feminist League
Association of Women with Disabilities, Shyrak
Public Association “Center for Development and Social Assistance to the population“ My home – MOY DOM
Korea
Korea Centre for United Nations Human Rights Policy (KOCUN)
Korea Women’s Associations United
Korean Federation for Environmental Movement (KFEM)
Korea Women’s Political Solidarity (KWPS)
Korean Network of Organized Women in politics (KNOW)
Kyrgyzstan
Forum of Women’s NGOs of Kyrgyzstan
Rural Women’s NGO “Alga”
The Human Rights Movement “Bir Duino Kyrgyzstan”
Malaysia
All Women’s Action Society (AWAM)
Empower Malaysia (Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti selangor)
Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC)
Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Asia-Pacific
The Association of Family Support & Welfare Selangor & KL (Family Frontiers)
Mongolia
Beautiful Hearts Against Sexual Violence
Centre for Human Rights and Development (CHRD)
Gender Center for Sustainable Development
National Center Against Violence
National Network of Mongolian women’s NGOs
People’s Coalition on Food Sovereignty
Myanmar/Burma
Cooperation’s Committee of Trade Unions
Jeepyah Civil Society Development Organisation
Kachin Women’s Association Thailand
Ninu (Women in Action Group)
Mali Nmai Zup Women Group
Nepal
All Nepal Women’s Association ANWA/ANPA
Blind Women Association Nepal (BWAN)
Forum for Protection of Public Interest – Pro Public
Gramin Mahila Srianjanshil Pariwar
National Indigenous Women’s Network
Nepal Disabled Women Association (NDWA)
Mugal Indigenous Women Upliftment Institute (MIWUI)
Shakti Samuha
Women Forum for Women in Nepal (WOFOWON)
Women’s Rehabilitation Center – WOREC
Aaprabasi Mahila Kamdar Samuha (AMKAS)
Pakistan
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
National Forum of Women with Disabilities
Shelter Participatory Organization (SPO)
Gravity Development Organisation
Papua New Guinea
Leitana Nehan Women’s Development Agency
Voice for Change (VfC)
Philippines
Amihan National Federation of Peasant Women
BAYAN-Women
Center for Trade Union Human Rights (CTUHR)
Center for Women’s Resources (CWR)
Cordillera Women’s Education, Action Research Center (CWEARC) Inc
GABRIELA National Alliance of Filipino Women
Gabriela Youth
Kalikasan – People’s Network For the Environment
Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (KADAMAY)
Kilusan ng Manggagawang Kababaihan (KMK)
Lihok Pilipina Foundation, Inc.
National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL)
Rainbow Rights Project (R-Right),Inc
Tanggol Bayi – Karapatan(Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights)
Women’s Legal Bureau, Inc.
Women Studies & Resource Center
Sabokahan Unity of Lumad Women
AGHAM Advocates of Science and Technology for the People
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Centre for Women’s Research (CENWOR)
National Fisheries Society Movement (NAFSO)
We Women Lanka
Women’s Alliance for Peace & Democracy
Taiwan
TransAsia Sisters Association, Taiwan
Serve the People Association (SPA)
Tajikistan
NGO Zan va Zamin (Women and Earth)
The League of women Lawyers of the Republic of Tajikistan
Thailand
Democracy Restoration Group (DRG)
Foundation for Women, Law and Rural Development (FORWARD)
Indigenous Women’s Network of Thailand (IWNT)
Shan Women’s Action Network (SWAN)
Women’s Studies Center
Timor-Leste
Feto Iha Politika
Feto iha Kbiit Servisu Hamutuk (FKSH)
Tonga
Women & Children Crisis Center Tonga (WCCC)
Vanuatu
Vietnam
Centre for Sustainable Rural Development
Center for Sustainable Community Development (S-CODE)
West Papua
Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) in Papua
Uzbekistan
“NIHOL” Initiative’s Development and Supporting Center
NGO Mehrjon
Center for the support and Development of Initiatives “Umid” (Hope)