Programme Organising Committee (POC) Members (2024—2027)

Breaking Out of Marginalisation (BOOM)

Organisation POC Country Sub-region
AMIHAN National Federation of Peasant Women Catarina (Cathy) Estavillo Philippines Southeast Asia
Aksi! for Gender, Social and Ecological Justice Risma Umar Indonesia Southeast Asia
Nepal Disabled Women Association (NDWA) Meena Paudel Nepal South Asia
Badabon Sangho Lipi Rahman Bangladesh South Asia
Public Association “Center for Development and Social Assistance to the Population” My Home Garkusha Svetlana Nikolaevna Kazakhstan Central Asia

Migration (Migrants United and Act for Human Rights – MUAH)

Organisation POC Country Sub-region
Korea Center for United Nations Human Rights Policy (KOCUN) Sunju Park South Korea East Asia
TransAsia Sisters Association, Taiwan (TASAT) Hsiao-Chuan Hsia Taiwan East Asia
National Indigenous Women Forum (NIWF) Dwarika Thebe Nepal South Asia
Women’s Public Foundation (JIPAR) Asel Dunganaeva Kyrgyzstan Central Asia
Migrante International Joanna Concepcion Philippines Southeast Asia
Individual Member Govind Kelkar India South Asia

Labour (Women Organising Workers – WOW)

Organisation POC Country Sub-region
Stand Up Movement Lanka Ashila Dandeniya Sri Lanka South Asia
Women Workers Unity (WWU) Shahnaz Akhter Pakistan South Asia
Rumpun Perempuan dan Anak Riau (RUPARI) Nur Shamsiyah Indonesia Southeast Asia
Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) – Women’s Affairs Bureau Joanne Cesario Philippines Southeast Asia
Hong Kong Women Workers’ Association (HKWWA) Wu Meilin Hong Kong East Asia

Feminist Law & Practice (FLP)

Organisation POC Country Sub-region
Women’s Centre Sri Lanka Padmini Weerasuriya Sri Lanka South Asia
Women for Human Rights, single women group (WHR) Upasana Rana Nepal South Asia
Raising Our Voices Foundation Smruthi Sasidharan India South Asia
Shelter Participatory Organization (SPO) Samreen Khan Ghauri Pakistan South Asia
National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) Women and Children Committee Atty. Katherine A. Panguban Philippines Southeast Asia
Brown Girl Woke Doris Tulifau Samoa Pacific

Grounding the Global (GG)

Organisation POC Country Sub-region
Access Planet Organization Laxmi Nepal Nepal South Asia
Odhikar Taskin Fahmina Bangladesh South Asia
Tanggol Bayi Maria Sol G. Taule Philippines Southeast Asia
National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) Andy Yentriyani Indonesia Southeast Asia
Individual Member Mikiko Otani Japan East Asia
Korea Women’s Associations United (KWAU) Kyungjin Oh South Korea East Asia

Women in Power (WiP)

Organisation POC Country Sub-region
Da Hawwa Lur Shawana Shah Pakistan South Asia
Blind Women Association Nepal Sakuntala Pokharel Nepal South Asia
Zan va Zamin Mamadalieva Mukhabbatkhon Tajikistan Central Asia
Kilusan ng Manggagawang Kababaihan Jacqueline Ruiz Philippines Southeast Asia
Diverse Women Social Development Nang Kha (Lahpai) Burma/Myanmar Southeast Asia
PEACEMOMO Gayeon Kim Republic of Korea East Asia
Asia-Japan Women’s Resource Center (AJWRC) Hisako Motoyama Japan East Asia

Women Interrogating Trade and Corporate Hegemony (WITCH)

Organisation POC Country Sub-region
Roots for Equity Azra Talat Sayeed Pakistan South Asia
Sustainable Development Foundation (SDF) Ravadee Prasertcharoensuk Thailand Southeast Asia
GABRIELA Alliance of Filipino Women Joan May (Joms) Salvador Philippines Southeast Asia

Feminist Development Justice (FDJ)

Organisation POC Country Sub-region
HomeNet Pakistan Ume Laila Azhar Pakistan South Asia
Sisterhood Network Arenzungla Jamir India South Asia
Centre for Human Rights and Development (CHRD) Urantsooj Gombosuren Mongolia East Asia

Climate Justice (CJ)

Organisation POC Country Sub-region
Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment Virginia Talens Philippines Southeast Asia
Palangkaraya Ecological and Human Rights Studies (PROGRESS) Kartika Sari Indonesia Southeast Asia
Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (PANAP) Sarojeni Rengam Malaysia Southeast Asia

Activity Organising Committee (AOC) Members

Digital Rights and Justice Convening

Organisation PAOC Country Subregion
Tanggol Bayi Cristina Palabay / Melai Pinlac Philippines South East Asia
Digital Rights Foundation Shmyla Khan / Nighat Dad Pakistan South Asia
Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration (ETC Group)
 Elenita (Neth) Daño Philippines South East Asia
Korea Women’s Associations United (KWAU) Kyungjin Oh South Korea East Asia

Food Sovereignty Convening

Organisation PAOC Country Subregion
Roots for Equity Azra Talat Sayeed Pakistan South Asia
RITES Forum Sharanya Nayak India South Asia
ETC Group Elenita (Neth) Daño Philippines South East Asia
GRAIN Kartini Samon Indonesia South East Asia

Trade and Corporate Capture Convening

Organisation PAOC Country Subregion
Roots for Equity Azra Talat Sayeed Pakistan South Asia
GABRIELA Joan Salvador Philippines South East Asia
Solidaritas Perempuan Arieska Kurniawati Indonesia South East Asia
Ibon International JC Navera Philippines South East Asia
Third World Network (TWN) Ranja Sengupta India South Asia

Digitalisation and Labour Rights Convening

Organisation PAOC Country Subregion
Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) Daisy Arago Philippines South East Asia
IT for Change Nandini Chami India South Asia
ITUC Asia Pacific Anna Les Fos Philippines South East Asia
IDEA Poeun Lee Cambodia South East Asia
KWAU Kyungjin Oh South Korea East Asia

Central Asia FPAR

Organisation PAOC Country Subregion
Jipar Foundation Asel Dunganaeva Kyrgyzstan Central Asia
Zan va Zamin Mukhabbat Mamadalieva Tajikistan Central Asia
Vernie Diano Philippines South East Asia

Militarism Convening

Organisation PAOC Country Subregion
Women’s League of Burma Nang Moet Moet Myanmar Southeast Asia
Jipar Asel Dunganaeva Kyrgyzstan Central Asia
Da Hawwa Lur Shawana Shah Pakistan South Asia

East Asia

Organisation PAOC Country Subregion
TransAsia Sisters Association, Taiwan (TASAT) Hsiao-Chuan Hsia Taiwan East Asia
Korea Women’s Associations United (KWAU) Kyungjin Oh Korea East Asia
Center for Human Rights Defenders Uransooj Gambosuren (Urna)/ Mandkhaitsetsen Urantulkhuur (Manda) Mongolia East Asia
Korea Center for United Nations Human Rights Policy (KOCUN) and representative of the Programme and Management Committee Heisoo Korea East Asia
Individual member Mikiko Otani Japan East Asia

National Debt Convening

Organisation PAOC Country Subregion
We Women Lanka Geetha Lakmini Sri Lanka South Asia
APWLD Individual Member Sarala Emmanuel Sri Lanka South Asia
National Fisheries Solidarity Organization (NAFSO) Herman Kumara/Pradeep Densil Sri Lanka South Asia
Law and Society Trust (LST) Sakuntala Kadirgamar/
Sandun Thudugala/Chathu Sewwandi		 Sri Lanka South Asia
Women and Media Collective (WMC) Tharanga de Silva Sri Lanka South Asia
Colombo Urban Lab Iromi Perera Sri Lanka South Asia