Wa Women's Association

Wa Women's Association
TypeNGO
Region
Wa State
FieldsPhilanthropy
Cultural heritage

Wa Women's Association is a human rights organisation based in Wa State, Myanmar.[1] The organisation supports women's rights and promote charitable and Wa cultural programmes, for example through dance and promotion of the Wa script.[1]

In 1990s the organisation established an orphanage in Pangkham for children's whose parents were killed in fighting between United Wa State Army and Shan forces.[2] In 2016 they created a Wa State Charity Association to coordinate philanthropic work.[2] Their work is comparable to other women's organisations in Myanmar, such as the Karen Women’s Organization (KWO), the Ta-ang Women’s Organisation (TWO), and the Kachin Women’s Association of Thailand (KWAT).[2]

Many of the women who lead and volunteer with the WWA are the wives of military commanders in the regions.[2] In 2021 Li Yuheng, the Deputy Director of the Wa Women's Association, died. [3]

References

  1. ^ a b Steinmüller, Hans (2021). "Para‐nationalism: Sovereignty and authenticity in the Wa State of Myanmar". Nations and Nationalism. 27 (3): 880–894. doi:10.1111/nana.12709. ISSN 1354-5078.
  2. ^ a b c d Ong, Andrew; Steinmüller, Hans (2021). "Communities of care: Public donations, development assistance, and independent philanthropy in the Wa State of Myanmar" (PDF). Critique of Anthropology. 41 (1): 65–87. doi:10.1177/0308275X20974099. ISSN 0308-275X.
  3. ^ Nikamui, Sa (15 May 2021). "Condolences to the people of Wa State". Archived from the original on 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.