Myanmar Women's Affairs Federation () is a

non-governmental organisation A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in ...

based in

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

in promoting the welfare and advancement of Burmese women. This organisation is noticed by UN, WWF, Asia Regional Cooperation to Prevent People Trafficking (ARCPPT), and

ASEAN ASEAN ( , ), officially the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is a political and economic union of 10 member states in Southeast Asia, which promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, militar ...

, China Women Affair Organization. It has been listed as a GONGO for being a harsh critic of

Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi (; ; born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and a 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar (equivalent to a prime minister) and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2 ...

and is purportedly ruled by wives of the Burmese junta.Moisés Naím,
Democracy's Dangerous Impostors
, ''The Washington Post'', 21 April 2007 The organisation was formed 20 December 2003 with the aim to enable them to participate fully in its national development. It is a voluntary non-governmental organisation for the advancement of all women, regardless of

nationality Nationality is a legal identification of a person in international law, establishing the person as a subject, a ''national'', of a sovereign state. It affords the state jurisdiction over the person and affords the person the protection of the ...

race Race, RACE or "The Race" may refer to: * Race (biology), an informal taxonomic classification within a species, generally within a sub-species * Race (human categorization), classification of humans into groups based on physical traits, and/or s ...

religion Religion is usually defined as a social- cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatural, ...

. The Myanmar Women's Affairs Federation has the following objectives: # To enhance the role of women in the reconstruction of a peaceful, modern and developed nation. # To protect the

rights of women Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countries, ...

. # To ensure better

economy An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with the ...

health Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...

education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty ...

and general welfare of women and to take measures for their life security. # To instill and foster in women a greater appreciation of their cultural heritage, traditions and customs. # To systematically protect women from

violence Violence is the use of physical force so as to injure, abuse, damage, or destroy. Other definitions are also used, such as the World Health Organization's definition of violence as "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened ...

and provide means for rehabilitation where necessary. # To diminish and finally eliminate

trafficking Smuggling is the illegal transportation of objects, substances, information or people, such as out of a house or buildings, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations. There are various ...

in women and children as a national task. # To collaborate with international as well as local organisations, in ensuring the rights of women in accordance with the local traditions and customs. The first workshop organised by MWAF on Trafficking in Persons was held 24 November 2006. MWAF has also held educative talks on the prevention of Trafficking in Persons.

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External links

* http://www.humantrafficking.org/organisations/29 * https://web.archive.org/web/20080119202534/http://www.humantrafficking.org/updates/13 * http://www.mwaf.org.mm {{Myanmar-stub Politics of Myanmar Human rights in Myanmar Women's rights organizations Women's organisations based in Myanmar Organizations established in 2003