Myanmar Women's Affairs Federation () is a

non-governmental organisation A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an independent, typically nonprofit organization that operates outside government control, though it may get a significant percentage of its funding from government or corporate sources. NGOs often focus ...

based in Myanmar that focuses on 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 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly abbreviated as ASEAN, is a regional grouping of 10 states in Southeast Asia "that aims to promote economic and security cooperation among its ten members." Together, its member states r ...

, China Women Affair Organization. It has been listed as a

GONGO A government-organized non-governmental organization (GONGO) is a non-governmental organization that was set up or sponsored by a government in order to further its political interests and mimic the civic groups and civil society at home, or promot ...

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 political activist. She was awarded the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize. She served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Myanmar), Ministe ...

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 women to participate fully in national development. It is a voluntary non-governmental organisation for the advancement of all women, regardless of

nationality Nationality is the legal status of belonging to a particular nation, defined as a group of people organized in one country, under one legal jurisdiction, or as a group of people who are united on the basis of culture. In international law, n ...

, race or

religion Religion is a range of social system, social-cultural systems, including designated religious behaviour, behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, religious text, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics in religion, ethics, or ...

. 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 (economics), production, Distribution (economics), distribution and trade, as well as Consumption (economics), consumption of Goods (economics), goods and Service (economics), services. In general, it is ...

health Health has a variety of definitions, which have been used for different purposes over time. In general, it refers to physical and emotional well-being, especially that associated with normal functioning of the human body, absent of disease, p ...

education Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...

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 characterized as the use of physical force by humans to cause harm to other living beings, or property, such as pain, injury, disablement, death, damage and destruction. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines violence a ...

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. More broadly, soc ...

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