Across Asia Pacific space, resources and security for women’s rights activism is perilously tenuous. In 2010 APWLD members experienced threats, harassment and prosecution because of their rights work and at the same time many feminist organisations struggled to secure funds to continue their rights based work. Despite this climate 2010 was a year of growth for APWLD. Our Secretariat grew, our programme work expanded as did our networks and membership. We increased participatory methods in our workshops which broadened our reach and increased engagement with grassroots women. We implemented a new structure designed to grow the opportunities for members to lead and engage with APWLD’s work. This growth ensured increased impact and output across our four programme areas.
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As APWLD approached nearly a quarter decade of work in Asia Pacific we took a close work at our strength as a regional network. It was obvious; our strength is in our membership – the organisations of grassroots women on the frontlines of the struggle for women’s human rights. In order to create a better network, we needed to support and fortify these frontlines. Similarly, we needed these strong voices to be represented in each of the levels of APWLD governance and action.
2009 has been a transformative year for APWLD. A restructuring of our governance and refocus of our programmes reflected the existing and emerging expertise of our membership. Renewal is never a sudden or simple process. It has however energized our work. The strength we gained early in 2009 is visible across our programme activities in themes of strengthened knowledge, strengthened voice, strengthened participation and a stronger institution at the centre of women’s human rights in Asia Pacific.
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