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1. Education Program:

  • SWAN is operating twelve schools providing basic literacy skills, and one nursery with the collaborations of the Shan community along the Thai-Shan border.
  • Production of Shan language text books

2. Health Program:

  • SWAN runs a community clinic for displaced Shan on the Thai-Shan border
  • HIV/AIDS education outreach work in Shan communities along the Thai-Shan border
  • Production of Shan language leaflets on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases & reproductive health
  • Production of Shan language audio tapes on HIV/AIDS

3. Women's Empowerment Program:

  • Internship Program
    In order to fulfil the need for capacity development of women to run SWAN's programmes along the border and inside Shan State, SWAN started an internship program in 1999. Each year three women have been interns with SWAN. To date 9 women have finished the programme, and have been working for SWAN. This program has recently been expanded, in response to increased requests by the Shan community along the border and inside Shan State.

    Since 2003, SWAN has expanded its internship program into a one-year course. The program equips Shan women with the skills needed to be a community-based social worker. Six women graduated from the 2003 program, and now three have been working full-time at SWAN's existing programs. The 2004 program was started in June, 2004.

  • Trainings and workshops
    SWAN has provided training to women on:
    1. Leadership Skills
    2. Facilitation Skills
    3. Documentation skills on violence against women
    4. Women's Human Rights
    5. Gender Issues
    6. Constitutions
    7. Electoral systems
    8. Federalism

4. Crisis Support Program:

  • SWAN runs two crisis support centers
  • Provision of counselling
  • Referral of serious cases to other networks
  • Provision of emergency assistance (access to health services, clothing, shelter and food) to survivors of violence and sexual assault
  • Basic training at various sites along the Shan-Thai border for women to be local counsellors in order to assist survivors of violence and sexual assault in their communities, and to become peer educators on the issue of violence against women

5. Information & Documentation Program:

  • Production of newsletters in Shan and Burmese
  • Production of newsletters in English
  • Production of Shan language booklets on gender, women & human rights
  • Documentation of violence against Shan women
  • Production of Shan language posters and leaflets to campaign against violence against women, and to protect the environment
  • Production of Shan language comic booklets on trafficking and state violence
  • Production of Shan language video tapes on trafficking in women

6. Income Generation Program
    SWAN has also raised funds through:

  • Weaving
  • Tailoring
  • Catering









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