Women's League of Burma

The Women's League of Burma (WLB) is an umbrella organization comprising 13 already-existing women's organizations of different ethnic backgrounds from Burma. WLB was founded on December 9,1999. Its mission is to work for women's empowerment and advancement of the status of women, and to work for the increased participation of women in all spheres of society in the democracy movement, and in peace and national reconciliation processes through capacity building, advocacy, research and documentation.

Aims

• To work for the empowerment and advancement of the status of women
• To work for the rights of women and gender equality
• To work for the Elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against women
• To work for the increased participation of women in every level of decision making in all spheres of society
• To participate effectively in the movement for peace, democracy and national reconciliation

By working together, and encouraging cooperation between the different groups, the Women's League of Burma hopes to build trust, solidarity and mutual understanding among women of all nationalities in Burma.