- Conducting training on leadership, gender, documentation methods and human rights
- Offering a year-long internship program for Shan women to build capacity levels to run community-based programs along the border and inside Shan State. From 1999 to 2008, 25 young women have been trained as interns with SWAN, and most of them are working full-time at SWAN and community-based organizations along the border
- Organizing and supporting Women’s Exchange meetings at six locations on the Thai-Shan border
Internship Program
In order to fulfil the need for capacity development of women to run SWAN's programs along the border and inside Shan State, SWAN started an internship program in 1999. So far there have been 6 courses and 25 young women have graduated. Thirteen have been working full-time with SWAN's existing programs and 6 are working in SWAN network groups and others are still furthering their studies. The most recent internship program finished in June, 08 and the five interns are now assisting different SWAN programs.
Trainings and workshops
The Women Empowerment Program has been organizing activities with migrant/refugee women along the Thai–Shan border:
- Bi-monthly women’s exchanges on different issues
- Organising community events on special days for women such as International Women’s Day, International Day of Elimination of Stop Violence against Women, etc
- Summer Shan literacy training
Women Empowerment