APWLD core strategy 2017-2023

APWLD participated in and led 17 regional and international iniatives, networks and alliances. Between 2017 and 2023, APWLD through their work with grassroots women and their communities through the Feminist Participatory Action Research (FPAR), Womenifesto and SDG monitoring resulted in the formation of at least 188 new women's groups in the local and national levels to advance women's human rights and Development Justice. APLWD has reported and demonstratrated a high capacity to identify and lift challenges from grassroot level to national, regional and international forums. As stated above, APWLD not only participated in and led 17 initiatives, networks or alliances at a regional or international level. They also enabled 114 grassroots feminist womens rights activist to directly engage in 19 high level advocacy spaces. In addition to this, 13 speaking opportunities for APWLDs members and partners were secured, contributing to relevant international advocate spaces. Women Rights Organisations collaborated with APWLD under the FPAR program have led them to becoming more self-reliant through raised capacity within research and analysis. Together with partners, 630 feminist knowledge tools and resources as well as 108 thematic submissions and statements were produced based on local perspectives.

The intended outcome is womens human rights in the region such as those enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, and other international and regional human rights instruments are promoted, women are empowered to use law as an instrument of change for equality, justice, peace and development; and womens rights movements and feminist activism across the Asia Pacific region are strengthened. APWLDs achievements come from the strength of membership. APWLD believes that change happens when there are strong civil society movements with the capacity to identify problems and collectively advocate for solutions. APWLD utilises law as a tool for positive change with the full engagement of women in Asia Pacific. APWLDs work seeks to challenge and shift the causes of marginalisation and inequality. Causes are complex and inter-related and require long-term strategies and cross movement pressure to change. Its analysis focuses on the fusion of patriarchy with systems that routinely undermine womens rights: globalisation, fundamentalisms and militarisation as well as the impact of those including climate disasters and undemocratic states and spaces. To make impact APWLD works with women at both the grassroots and policy making levels to bring a feminist approach to their advocacy. In short, to implement this theory of change APWLD plans, monitors and evaluates its work in four domains of change: - Capacity Development, - Fostering knowledge, tools, communication and resources; - Advocacy expanding space for movements to influence laws, policies and practices and; - Movement architecture: enabling movements to build alliances, sustainability and accountability.