In comfort women …assaults, it set up the Asian Women’s Fund in 1995 as an attempt at resolution. However, the fund was sustained from donations from private citizens, not government monies, and Korean activists opposed its existence.
The South Asian Women’s Fund (SAWF) is committed to supporting women’s organisations and activists working towards realising women’s human rights in the South Asian region. It supports human rights in the context of conflict, identity, socio-economic deprivations and in relation to against women.
Further it is shown how the Asian Women’s Fund came to be established by the Japanese government and how those people invited to join this fund discussed and decided the content of the projects of this fund.
On the other hand, from 1996 when the Asian Women’s Fund began, within Japanese society there was a counter-current of opposition to the Kono statement and denial of the existence of the Comfort Women problem, and a movement grew to ignore the activities of the Asian Women’s Fund and to neutralize its influence.
HER Fund, established in 2004, is the only women’s fund in Hong Kong committed to advancing women’s rights by grant-making, capacity building and resource-building with the priority for grassroots and marginalized women and teens.
The Asian Women’s Fund History. The fund was formally established on June 19, 1995. Bunbei Hara was the first president from 1995-1999. The fund was set up by the Japanese government and run with state funds,
Women’s Fund Asia is a regional women’s fund committed to supporting women and trans people led interventions to enhance and strengthen access to women’s and trans people’s human rights.
The Statement by President of the Asian Women’s Fund at the Final Press Conference. Today, we announce that the Asian Women’s Fund completed its last project in …
Strengthening South Asian Feminist Movements. Under this programme SAWF supports small and medium-sized women’s rights groups, individual activists, women human rights lawyers (through fellowships), and sub-national, national and regional networks.
Strengthening South Asian Feminist Movements. Under this programme SAWF supports small and medium-sized women’s rights groups, individual activists, women human rights lawyers (through fellowships), and sub-national, national and regional networks.
