The Association of War Affected Women was established in 2000 to create space for war affected women specifically mothers and wives of servicemen missing in action and of those who are missing to come together across the divide to work for peace. The Association of War Affected Women is committed to achieve sustainable peace in Sri Lanka and believes that peace has to be negotiated through an inclusive process.
        We are also deeply committed to safeguard democracy and rights of all, specifically women’s rights and advancement. As we believe that peoples rights have to be safeguarded and democracy has to be strengthen in order to create a conducive atmosphere for peace to prevail.

We are working towards a peaceful Sri Lanka, where all its peoples will be able to live with dignity, enjoying equal rights.

• IRI Final Summit
• AWAW was able to partner with National Endowment for Democracy
• Training women to run for political Office Implementing UN resolution 1325
• Workshop on UNSCR 1325, 1820 conflict resolution and peace building
• Introducing “TEAM 1325”
• Workshops to select the 50 participants who will be trained to run for political office
• As resource person at ASPR
• An Exploration of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices: Women and Conflict.
• Training 25 women leaders as trainers’ on power sharing system of the world.
• Build a women’s platform for peace.
• 6th workshop series on training women to run for political office together with IRI. On 2nd  at matale, 3rd at kandy, 5th at Nuwaraeliya.
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