[HUO7] NGOs and Speakers #12: Women's Aid Organization

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Women's Aid Organization started in 1979 whereby the late Tun Tan Siew Sin was awarded the Tun Razak Award for his invaluable contribution to the country. Then, the  pioneer volunteers worked as a collective to formulate the operating principles of self help and self empowerment for battered women who turned to WAO for help.

Their mission is to create a society that is free of violence against women. Whereas their visions are to promote and create respect, protection and fulfillment of equal rights for women and to work towards the elimination of discrimination against women, and to bring about equality between women and men. WAO will be talking about domestic violence and the cycle of violence.