AWDPI Focus Areas

Vision: To partner with government agencies, research institutes, social organizations and media on anti-gender violence initiatives. Enhance people’s awareness of challenges faced by AAPI women overseas through media campaigns, legislative efforts, and calls to action.

Initiatives:

• Case Studies: Focused case studies on gender violence and gender-related challenges

• Region-Specific Research: Research on the state of gender violence in specific countries/regions

• Public Awareness: Raise public awareness of the survival and development challenges faced by AAPI women through collaboration with related organizations

• Policy and Legislative Efforts: Conduct empirically-based policy research to urge governments around the world to improve and change their policy on protecting, supporting, and empowering women

Background: Originally AVOICE (Against Violence to Overseas Chinese Women Program) , AWDPI now plans to offer full-spectrum support for AAPI women overseas.

Goal: Build a comprehensive, responsive, and effective aid network for Asian women suffering from gender violence and domestic violence.

Services:

• Language support: Multi-language translation service | ASL

• Legal Aid: Case intervention and pro-bono service | Basic Legal Help pamphlet

• Psychological Counseling: Tailored counseling | PTSD aid

• Shelter: Domestic Violence Shelter

• Humanitarian Interest Story: Record survivor stories | Share aid agency management experience

• Emergency Relief Fund: Provide emergency relief fund to relieve women from extreme poverty, illness, and unemployment

• Global Aid Network: Global aid and resources network | Global aid resources partner network

Goals: Create a violence-free community for AAPI women, providing a platform for Asian women to communicate, study, share experiences, and support each other. Raise awareness and offer tips against gender violence, equipping them with tools towards better lives.

Programs:

• International Communities

  • Nation-based online AAPI women’s community

  • Form Asian women international community matrix

  • Organize gender equality, self-defense, legal basics workshops, and group counselling opportunities.

• Women Support Groups

  • Establish offline women’s support groups

  • Organize book clubs, film screenings, fireside chats, and other local activities

  • Forge peer-to-peer support groups

• Violence-free metaverse initiative

  • Partner with research institutes, DAO and NFT feminist to explore establishing non-violence standards in the metaverse

  • Create violence-free metaverse communities for Asian women

Goals: We aim to empower Asian women with leadership skills, supportive communities, and employment opportunities. We see a future where Asian women could realize their full potential, elevate their socioeconomic status, and increase their impact on this world.

Programs:

• Global Asian Women Development Forum

  • Annually held Global Asian Women Development Forum

  • Showcase Asian women’s achievements in sustainable development, science, economics and academia.

  • Showcase the challenges faced by Asian women living overseas as minorities facing intersectional bias of being both women and ethnic minorities)

  • Discuss and share experiences in promoting gender equality, minority protection and female empowerment

• Female Leadership and Empowerment

  • Partner with corporations that champion female empowerment in building pathways for female success, and establishing female leadership programs.

  • Female leadership programs include workshops, expert panels, roundtable and other ways to “learn by doing”, aiming to cultivate participants’ communication skills, critical thinking ability and decision-making tools in order to achieve greater success in their careers.

• Employment and Advancement Opportunities

  • Create a powerful network of experienced mentors from various industries and sectors, providing guidance on career planning, professional training and employment opportunities

  • Professional training and professionalism workshops

  • Create a network of female-friendly employers, and create equal employment opportunities for Asian women overseas