Asian University for Women (AUW): Empowering Women

AUW recruits women from areas that are often overlooked and disempowered, where women are the first in their family to complete higher education. As they progress through their education and career, they will have greater income mobility and economic opportunities.

As educated and economically empowered women, they become role models in their communities, as they exemplify how women’s positions in society can be strengthened, inspiring others to rethink their own journeys. We will build upon and solidify AUW's prior grassroots social and economic empowerment experiences, with greater focus on recruiting, educating, and empowering daughters of microfinance borrowers. We will focus on:

 

 	
Daughters of microfinance borrowers
 	
Women from remote mountainous tribal communities (eg Kachin in Myanmar)
 	
Industrial/agricultural workers.