APWLD core strategy 2017-2023 APWLD core strategy 2017-2023 Asia Pacific Forum for Women, Law, and Development (APWLD) har ansökt om finansiering om 54 858 000 SEK till Svenska Ambassaden i Bangkok för att genomföra deras strategiska plan för perioden 2017-2023.

Initiativet syftar till att 1) stärka feministiska rörelser på lokal, nationell och regional nivå med särskilt fokus på de mest marginaliserade grupperna, 2) förstärka och utöka kvinnorättsaktivisters- i Asien och Stilla havsorådets- röst, inflytande och påverkan på lokala, nationella, regionala och globala policy organ, 3) Underlätta produktionen av bevisbaserad forskning och verktyg för kvinnorättsaktivisters rörelseuppbyggnad och slutligen 4) bygga upp kapaciteten hos kvinnorättsorganisationers och rörelser i regionen med hjälp av rättighetsbaserade arbetssätt och perspektiv. 

Målgruppen för stödet är 60-80 gräsrotsorganisationer som representerar urfolks, migrantgruppers samt kvinnor i urbana och rurala områdens kvinnorättsrörelser. Omkring 25% av den totala budgeten kanaliseras till slutmålgruppen samt en stöd/akutfond för kvinnorättsaktivister. The objectives and expected results of the Core Activities are:

1. To strengthen feminist movements at local, national and regional levels particularly of the most marginalized; 
2. To amplify the influence, impact and voice of Asia Pacific women’s rights advocates in local, national, regional and global policy setting bodies; 
3. To facilitate the production of evidence based research and tools for advocacy outcomes and movement building 
4. To build the capacities of women’s rights organizations and movements in the region using rights based perspectives and interrogating the intersection of patriarchy, globalization, fundamentalisms and militarization. The intended outcome is womens human rights in the region such as those enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, and other international and regional human rights instruments are promoted, women are empowered to use law as an instrument of change for equality, justice, peace and development; and womens rights movements and feminist activism across the Asia Pacific region are strengthened. APWLDs achievements come from the strength of membership. APWLD believes that change happens when there are strong civil society movements with the capacity to identify problems and collectively advocate for solutions. APWLD utilises law as a tool for positive change with the full engagement of women in Asia Pacific. APWLDs work seeks to challenge and shift the causes of marginalisation and inequality. Causes are complex and inter-related and require long-term strategies and cross movement pressure to change. Its analysis focuses on the fusion of patriarchy with systems that routinely undermine womens rights: globalisation, fundamentalisms and militarisation as well as the impact of those including climate disasters and undemocratic states and spaces. To make impact APWLD works with women at both the grassroots and policy making levels to bring a feminist approach to their advocacy.

In short, to implement this theory of change APWLD plans, monitors and evaluates its work in four domains of change:

- Capacity Development,
- Fostering knowledge, tools, communication and resources;
- Advocacy  expanding space for movements to influence laws, policies and practices and;
- Movement architecture: enabling movements to build alliances, sustainability and accountability.