[1][2][3] In 1993 it formally registered as a non-governmental organization and changed its name to Chuuk Women's Council (CWC).
[3] A founding member was Shinobu M. Poll, who was a nurse at Chuuk State Hospital, and President of the CWC from 1997 to her death.
[5] The CWC functions as an umbrella organization for over sixty groups in Chuuk State and has over 1,000 women members.
[7] The CWC runs a monthly meeting where representatives from women's groups across Chuuk come to the center to participate in workshops and attend training to take back to their communities.
[11] They have also run environmental initiatives based on waste management, home gardening, and mangrove planting.