[1] IWDA was formed to break down the barriers that prohibit the full equality of women in every country, but in particular in the Asia-Pacific region.

[5] These projects are devised and managed by women who live and work in the communities themselves, fostering practical and innovative responses to the most critical issues facing them.

[5] IWDA focuses on three main areas of women's rights: civil and political participation, economic empowerment and sustainable livelihoods, and safety and security.

The project has partnerships in Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Myanmar and its borders, amongst others.

[1] In the Solomon Islands, the IWDA has partnered with Women’s Rights Action Movement in order to promote increased participation in political life, in particular at a provincial level, as well as working with WRAM to combat other aspects of discrimination against women in the country.