HWAT adheres to guiding
principles and values when working with individuals and communities.
These guiding principles
are:
Sexism leads to violence against women;
It is OK for Hmong women to focus on Hmong women;
Collective action focused on systemic changes is required to
raise the status of women and must be led by women;
Strong Hmong women contribute to the growth and health of
families and community, the strengthening of one does not disempower the other;
We recognize that a byproduct of change is fear and
conflict. We are here because we are committed to building the
capacity of and improving the lives of Hmong families by
increasing the status and value of Hmong women; and
Making social changes at the systems level requires
organizing and mobilizing of individuals to take action.
