Established in 2008, AWN’s work is oriented toward the educational and entrepreneurial development of Chin women in the Chin State and beyond. Working with the Community Agency for Rural Development (CAD), a formal cooperative, the group mobilizes women to undertake work that will bolster their place in their communities, including through development of microenterprises. AWN has formed about 185 groups of women, consisting of 15 members each, who received both small loans and training from CAD. Training addresses such topics as food-processing, capacity-building, and management.