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Lao Women's Union (LWU)
Street address: Thanon Manthatourath, Ban Xiengyeun Thong, Muang Chanthaburi, Vientiane, Laos
Mailing address: P O Box 59, Vientiane, Laos
Telephone: 856 (0) 21 214304
Fax: 856 (0) 21 214306, 856 (0) 21 214312
Proprietor: Department of Mass Organisations, Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP)
Contact: Onechan Patthammavong (f) President
Telephone: 856 (0) 21 214300, 856 (0) 21 911435, 856 (0) 20 990 1118 (mobile)
Contact: Khemphet Polsena (f) Deputy President
Telephone: 856 (0) 21 214301, 856 (0) 21 911436, 856 (0) 20 551 4358 (mobile)
Contact: Bouavone Onechanhom (f) Deputy President
Telephone: 856 (0) 21 214303, 856 (0) 21 911437, 856 (0) 20 990 1119 (mobile)
Originally founded in 1955 as the Lao Women's Association, the Lao Women's Union is a mass organisation which seeks to enhance women's capacity for self-development and promote women's role in society. The Union takes a lead in promoting gender equality and protecting the interests of women and children. In the cultural field, the Union runs the Lao Cotton State Enterprise and the Art of Silk project:
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