Our commitments are:

• to further the development of education for women;
• to improve the status of women and children;
• to protect human rights;
• to promote peace.

To achieve these we:

• encourage and support members to undertake higher education or further studies;
• foster understanding, international cooperation and friendship among women graduates, irrespective of race, nationality, religion or political opinions;
• undertake advocacy and consultancies for the solution of problems in areas of public life and participate in decision-making at local, national and international levels;
• sponsor conferences, seminars, workshops, research, project and training programmes.

View Constitution of SAWG

Does SAWG network with other NGOs?
Locally, SAWG networks with the Samoa National Council of Women and other NGOs. Individual members belong to a number of local NGOs.

Regionally, SAWG maintains close links with:

• International Federation of University Women (IFUW)
• The New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women (NZFGW)
• The Australia Federation of University Women (AFUW)
• The Fiji Association of Women Graduates (FAWG)
• The Pacific Graduate Women's Network (PGWNet). This was formed in July 1999. Members are the national associations of graduate women in Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu with smaller groups in Marshall Islands, Niue and Papua New Guinea and scattered individual members too.

What else do we do?
SAWG members can ask for introductions to members of the International Federation of University Women (IFUW). Those travelling should contact the SAWG council at least four weeks before the start of a trip.