 WAO is a non-profit organisation that helps homeless and poor women of the Malaysian Joint Action Group (JAG) and within this group it has been involved in the lobby for the Domestic Violence Act in 1994 in Malaysia.In 1979, the late Tan Siew Sin was honoured with the Tun Razak Award for his contribution to the country.He donated his cash award of RM 30,000.00 to establish a shelter for battered women and their children.