APWLD: The Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law, and Development / Emelina Quintillan -- CLADEM: Latin American Committee for the Defense of Women's Rights / Roxana Vasquez -- Africa WLD: building a regional network, summary report / Africa Forum Planning Group -- In Brazil: women participate in crafting the new constitution / Silvia Pimentel -- In Ghana: legal aid services for women / Akua Kuenyehia -- In Ecuador: training grassroots paralegals / Rosario Gomez -- In India: reasserting constitutional guarantees in the struggle against sati / Rani Jethmalani -- In Malaysia: mobilizing to combat violence against women / Irene Fernandez -- Conclusions and future directions / Lisa VeneKlasen -- WLD symposium: a cross-cultural dialogue / Mary P. Haney