The Women’s Association of Omadal Island (Persatuan Wanita Pulau Omadal, also known as WAPO) is a community-based organization that focusses on addressing threats to the marine environment (such as destructive fishing practices, turtle egg poaching and pollution), and improving income security for women in Omadal island, through environment awareness activities and campaigns on sustainable natural resource management.  The women's groups also want to bring together other local communities in environmental conservation activities and improving the socio-economic level of involvement in income generating activities such as the production of handicrafts and eco-tourism program.

Omadal Island is just over 100 hectares in size, and is located just off the coast of Semporna district. The island comprises three villages (Omadal Hujung, Omadal Utara and Omadal Selatan) and is home to a nesting site for green turtles.

WAPO conducts campaigns on Omadal Island to increase awareness among local communities regarding the importance of sustainably managing marine resources, including threatened species like green turtles. With support from local and provincial government agencies, WAPO has also gone on to conduct sessions with neighboring communities in order to share lessons on handicraft making (so that a percentage of profits from handicrafts sold can go back into conservation activities), best practice in turtle hatchery management, as well as photography and video making. WAPO has convened regular meetings to enable sharing of lessons learned with other women’s groups across Malaysia (mainly Kudat and Terengganu), which have helped address local practices of fish bombing and turtle egg poaching.