Looking around at the impact of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on ourselves, our work and the communities we work with, the reality is more than sobering. In the face of this crisis, governments across the region have left many of us completely exposed. Most women from the greater Horn of Africa region, have never enjoyed the benefits of quality, affordable healthcare, welfare, or safety net mechanisms, rather we struggle daily just to keep our heads above water under ruling regimes who couldn’t be bothered to throw us a rope.
Addressing women’s subordination and violence against women and girls in the Horn of Africa.
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SIHA
Established in 1995 by a coalition of women’s rights activists with the aim of strengthening the capacities of women’s rights organizations and addressing women’s subordination and violence against women and girls in the Horn of Africa, SIHA has grown substantially and is now comprised of 136 member organizations. SIHA operates and advocates within the following 5 key strategic themes of focus:
Challenging violence against women and girls
Challenging violence against women and girls
Especially in sexual exploitation in conflict & post-conflict situations.
Building inclusive women’s movements
Building inclusive women’s movements
Strengthening women’s access to justice
Strengthening women’s access to justice
Empowering women economically
Empowering women economically
Towards the realization of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) in the informal sector.
Mixed migration of women and girls in the Horn of Africa
Mixed migration of women and girls in the Horn of Africa
Protection of women and girls who work abroad. in the Horn of Africa
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SUDAN WOMEN CONVENING REPORT
Theme: "Nothing about us, without us"
Today – on the first anniversary of the Sudan Women Protest, SIHA is thrilled to launch a report and video that captures the discourse and highlights culminating from 3 days of introspective and critical wiliness by the Sudan women’s movement to overcome decades of repression and charter a way forward on uniting for change across the different pre-existing divisions. The most potent outcome of the convening was the commitment by each and every woman present in the space to awaken an inclusive women’s movement.
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CAUGHT BETWEEN COVID-19 AND CONFLICT – WOMEN AND GIRLS CONTINUE TO FACE SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN SOUTH SUDAN
Group of schoolgirls in South Sudan – Photo Credit: SIHA Archives When the peace agreement was signed with opposition forces…
24 Jun, 20200
CONFLICT, FOOD INSECURITY, FLOODS, COVID-19, AND THE RISING THREAT OF GENDERED VIOLENCE – ANOTHER BURDEN ON HER SHOULDERS
Women in Mogadishu – Photo Credit: SIHA Archives In Somalia, cases of SGBV and domestic violence have increased significantly since…
24 Jun, 20200
DARFUR STILL STANDS BETWEEN THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, ORGANIZED VIOLENCE, AND THE ABSENCE OF THE RULE OF LAW
Women in Beliel Camp in South Darfur – Photo Credit: SIHA Archives “In the context of the crisis in Darfur, incidents…
24 Jun, 20200Our Partners
