April 2018

PRESS STATEMENT: To the 62nd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights on Sexual Violence

Honorable Chairperson, Commissioners, the Secretary of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and distinguished participants, The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA), a regional network of civil society organizations comprising of over seventy five members, working on women and girls’ rights would hereby like to highlight the plight of …

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GENDER ALERT: WHO CARES, AS LONG AS THEY ARE NOT GOING TO EUROPE?

Hundreds of women and girls from the greater Horn of Africa mainly from Ethiopia and parts of Somalia and Kenya migrate as domestic laborers to the Arab Gulf countries and the Middle East, through legitimized and hidden means. Women migration is stirred up by lack of opportunities within the region, the promise of better wages and …

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JOB VACANCY: Senior Horn of Africa Regional Programme Specialist

Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) Terms of Reference: Senior Horn of Africa Regional Programme Specialist Start Date:    As soon as possible Duration:      1 Year, with possibility of renewal of contract Location:      Kampala, Uganda, with frequent mission travel throughout the Horn of Africa Reports To:  SIHA …

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