1. Introduce yourself (Name, organization, and how long you have been involved in activism) Name: Kinzi Hussein Qowden Organization: Women Rehabilitation and Development Association Involved in activism: Since 1992 Country: Somaliland 2. Describe the work that you have been doing as a women rights activist/defender in your country; I advocate for ending all sorts of …
Introduce yourself (Name, organization, and how long you have been involved in activism) My name is Betty Sunday Ben Kute, I work for Community Empowerment For Progress Organization, (CEPO); and am the founder and the Coordinator of Women’s Monthly Forum (WMF). Now,I’ve been in activism for 10 years. Describe the work that you have been …
Introduce yourself (Name, organization, and how long you have been involved in activism) My name is Asmahan Abdelsalam Hassan. Currently, I am the chairwoman of a women’s network in Somaliland called Nagaad Network. I have been involved in activism for the last 22 years. Describe the work that you have been doing as a women …
Introduce yourself (Name, organization, and how long you have been involved in activism) Awadeya Mahmoud Coco. Cooperative Union for Women in Khartoum State. I registered a small association for food and tea sellers in 1991. In 2007, I became the General Secretary of the association. I have also been president of the Women’s Cooperative Union …
1. Introduction Peace T.Kyamureku is the Executive Director of Rural Women and Youth Fund Uganda (Ruth Fund); a women rights Not for Profit organization which started in February 2014. She has been involved in activism since 1994, when she started working with the National Association of Women Organisations In Uganda (NAWOU). She is passionate about …
(SIHA Network) is excited about our new initiative to Challenge the Patterns and Drivers of Violence against Women and Girls in Wau, South Sudan. For some time, SIHA has been determined to directly address the issue of violence against women and girls, and now, with funding from the United Nation’s Trust Fund to End Violence …
As SIHA Network actively works to facilitate and enable women street vendors in Uganda to leverage the cooperative advantage for their economic empowerment, we would like to congratulate the first women street vendors’ cooperative formed, registered and legislated under the Ministry of Trade, Labor and Cooperatives. Over the years, SIHA has developed deep and …
#HERVOICE – First women street vendors’ cooperative fully registered Read More »
Zahra is in an ongoing legal battle to provide a safe and stable home for her two children after her ex-husband upended their lives through actions for which he was never held accountable. Her efforts are bringing her up against the long-standing Islamic traditions of “guardianship”, which vests ultimate rights and responsibility for children in …
GENDER ALERT: In Pursuit of Full Guardianship under the Sudan Personal Status Law Read More »
