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A Joint Appeal: Invest in Small Business Owners and Street Vendors for a Prosperous South Sudan

News, Press Release, South Sudan, South Sudan, Statement / SIHA

Today, 24th September 2025, the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) Network, in partnership with the South Sudan Women Entrepreneurs Association (SSWEA) and women-led organizations in South Sudan, convened a consultative meeting at Pyramid Hotel, Juba, that brought together women street vendors, women-led organizations, private sector representatives, government officials, and development partners.

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From Catcalling to Femicide: A New Year’s Call for Justice to Protect Women’s Rights in Ethiopia

Ethiopia, Ethiopia, News, Press Release / SIHA

Despite the Ethiopian Constitution’s affirmation of gender equality and the existence of laws designed to protect women, violence against women continues to rise at an alarming rate. This crisis is perpetuated by distorted interpretations of religious teachings that justify harmful practices, alongside significant gaps in accountability and weak enforcement within the justice system.

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Analysis of Somalia’s Anti-FGM Bill (2019) – A Human Rights Perspective

Publications, Somalia, Somalia / SIHA

This Policy Brief provides a detailed analysis of Somalia’s Anti-FGM Bill, assessing its strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement. It also offers recommendations to better align the legislation with international and regional human rights frameworks, strengthening the legal foundation to effectively address and reduce the persistently high prevalence of FGM in Somalia

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2023 ANNUAL REPORT

Publications / SIHA

Our 2023 Annual Report highlights the resilience and achievements of women and girls we reached across the Horn of Africa.
We reached over 30,000 women and girls across the Greater Horn of Africa, navigating conflict, political instability, and restricted civic spaces. The report highlights achievements across five strategic areas: access to justice, ending violence against women and girls, social protection and economic justice, rights of women and girls on the move,

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SIHA Network Oral Statement at The 60th Session of the Human Rights Council

News, Press Release, Statement / SIHA

Now more than ever, the dire situation concerning women and girls in Sudan cries out for the world’s immediate attention. The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) Network implores this Council to take decisive action against prevalent and systematic rates of conflict-related sexual violence, which are gripping the country, leveraged as a gendered weapon of war.

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We stand firm against the enforced disappearance, torture and mass killing of women and children in North Darfur

News, Press Release, Sudan / SIHA

The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) Network strongly condemns the abduction and enforced disappearance of women and children by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and affiliated militia in and around El Fasher. Such conduct is a flagrant violation of international humanitarian and human rights law, amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity. 

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A Lonely Road: Standing Up to Sexual Violence in Sudan

News, Press Release / SIHA

In this personal essay, Hala Alkarib talks about the documentation of sexual violence by military forces in Sudan.

Hala is the regional director of the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA Network). SIHA is a network of grassroots women’s groups throughout the greater Horn of Africa. Its primary focus is on addressing violence against women and girls and promoting justice and accountability for victims and survivors

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Unsafe and Unheard: Shining a Light on the Working Conditions of Women Market Vendors in Arua City, Uganda

Horn of Africa Region, Publications / SIHA

This study set out to generate evidence on the working conditions of women market vendors (WMVs) in Arua City, Uganda, aiming to inform policy, practice, and advocacy for safer and more inclusive market environments.
Findings reveal that conditions in most markets remain poor, with

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Unsafe and Unheard: Women Market Vendors Demand Social Protection and Economic Justice

Ethiopia, Ethiopia, News, Press Release, Somalia, Somalia, Somaliland, South Sudan, South Sudan, Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, Uganda / SIHA

Women market vendors (WMVs) sustain households, feed communities, and power local economies, often as primary breadwinners and caregivers. Yet, the spaces that depend on their labour remain perilous and poorly governed.

Across nine (9) markets in Arua City, the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) Network’s recen

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SIHA, Together with 96 Other Civil Society Organizations Urgently Appeal for a 2 Year Extension on the Mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan

News, Press Release, Sudan, Sudan / SIHA

To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland)
Your Excellencies,
Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s 60th session (8 Sep¬tem¬ber-8 October 2025), we, the un¬der¬si¬gned civil society orga¬ni¬sa¬tions, write to urge your delegation to support a mandate extension for the Inde¬pen¬dent International Fact-Fin¬ding Mission (FFM) for the Sudan.

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A Joint Appeal: Invest in Small Business Owners and Street Vendors for a Prosperous South Sudan

From Catcalling to Femicide: A New Year’s Call for Justice to Protect Women’s Rights in Ethiopia

Analysis of Somalia’s Anti-FGM Bill (2019) – A Human Rights Perspective

2023 ANNUAL REPORT

SIHA Network Oral Statement at The 60th Session of the Human Rights Council

We stand firm against the enforced disappearance, torture and mass killing of women and children in North Darfur

A Lonely Road: Standing Up to Sexual Violence in Sudan

Unsafe and Unheard: Shining a Light on the Working Conditions of Women Market Vendors in Arua City, Uganda

SIHA, Together with 96 Other Civil Society Organizations Urgently Appeal for a 2 Year Extension on the Mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan

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