16 days of Activism 2018: Taking it Further – #HearMeToo
This year, SIHA Network leveraged on the 16 days of activism as an opportune period to bring the #MeToo conversation to the light
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JUSTICE MUST PREVAIL | #BLACKLIVESMATTER
Art by: Khalid Hamid SIHA Network stands in solidarity with, and in admiration of the protestors on the frontlines of the #BLACKLIVESMATTER movement in their fight against police brutality and systemic racism. What happened to George Floyd on May 25th 2020 highlights a horrific instance in the dehumanization and violence against African American men and women …
An Open Letter of Public Concern from African and Sudanese Civil Society
RE: The Militarization of Public space in Rural and Urban areas in Sudan and the Corresponding Increase in Cases of Sexual Violence, Sexual harassment and Intimidation in the Aftermath of the Khartoum Massacre We, the undersigned are a coalition of Sudanese and African civil society organizations working in and concerned with Sudan, which is supported, …
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REFLECTING ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, 2019: Women in decision-making is not about women being appointed by patriarchy
Dear SIHA Friends and Members, It is International Women’s Day in 2019. The engagement of women in decision-making is key to ensuring gender equality and women’s human rights are recognized and secured. However, in many parts of the world and particularly in the Horn of Africa, the presence of women in decision-making continues to be …
16 days of Activism 2018: Taking it Further – #HearMeToo
#HearMeToo This year, SIHA Network leveraged on the 16 days of activism as an opportune period to bring the #MeToo conversation to the light – attempting to understand how the gender power imbalance creates opportunities for men to prey on women and girls; promotes a society that ridicules the victims; allows the perpetrators to go …
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#16DAYSOFACTIVISM- Hala Alkarib
Introduce yourself (Name, organization, and how long you have been involved in activism) Hala Alkarib, an activist and feminist, civil society worker and research practitioner. I am a mother, daughter, sister, and friend. I was born and raised in Sudan and later lived in Canada, Egypt, and Kenya; currently, I’m living and working in Uganda. I have …
#16DAYSOFACTIVISM: Lyn Ossome
1. Introduce yourself (Name, organization, and how long you have been involved in activism) My name is Lyn Ossome and I am a researcher and senior faculty at Makerere University, Kampala. My activist work around women’s rights spans nearly two decades and has taken the form of organizational work and teaching. Nothing I have written …
#I6DAYSOFACTIVISM: Fadwo Hassan Jimale
1. Introduce yourself (Name, organization, and how long you have been involved in activism) My Name is Fadwo Hassan Jimale, I work for HINNA organization as Protection coordinator, Gender and GBV Activism and also I’m the Chair Lady of Women and Child Cluster (WCC). I have been working in activism for the past 7 years. …
#16DAYSOFACTIVISM- Kinzi Hussein Qowden
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 …
#16DAYSOFACTIVISM: Betty Sunday Ben Kute
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 …
