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Breaking Gender Stereotypes: Research Paper Statement

Photography: Ahmad Mahmoud Today SIHA launches its latest publication entitled Negotiating Space: Sudanese Women’s Access to Vocational Education & Employment. Drawing on SIHA’s Breaking Gender Stereotypes Phase II project, the paper explores how urban poor women experience access and opportunity in vocational training and subsequent employment in Greater Khartoum, Sudan. To contextualize this analysis, the …

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STATEMENT: Civil society organizations in Ethiopia call for urgent humanitarian assistance, redress and prosecution for the protection of human rights, and searching for a durable conflict resolution in areas affected by repeated attacks of various motivations January 2021

January 2021 The ongoing conflicts, instability and the lack of peace observed in the different regions in Ethiopia have resulted in the displacement of multitudes of women and men, including children and the elderly, in search for peace and security. The devastation caused by these conflicts continues to have ripple effects on Ethiopian citizens, civilians, …

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LETTERS FROM ERITREA: Women reflect on their access to rights and services (2020)

Cover Design: Ayman Hussein Letters from Eritrea: Women reflect on their access to rights and services (2020) features testimonies adapted from a focus group discussion conducted with five women who emigrated from Eritrea within the last 2.5 years. These testimonies are deeply personal, introspective, and honest accounts of living as a woman in Eritrea. They …

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SIHA STATEMENT ON WORLD DAY AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

Artwork by Akilu Temesgen Today marks the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Human Trafficking is an atrocious crime, which violates the basic rights and dignities that must be protected for all. Ethiopia is one of the many countries in the world that has been gravely affected by human trafficking.  In 2012, the Ethiopian government …

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SIHA SENDS URGENT MEMO TO DETER GBV IN SUDAN TO ATTORNEY GENERAL

Khartoum –Sudan May 27/2020   The Attorney   General of Sudan: Mr.  Tag el-Sir el-Hibir: Subject: An urgent memo to deter gender-based violence (GBV) in Sudan   Dear Sir the Attorney General: We, the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) Network, submit this memo to you based on our daily work, which …

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NO EXCUSES: THE DJIBOUTIAN GOVERNMENT CANNOT TURN A BLIND EYE TO THE NEEDS OF WOMEN INFORMAL LABORERS, REFUGEES, DETAINEES, AND INFORMAL SETTLEMENT RESIDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK

Photography Credit: Sali Yusuf In response to the outbreak of COVID-19, the Djiboutian government has swiftly undertaken measures intended to contain the spread of the virus. These measures include the implementation of a screening center at Bouffard Hospital and a treatment center at Arta Hospital, which will mitigate increased congestion in hospitals already overcrowded by …

NO EXCUSES: THE DJIBOUTIAN GOVERNMENT CANNOT TURN A BLIND EYE TO THE NEEDS OF WOMEN INFORMAL LABORERS, REFUGEES, DETAINEES, AND INFORMAL SETTLEMENT RESIDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK Read More »