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ON LABOR DAY WE SAY: Although the majority of working women in the Greater Horn of Africa are poor, they are not without power
Governments must listen to women during this pandemic and support their economic recovery On Labor Day 2020, SIHA draws attention to how much remains to be done in order to…
THE STATE POLICIES IN SUDAN CONTINUE TO UNDERMINE WOMEN AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES
Art by: Hussein Mirghani In March 2020, the Sudanese government implemented measures to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, including a curfew from 6 pm to 6 am. Now the government…
GENDER ALERT: THE PROTRACTED NATURE OF GENDERED KILLINGS AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN SOMALIA
Just over a week ago, it came to SIHA’s attention through one of its members that particularly heinous acts of sexual violence against a woman and two girl children. On…
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…
MAKE HER VISIBLE: CORONAVIRUS PREVENTION ADVICE IS BLIND TO THE REALITIES OF THE WOMEN OF SOMALILAND’S INFORMAL ECONOMY
Photography Credit: SIHA Archives The latest global warnings and protection guidance regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been, in our view, largely a conversation among the privileged. The risk mitigation afforded by…
Statement of Solidarity: We demand accountability for the brutality by Ugandan law enforcement agents
Released on 29th March 2020 On Thursday 26th March 2020, a group of women street vendors who had been selling food items wereattacked and beaten by law enforcement officials, police…
CORONAVIRUS DOS AND DON’TS ARE BLIND TO URBAN POOR WOMEN’S REALITIES IN SOMALIA
Photography Credit: AMISOM Public Information, 2016 SIHA Network is a regional network that works with urban poor women in shanty, peripheral settlements in addition to internally displaced, migrant women and…
HOW APPLICABLE ARE CORONAVIRUS DOS AND DON’TS FOR WOMEN IN PRISONS, IDP/POC CAMPS, AND URBAN POOR COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH SUDAN?
Photography credit: SIHA Archives SIHA Network is a regional network that works with women and girls across the Horn of Africa, including those residing in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) receiving…
DOS AND DON’TS: CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ADVICE DOES NOT SEE THE REALITY OF WOMEN IN SUDAN
Artwork by Hussein Mirghani The latest global warnings and protection guidance regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been, in our view, a conversation amongst the privileged. The risk mitigation afforded by these…
CORONAVIRUS: UGANDA NEEDS A ROBUST RESPONSE PLAN TO SUPPORT WOMEN IN THE INFORMAL ECONOMY
Photography Credit: SIHA Archives SIHA Network is a regional network that works with urban poor women in shanty, peripheral settlements in addition to internally displaced, migrant women and girls across…