Somali Women & Child Cluster

Good morning. We're pleased to announce Somali Women human rights defender @FadwoJ as our Human Rights Defender of the Month for November. Read her full profile, and the amazing work she's doing with Somali Women, here: defenddefenders.org/human-rights-d…

👏👏We are excited to share that Kaltun S. Hassan an advisory board member of SIHA has been appointed as the Chairwoman of the National Election Commission in #Somaliland We wish her all the best in this new role! Read our statement: sihanet.org/congratulation…

With the support of Stand Speak Rise Up (SSRU), 30 GBV/CRSV survivors graduated after 3 months of Business skills training and provided start-up kits with completion of certificates. The graduation event held on 25 December 2021 and attended different actors. Thank you SSRU.

Menstrual Hygiene Day 28 May 2021 Menstrual Hygiene Management is critical issue for women & girls living in Somalia SWCCA distributed 200 reusable sanitary pads to 200 women & girls Theme: Action & investment in Menstrual Hygiene & Health Women & Girls Dignity must be preserved

SWCCA with de support of SIHANETWORK conducted advocacy meeting about women Political participation SomaliWomen from different stakeholders demanded to assure that the Federal Government of Somalia should commit to certify a 30% quota for women in both houses of Somali parliament

2 October 2021, SWCCA with collaboration of SIHA NETWORK conducted one-day high-level panel dialogue meeting in addressing how to reserve and ensure the 30% women quota reached. The dialogue was attended to different stakeholders. The event held in Mogadishu.

SWCCA in collaboration with EISA conducted two days capacity building workshop targeting women aspirants on the election in Mogadishu on Women Political Participation and advocating 30% for women’s Quota in the upcoming election.@UNDPSomalia @StandSpeakRise @LegalActionWW @UNSo

🇸🇴SIHA WHRDS AWARD : We are excited to announce that @FadwoJ was awarded the 2021 SIHA WHRD Award - #Somalia in recognition of the outstanding contribution that she has had to the women rights movement in the #GHoA .

SIHA NETWORK conducted panel discussion session with WHRDs led by SWCCA on how to develop the coalition strategically @Sihanet @LegalActionWW @UNDPSomalia @StandSpeakRise @amisomsomalia @UNSomalia @WCCluster @EU_in_Somalia

Today, SIHA NETWORK conducted a monthly meeting for the Women Human Rights Defenders led by Somali Women and Child Care Association (SWCCA).@Sihanet @LegalActionWW @UNDPSomalia @StandSpeakRise @UNSomalia @amisomsomalia @UNFPA_SOMALIA

SWCCA and WCC with the support of SIHA NETWORK commemorated International Women's Day 8 March 2021. Women deserve to be treated with respect 🙌. @swcca1 @Sihanet @UNSomalia @UNDPSomalia @UNWomen_Somalia @StandSpeakRise @LegalActionWW

Yesterday, WHRDs as part of the Collation of Somali HRDs - CSHRDS member; Somali Women and Child Care Association (SWCCA) conducted a panel discussion event that highlighted challenges & opportunities faced by the WHRDs in Somalia. The event was funded by SIHA NETWORK. @Sihanet

Yesterday, the Women Human Rights Defenders Collation led by (SWCCA) conducted a panel discussion event that emphasized the situation of Women Human Rights Defenders in Somalia The event was funded by SIHA NETWORK@UNDPSomalia @Sihanet @LegalActionWW @StandSpeakRise @UNSomalia

Women Human Right Defenders Coalition led by Somali Women and Child Care Association-SWCCA made short video fb.watch/5dpqr1nwYS/ via @FacebookWatch with the support of SIHA NETWORK@Sihanet @UNDPSomalia @StandSpeakRise @UNSomalia @UNWomen_Somalia @UNFPA_SOMALIA @LegalActionWW

SWCCA & SIHA NETWORK Jointly commemorated International women's day 8.March.2021. Mainly focused & highlighted issues of women political participation & upcoming elections. During the event SWCCA presented Brief paperwork about women political participation.

Tomorrow is #InternationalWomensDay, a time to celebrate #Somali #women’s extraordinary role in #reconciliation, #peacebuilding, and #development! #IWD2021 #GenerationEquality

Girls with dreams become women with vision. May we empower each other to carry out such vision.

UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS. (Article 6 says, everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law. SWCCA celebrated with 40 IDPs with the support of UNDP and USOM.

@swcca1 will be hosting a virtual forum combating violence against women and children in association with @amisomsomalia come tomorrow 6th December 2020 @UNFPA_SOMALIA @FadwoJ @GloriaJaase @shf_somalia @unicefsomalia @UNDPSomalia @MwomenHRD @_AfricanUnion