‘We Cannot Wait’ Movement @wecannotwait
A consortium with SIHA Network, FIDA Uganda, EWLA, NAGAAD Network & Musawah building an inclusive women’s mov't in the Horn of Africa. ✊🏿 🇸🇸🇸🇩🇺🇬🇪🇹🇸🇴 Joined November 2021-
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🌙 On this sacred day of Mawlid Al-Nabi, we are reminded of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him )'s teachings of compassion, justice, and peace! May the day inspire us all to foster the same values within our communities and beyond. #MawlidMubarak #MawlidAlNabi
Are you passionate about digital rights, feminist advocacy, and creating safer online spaces? We are seeking an experienced facilitator to design and lead a 3-day Digital Security Workshop in Kampala 🇺🇬, empowering women’s rights organizations to strengthen their resilience…
🚨 This #FeministWednesday, we're spotlighting the urgent need to confront conflict-related sexual violence in the Greater Horn of Africa! Women and girls are facing alarming levels of this brutality, with their bodies being used as horrific weapons of war in the region's…
🌟 We are inviting applications for consultancy opportunities that will strengthen our efforts to promote women’s rights, gender justice, and vibrant feminist movements across the Greater Horn of Africa region. 1️ Capacity Building in Financial Management Consultancy 📍 Juba,…
“A Lonely Road: Standing Up to Sexual Violence in Sudan,” by Hala Al-Karib exposes the brutal realities of conflict related sexual violence (CRSV) and the immense toll it takes on those who confront it. It underscores the courage required to stand with survivors, the pervasive…
📰 In a harrowing investigative report, The Guardian reconstructs one of Sudan’s most brutal atrocities: the 72-hour massacre of Zamzam, Darfur’s largest displacement camp. Eyewitness accounts and investigative findings reveal that over 1,500 civilians, possibly up to 2,000…
🌍 Women Market Vendors (WMVs) are the backbone of local economies and community wellbeing across the Greater Horn of Africa. Yet, they continue to endure unsafe workplaces, harassment, poor infrastructure, and financial exclusion. SIHA Network’s latest research across nine…
LIVE: Our event, “𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚,” has officially started. ✨ In the room are esteemed justices, legal practitioners,…
LIVE: Our event, “𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚,” has officially started. ✨ In the room are esteemed justices, legal practitioners,… https://t.co/7XTKEcxlIv
✨ Under the @wecannotwait project, we supported women activists in Lira to form the Lira Women’s Rights Activists Group, a coalition championing women’s rights and equality. Since its inception in 2021 with just 15 members, the group has grown to train over 200 people on human…
@Uganetlaw @uwonet @WomenProbono @feminature @LaspnetUganda @IDLO @cehurduganda @SonkeTogether @reachahand @FemnetProg @DKinUganda @SwedeninUG @NLinUganda @IrlEmbUganda @SwedEnvoyUganda @DKAmbUganda @unwomenuganda @ADCinUganda 💜 #CelebratingHer | Latoo Rose Mwaka is uniting women for rights, justice, and economic empowerment in Pader! As Chairperson of the Pader Women's Rights Activists, she has mobilized over 90 women, including survivors of GBV, single mothers, widows, and persons with disabilities,…
Empowered & ready! 💪 Day 1 of our Women Candidates Training equipped us with strategies, skills & solidarity to run safe, issue-based campaigns and protect every vote. 🗳✨ @wecannotwait @FIDA_Uganda @FOWODE_UGANDA
Ms. @PerryAritua, Executive Director of the Women’s Democracy Network Uganda, @WDNUganda, officially opened the training with an engaging and thought-provoking presentation. She covered a wide range of critical topics, including electoral processes, the roles and responsibilities…
Today, we officially kick off our training program for women candidates in preparation for the 2026 elections 🗳️. This is a pivotal step in strengthening inclusive leadership and increasing women's representation in political decision-making spaces. The Project Coordinator, Ms.…
📰 Our latest newsletter is here! 🔗 Get inspired by accounts of how women and girls across the Greater Horn of Africa are resisting, rebuilding, and redefining power amid conflict and shrinking civic space: mailchi.mp/961a85edb488/e… --------------- @SOAWR @woman_kind…
The anti-gender movement didn’t appear overnight, it has always existed, but today it has become louder and more shameless, emboldened by the global political environment ~ @Halayalkarib, Regional Director of Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (@Sihanet).…
The anti-gender movement didn’t appear overnight, it has always existed, but today it has become louder and more shameless, emboldened by the global political environment ~ @Halayalkarib, Regional Director of Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (@Sihanet).… https://t.co/TA4gINXbbe
Every day, women market and street vendors work long hours, to provide for their families, often in unsafe, unsupported environments. Yet they are often excluded from decision-making by state and non stated actors, and denied the space, safety, and support they deserve. Now is…
🚨 Only a few hours left to wrap up @GlobalGiving’s #JulyBonusDay! GIVE BY 2:00 PM GMT / 10:00 AM EDT / 5:00 PM EAT / 4:00 PM CAT TODAY: globalgiving.org/projects/padsf… to help unlock bonus funds for women-led community kitchens in North Darfur, Sudan that are feeding thousands of…
To everyone standing in #SolidarityWithSudan, please donate to this noble cause: globalgiving.org/projects/padsf…, and also share the call far and wide with your friends and networks ⤵️ Every donation of $100 or more will be matched through @GlobalGiving's #JulyBonusDay to the unlock…
To everyone standing in #SolidarityWithSudan, please donate to this noble cause: globalgiving.org/projects/padsf…, and also share the call far and wide with your friends and networks ⤵️ Every donation of $100 or more will be matched through @GlobalGiving's #JulyBonusDay to the unlock…
🚨 Today’s the day. One act of generosity can ripple across war-torn, hunger-stricken Darfur! Starting at 10 A.M. EDT / 5 PM EAT / 4 PM CAT (Sudan), the 24-hour matching campaign will kick off! Every donation of $100 or more will be matched through GlobalGiving’s #JulyBonusDay…
Pls support grassroots women's organizations, the heart and soul of humanitarian response in #Sudan. Urgent funding is needed for kitchens and support to survivors of gender-based violence #globalgiving #julybonusday #KeepEyesOnSudan @Sihanet @TheZeinabBadawi @eu_echo @NorwayUN
Pls support grassroots women's organizations, the heart and soul of humanitarian response in #Sudan. Urgent funding is needed for kitchens and support to survivors of gender-based violence #globalgiving #julybonusday #KeepEyesOnSudan @Sihanet @TheZeinabBadawi @eu_echo @NorwayUN
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