SIHA Network
@sihanetwork.bsky.social
A Pan-African, women-led regional network dedicated to unlocking the potential of the women's movement in the Horn of Africa through research, advocacy, and capacity strengthening.
Every girl deserves to take up space, to speak, to lead and to shine.
SIHA Network closed the “We Have Rights” Project, celebrating 3 years of justice, survivor support, legal reform and leadership for IDP & minority women in Somalia and Somaliland.
Thanks to all who made it possible.
#WomenLead
SIHA Network closed the “We Have Rights” Project, celebrating 3 years of justice, survivor support, legal reform and leadership for IDP & minority women in Somalia and Somaliland.
Thanks to all who made it possible.
#WomenLead
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Every girl deserves to take up space, to speak, to lead and to shine.
SIHA Network closed the “We Have Rights” Project, celebrating 3 years of justice, survivor support, legal reform and leadership for IDP & minority women in Somalia and Somaliland.
Thanks to all who made it possible.
#WomenLead
SIHA Network closed the “We Have Rights” Project, celebrating 3 years of justice, survivor support, legal reform and leadership for IDP & minority women in Somalia and Somaliland.
Thanks to all who made it possible.
#WomenLead
In Arua 🇺🇬, women market vendors are leading change through #StrongerTogether Market Platforms, by engaging authorities and pushing for safer, more inclusive markets.
#MakeHerVisible #WomenUganda2025
#MakeHerVisible #WomenUganda2025
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
In Arua 🇺🇬, women market vendors are leading change through #StrongerTogether Market Platforms, by engaging authorities and pushing for safer, more inclusive markets.
#MakeHerVisible #WomenUganda2025
#MakeHerVisible #WomenUganda2025
🚨 Press Statement: SIHA reveals new evidence and survivor testimonies from #Darfur - the RSF continues its campaign of genocide and sexual violence in #ElFasher. Thousands of lives are at risk.
The world must not stay silent.
Read our statement here: sihanet.org/new-evidence...
#KeepEyesOnSudan
The world must not stay silent.
Read our statement here: sihanet.org/new-evidence...
#KeepEyesOnSudan
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 AM
🚨 Press Statement: SIHA reveals new evidence and survivor testimonies from #Darfur - the RSF continues its campaign of genocide and sexual violence in #ElFasher. Thousands of lives are at risk.
The world must not stay silent.
Read our statement here: sihanet.org/new-evidence...
#KeepEyesOnSudan
The world must not stay silent.
Read our statement here: sihanet.org/new-evidence...
#KeepEyesOnSudan
Join SIHA Network at the Africa Family Law Network (AFLN) Membership Drive Launch!
🗓️ 13 Nov 2025 | 🕚 11:00 AM EAT | 🔗 lnkd.in/dHi6rXY5
Together for fair, inclusive family laws and gender equality across Africa. 💪🏾
🗓️ 13 Nov 2025 | 🕚 11:00 AM EAT | 🔗 lnkd.in/dHi6rXY5
Together for fair, inclusive family laws and gender equality across Africa. 💪🏾
November 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Join SIHA Network at the Africa Family Law Network (AFLN) Membership Drive Launch!
🗓️ 13 Nov 2025 | 🕚 11:00 AM EAT | 🔗 lnkd.in/dHi6rXY5
Together for fair, inclusive family laws and gender equality across Africa. 💪🏾
🗓️ 13 Nov 2025 | 🕚 11:00 AM EAT | 🔗 lnkd.in/dHi6rXY5
Together for fair, inclusive family laws and gender equality across Africa. 💪🏾
SIHA Network calls on female artists & photographers in the #HornofAfrica to share works highlighting women’s strength & resilience. Use your art to amplify #WomensVoices!
Apply by 28 Nov 2025:
📷 sihanet.org/job/call-for...
🎨 sihanet.org/job/call-to-...
#ArtForChange
Apply by 28 Nov 2025:
📷 sihanet.org/job/call-for...
🎨 sihanet.org/job/call-to-...
#ArtForChange
November 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
SIHA Network calls on female artists & photographers in the #HornofAfrica to share works highlighting women’s strength & resilience. Use your art to amplify #WomensVoices!
Apply by 28 Nov 2025:
📷 sihanet.org/job/call-for...
🎨 sihanet.org/job/call-to-...
#ArtForChange
Apply by 28 Nov 2025:
📷 sihanet.org/job/call-for...
🎨 sihanet.org/job/call-to-...
#ArtForChange
“This is a world of men, by men, for men. The political space is not friendly to women"
To achieve lasting peace, we must challenge political systems that exclude women and young people from the start. Let's work to center inclusion, in peace.
Read our Op-ed on this: sihanet.org/womens-parti...
To achieve lasting peace, we must challenge political systems that exclude women and young people from the start. Let's work to center inclusion, in peace.
Read our Op-ed on this: sihanet.org/womens-parti...
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM
“This is a world of men, by men, for men. The political space is not friendly to women"
To achieve lasting peace, we must challenge political systems that exclude women and young people from the start. Let's work to center inclusion, in peace.
Read our Op-ed on this: sihanet.org/womens-parti...
To achieve lasting peace, we must challenge political systems that exclude women and young people from the start. Let's work to center inclusion, in peace.
Read our Op-ed on this: sihanet.org/womens-parti...
Proud to see SIHA Network and the WCW Consortium featured in “The Power of Partnerships” publication by @partosnl.bsky.social 🌍
The publication shares stories from partnerships driving change through the Dutch MFA’s Strengthening Civil Society framework.
Read more at 👉 www.partos.nl/nieuws/the-p...
The publication shares stories from partnerships driving change through the Dutch MFA’s Strengthening Civil Society framework.
Read more at 👉 www.partos.nl/nieuws/the-p...
November 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Proud to see SIHA Network and the WCW Consortium featured in “The Power of Partnerships” publication by @partosnl.bsky.social 🌍
The publication shares stories from partnerships driving change through the Dutch MFA’s Strengthening Civil Society framework.
Read more at 👉 www.partos.nl/nieuws/the-p...
The publication shares stories from partnerships driving change through the Dutch MFA’s Strengthening Civil Society framework.
Read more at 👉 www.partos.nl/nieuws/the-p...
Somalia is stepping up to end #FGM.
SIHA Network and GIZ, with Somalia’s Ministry of Family and Human Rights Development, gathered key voices to push the Anti-FGM Bill forward, calling for accountability, survivor support, alternative livelihoods, and stronger advocacy.
#EndFGM
SIHA Network and GIZ, with Somalia’s Ministry of Family and Human Rights Development, gathered key voices to push the Anti-FGM Bill forward, calling for accountability, survivor support, alternative livelihoods, and stronger advocacy.
#EndFGM
November 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
SIHA Network is hiring a Grants Associate to support feminist grant management across the Horn of Africa.
📍 Remote/on-site - Full time
Apply by Nov 15, 2025 here: reliefweb.int/job/4184709/...
#FeministJobs #HiringAlert
📍 Remote/on-site - Full time
Apply by Nov 15, 2025 here: reliefweb.int/job/4184709/...
#FeministJobs #HiringAlert
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
SIHA Network is hiring a Grants Associate to support feminist grant management across the Horn of Africa.
📍 Remote/on-site - Full time
Apply by Nov 15, 2025 here: reliefweb.int/job/4184709/...
#FeministJobs #HiringAlert
📍 Remote/on-site - Full time
Apply by Nov 15, 2025 here: reliefweb.int/job/4184709/...
#FeministJobs #HiringAlert
“We Ran Through the Corpses, Escaping Death Only to Find It Waiting Ahead”
Darfur Advocacy Group, supported by SIHA Network, reports ongoing genocide and grave human rights violations by RSF against civilians in #ElFasher, North Darfur: sihanet.org/wp-content/u...
#KeepEyesOnSudan
Darfur Advocacy Group, supported by SIHA Network, reports ongoing genocide and grave human rights violations by RSF against civilians in #ElFasher, North Darfur: sihanet.org/wp-content/u...
#KeepEyesOnSudan
November 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
“We Ran Through the Corpses, Escaping Death Only to Find It Waiting Ahead”
Darfur Advocacy Group, supported by SIHA Network, reports ongoing genocide and grave human rights violations by RSF against civilians in #ElFasher, North Darfur: sihanet.org/wp-content/u...
#KeepEyesOnSudan
Darfur Advocacy Group, supported by SIHA Network, reports ongoing genocide and grave human rights violations by RSF against civilians in #ElFasher, North Darfur: sihanet.org/wp-content/u...
#KeepEyesOnSudan
🚨 SIHA Network is proud to support the Arusha Initiative’s 2025 Days of Action!
Calling on countries in the Horn of Africa to nominate #AfricasBest for the African Union’s #HumanRights mechanisms.
Let’s strengthen leadership & representation across #Africa. 🌍
#ArushaInitiative
Calling on countries in the Horn of Africa to nominate #AfricasBest for the African Union’s #HumanRights mechanisms.
Let’s strengthen leadership & representation across #Africa. 🌍
#ArushaInitiative
November 3, 2025 at 8:54 AM
🚨 SIHA Network is proud to support the Arusha Initiative’s 2025 Days of Action!
Calling on countries in the Horn of Africa to nominate #AfricasBest for the African Union’s #HumanRights mechanisms.
Let’s strengthen leadership & representation across #Africa. 🌍
#ArushaInitiative
Calling on countries in the Horn of Africa to nominate #AfricasBest for the African Union’s #HumanRights mechanisms.
Let’s strengthen leadership & representation across #Africa. 🌍
#ArushaInitiative
🚨 SIHA Network strongly stands against the RSF’s genocide in El Fasher, executing civilians, abducting women & children, and displacing thousands. The African Union and the global community’s silence enables these atrocities.
The world must act now!
📃 Read our statement: sihanet.org/el-fasher-an...
The world must act now!
📃 Read our statement: sihanet.org/el-fasher-an...
October 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
🚨 SIHA Network strongly stands against the RSF’s genocide in El Fasher, executing civilians, abducting women & children, and displacing thousands. The African Union and the global community’s silence enables these atrocities.
The world must act now!
📃 Read our statement: sihanet.org/el-fasher-an...
The world must act now!
📃 Read our statement: sihanet.org/el-fasher-an...
To understand today, we look back. “Tracing the Roots of Discrimination in Sudanese Law” reveals how history, power and identity shaped systemic exclusion in Sudan. Justice begins with knowledge.
📘 Read and share: issuu.com/halayassin/d...
#FeministWednesday #KeepEyesOnSudan
📘 Read and share: issuu.com/halayassin/d...
#FeministWednesday #KeepEyesOnSudan
October 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM
To understand today, we look back. “Tracing the Roots of Discrimination in Sudanese Law” reveals how history, power and identity shaped systemic exclusion in Sudan. Justice begins with knowledge.
📘 Read and share: issuu.com/halayassin/d...
#FeministWednesday #KeepEyesOnSudan
📘 Read and share: issuu.com/halayassin/d...
#FeministWednesday #KeepEyesOnSudan
Through SIHA’s Solidarity in Action Project, 30 women-led organizations in Juba, South Sudan, gained practical financial management skills. Strengthened teams, improved accountability, and empowered individuals build stronger organizations and a thriving network.
#CapacityBuilding
#CapacityBuilding
October 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Through SIHA’s Solidarity in Action Project, 30 women-led organizations in Juba, South Sudan, gained practical financial management skills. Strengthened teams, improved accountability, and empowered individuals build stronger organizations and a thriving network.
#CapacityBuilding
#CapacityBuilding
🚨 SIHA joined other organizations in signing the Joint Statement on Safe Passage in El Fasher, Darfur.
Over 260,000 civilians, including 130,000 children, remain under siege.
Read & share: www.paema.ngo/joint-statem...
#JusticeForSudan #KeepEyesOnSudan #ReBuildSudanWithHer
Over 260,000 civilians, including 130,000 children, remain under siege.
Read & share: www.paema.ngo/joint-statem...
#JusticeForSudan #KeepEyesOnSudan #ReBuildSudanWithHer
October 24, 2025 at 9:36 AM
🚨 SIHA joined other organizations in signing the Joint Statement on Safe Passage in El Fasher, Darfur.
Over 260,000 civilians, including 130,000 children, remain under siege.
Read & share: www.paema.ngo/joint-statem...
#JusticeForSudan #KeepEyesOnSudan #ReBuildSudanWithHer
Over 260,000 civilians, including 130,000 children, remain under siege.
Read & share: www.paema.ngo/joint-statem...
#JusticeForSudan #KeepEyesOnSudan #ReBuildSudanWithHer
Reposted by SIHA Network
🎙️In this 🆕 episode of Expert Voices on Atrocity Prevention, our @jdstreitfeld.bsky.social sat down with Hala Al-Karib, Regional Director @sihanetwork.bsky.social, a coalition that builds the capacity of women’s rights orgs in the Horn of Africa.
🎧 ⬇️ #EVAPpodcast
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🎧 ⬇️ #EVAPpodcast
soundcloud.com/evappodcast/...
Episode 48: Hala Al-Karib
In this episode, we sat down with Hala Al-Karib, Regional Director of the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA Network), a coalition that builds the capacity of women’s rights or
soundcloud.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🎙️In this 🆕 episode of Expert Voices on Atrocity Prevention, our @jdstreitfeld.bsky.social sat down with Hala Al-Karib, Regional Director @sihanetwork.bsky.social, a coalition that builds the capacity of women’s rights orgs in the Horn of Africa.
🎧 ⬇️ #EVAPpodcast
soundcloud.com/evappodcast/...
🎧 ⬇️ #EVAPpodcast
soundcloud.com/evappodcast/...
Reposted by SIHA Network
📍Arua
@sihanetwork.bsky.social Phase 2 Close Out Meeting of the Stronger Together Project which has strengthened women’s political participation, voice and leadership, assisted women survivors of GBV to access justice, brought access to information for women in Arua City, etc.
@sihanetwork.bsky.social Phase 2 Close Out Meeting of the Stronger Together Project which has strengthened women’s political participation, voice and leadership, assisted women survivors of GBV to access justice, brought access to information for women in Arua City, etc.
October 15, 2025 at 10:14 AM
📍Arua
@sihanetwork.bsky.social Phase 2 Close Out Meeting of the Stronger Together Project which has strengthened women’s political participation, voice and leadership, assisted women survivors of GBV to access justice, brought access to information for women in Arua City, etc.
@sihanetwork.bsky.social Phase 2 Close Out Meeting of the Stronger Together Project which has strengthened women’s political participation, voice and leadership, assisted women survivors of GBV to access justice, brought access to information for women in Arua City, etc.
📢 Final day of SIHA Network side events at #ACHPR85OS!
🕚 11:00 GMT – Advancing women’s rights in #Ethiopia
🕑 14:00 GMT – Film launch on displacement in #Sudan
Join us to amplify women’s voices, share lived experiences, and drive action across the #HornOfAfrica
🕚 11:00 GMT – Advancing women’s rights in #Ethiopia
🕑 14:00 GMT – Film launch on displacement in #Sudan
Join us to amplify women’s voices, share lived experiences, and drive action across the #HornOfAfrica
October 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
📢 Final day of SIHA Network side events at #ACHPR85OS!
🕚 11:00 GMT – Advancing women’s rights in #Ethiopia
🕑 14:00 GMT – Film launch on displacement in #Sudan
Join us to amplify women’s voices, share lived experiences, and drive action across the #HornOfAfrica
🕚 11:00 GMT – Advancing women’s rights in #Ethiopia
🕑 14:00 GMT – Film launch on displacement in #Sudan
Join us to amplify women’s voices, share lived experiences, and drive action across the #HornOfAfrica
📸 NOW OPEN | SIHA Network’s “We Are Not Targets” Photo Exhibition at #ACHPR85OS highlights the impact of war on women and girls in #Darfur & #SouthKordofan.
On display until Oct 24 at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara Int’l Conference Center, Kololi. Join us!
#EyesOnDarfur #KeepEyesOnSudan
On display until Oct 24 at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara Int’l Conference Center, Kololi. Join us!
#EyesOnDarfur #KeepEyesOnSudan
October 21, 2025 at 7:58 AM
📸 NOW OPEN | SIHA Network’s “We Are Not Targets” Photo Exhibition at #ACHPR85OS highlights the impact of war on women and girls in #Darfur & #SouthKordofan.
On display until Oct 24 at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara Int’l Conference Center, Kololi. Join us!
#EyesOnDarfur #KeepEyesOnSudan
On display until Oct 24 at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara Int’l Conference Center, Kololi. Join us!
#EyesOnDarfur #KeepEyesOnSudan
Tomorrow, SIHA Network will engage at the #ACHPR85OS, centering the voices of young women leaders in the discourse on peace and stability in South Sudan.
🕚 11:00-12:30 GMT
📍 Press Room 3, Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara ICC
Join us to listen to their experiences
#YoungWomenLeaders #PeaceBuilding
🕚 11:00-12:30 GMT
📍 Press Room 3, Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara ICC
Join us to listen to their experiences
#YoungWomenLeaders #PeaceBuilding
October 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Tomorrow, SIHA Network will engage at the #ACHPR85OS, centering the voices of young women leaders in the discourse on peace and stability in South Sudan.
🕚 11:00-12:30 GMT
📍 Press Room 3, Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara ICC
Join us to listen to their experiences
#YoungWomenLeaders #PeaceBuilding
🕚 11:00-12:30 GMT
📍 Press Room 3, Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara ICC
Join us to listen to their experiences
#YoungWomenLeaders #PeaceBuilding
Next week, SIHA Network will table women’s rights, peace & justice at the center at #ACHPR85OS.
Join our side events on key issues like sexual violence, displacement, resilience, and advocacy.
Check out the poster for full info!
#HumanRights
Join our side events on key issues like sexual violence, displacement, resilience, and advocacy.
Check out the poster for full info!
#HumanRights
October 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Next week, SIHA Network will table women’s rights, peace & justice at the center at #ACHPR85OS.
Join our side events on key issues like sexual violence, displacement, resilience, and advocacy.
Check out the poster for full info!
#HumanRights
Join our side events on key issues like sexual violence, displacement, resilience, and advocacy.
Check out the poster for full info!
#HumanRights
#ThroughBackThursday
Women from Northern Uganda cross borders daily to trade and survive, facing violence and threats. Our report sheds light on their stories, turning survival into advocacy.
Read and share: issuu.com/halayassin/d...
Women from Northern Uganda cross borders daily to trade and survive, facing violence and threats. Our report sheds light on their stories, turning survival into advocacy.
Read and share: issuu.com/halayassin/d...
October 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
#ThroughBackThursday
Women from Northern Uganda cross borders daily to trade and survive, facing violence and threats. Our report sheds light on their stories, turning survival into advocacy.
Read and share: issuu.com/halayassin/d...
Women from Northern Uganda cross borders daily to trade and survive, facing violence and threats. Our report sheds light on their stories, turning survival into advocacy.
Read and share: issuu.com/halayassin/d...
SIHA is looking for an expert consultant to design and facilitate a 3-day Financial Management Capacity Building Workshop for 30 women-led organizations in Kampala, Uganda.
Apply by 24 Oct: sihanet.org/job/consulta...
#FeministJobs #ConsultancyOpportunity
Apply by 24 Oct: sihanet.org/job/consulta...
#FeministJobs #ConsultancyOpportunity
October 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
SIHA is looking for an expert consultant to design and facilitate a 3-day Financial Management Capacity Building Workshop for 30 women-led organizations in Kampala, Uganda.
Apply by 24 Oct: sihanet.org/job/consulta...
#FeministJobs #ConsultancyOpportunity
Apply by 24 Oct: sihanet.org/job/consulta...
#FeministJobs #ConsultancyOpportunity
📖 Be inspired by our latest newsletter, featuring stories of courage, leadership, and unwavering advocacy by women across the Greater Horn of Africa:
mailchi.mp/ab0e86c1f1b9...
mailchi.mp/ab0e86c1f1b9...
October 13, 2025 at 10:45 AM
📖 Be inspired by our latest newsletter, featuring stories of courage, leadership, and unwavering advocacy by women across the Greater Horn of Africa:
mailchi.mp/ab0e86c1f1b9...
mailchi.mp/ab0e86c1f1b9...
We're thrilled to be recognized by the Girls Opportunity Alliance (Obama Foundation) & to receive funding and support to equip child mothers in Arua City, Uganda, by strengthening their agency and expanding leadership opportunities.
Learn more about our project here:
www.gofundme.org/projects/str...
Learn more about our project here:
www.gofundme.org/projects/str...
October 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We're thrilled to be recognized by the Girls Opportunity Alliance (Obama Foundation) & to receive funding and support to equip child mothers in Arua City, Uganda, by strengthening their agency and expanding leadership opportunities.
Learn more about our project here:
www.gofundme.org/projects/str...
Learn more about our project here:
www.gofundme.org/projects/str...