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.
Death sentences against women in Sudan’s current war do not constitute justice. They are a profound failure of it.
As highlighted by Hala Al-Karib, women who remain in conflict-affected areas often do so because of war, poverty, fear and coercion—not by choice.
www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/...
As highlighted by Hala Al-Karib, women who remain in conflict-affected areas often do so because of war, poverty, fear and coercion—not by choice.
www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/...
September 15, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Death sentences against women in Sudan’s current war do not constitute justice. They are a profound failure of it.
As highlighted by Hala Al-Karib, women who remain in conflict-affected areas often do so because of war, poverty, fear and coercion—not by choice.
www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/...
As highlighted by Hala Al-Karib, women who remain in conflict-affected areas often do so because of war, poverty, fear and coercion—not by choice.
www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/...
📢 We are looking for an Advocacy and Research Officer to support SIHA’s advocacy and research work across the Horn of Africa.
📍 Virtual | Regional & International Travel
🔗 Apply her by 15 September 2026: sihanet.org/job/advocacy...
📍 Virtual | Regional & International Travel
🔗 Apply her by 15 September 2026: sihanet.org/job/advocacy...
September 7, 2026 at 11:44 AM
📢 We are looking for an Advocacy and Research Officer to support SIHA’s advocacy and research work across the Horn of Africa.
📍 Virtual | Regional & International Travel
🔗 Apply her by 15 September 2026: sihanet.org/job/advocacy...
📍 Virtual | Regional & International Travel
🔗 Apply her by 15 September 2026: sihanet.org/job/advocacy...
📢 We’re now on Substack!
Want to discover more about who we are and where we come from?
📖 Read the book: issuu.com/halayassin/d...
🎥 Watch SIHA’s Story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNZ5...
🔗 Join our growing community: substack.com/@sihanetwork
Want to discover more about who we are and where we come from?
📖 Read the book: issuu.com/halayassin/d...
🎥 Watch SIHA’s Story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNZ5...
🔗 Join our growing community: substack.com/@sihanetwork
August 14, 2026 at 9:54 AM
📢 We’re now on Substack!
Want to discover more about who we are and where we come from?
📖 Read the book: issuu.com/halayassin/d...
🎥 Watch SIHA’s Story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNZ5...
🔗 Join our growing community: substack.com/@sihanetwork
Want to discover more about who we are and where we come from?
📖 Read the book: issuu.com/halayassin/d...
🎥 Watch SIHA’s Story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNZ5...
🔗 Join our growing community: substack.com/@sihanetwork
SIHA Network is proud to stand among the signatories of the International Declaration on Gender Apartheid and Its Destructive Consequences, signed by our Regional Director, Hala Al-Karib. Join the launch on 13 August, 12:00–1:30 PM ET: www.genderapartheiddeclaration.org
Gender Apartheid Declaration
In August 2026, to mark the fifth anniversary of repressive Taliban rule and Afghan women’s resistance to it, a distinguished group of international human rights and legal experts - from Afghanistan, ...
www.genderapartheiddeclaration.org
August 5, 2026 at 1:17 PM
SIHA Network is proud to stand among the signatories of the International Declaration on Gender Apartheid and Its Destructive Consequences, signed by our Regional Director, Hala Al-Karib. Join the launch on 13 August, 12:00–1:30 PM ET: www.genderapartheiddeclaration.org
SIHA Network's Training on Feminist Monitoring and Accountability equipped #WPS Champions, community monitors, and women leaders in Somalia with the skills to document women's experiences safely and ethically, generating evidence to inform advocacy and strengthen accountability.
#WomenPeaceSecurity
#WomenPeaceSecurity
August 4, 2026 at 12:05 PM
SIHA Network's Training on Feminist Monitoring and Accountability equipped #WPS Champions, community monitors, and women leaders in Somalia with the skills to document women's experiences safely and ethically, generating evidence to inform advocacy and strengthen accountability.
#WomenPeaceSecurity
#WomenPeaceSecurity
Young women are shaping peace and governance in South Sudan despite persistent barriers. Our latest Annual Monitoring Report explores the challenges and opportunities for meaningful political participation.
Read the full report here: sihanet.org/inclusive-go...
#InclusiveGovernance #YoungWomen
Read the full report here: sihanet.org/inclusive-go...
#InclusiveGovernance #YoungWomen
July 22, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Young women are shaping peace and governance in South Sudan despite persistent barriers. Our latest Annual Monitoring Report explores the challenges and opportunities for meaningful political participation.
Read the full report here: sihanet.org/inclusive-go...
#InclusiveGovernance #YoungWomen
Read the full report here: sihanet.org/inclusive-go...
#InclusiveGovernance #YoungWomen
We contributed to SOAWR’s podcast series on the Maputo Protocol, which closes with an episode examining the challenges facing women’s rights across Africa and the collective responses led by feminist movements.
Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuz7...
Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuz7...
July 7, 2026 at 11:27 AM
We contributed to SOAWR’s podcast series on the Maputo Protocol, which closes with an episode examining the challenges facing women’s rights across Africa and the collective responses led by feminist movements.
Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuz7...
Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuz7...
Reminder! Today at the 5th Annual NalaFem Summit side event “Leveraging Sustained Feminist Power: Inclusive Governance and Intergenerational Leadership from the Grassroots Up.” Featuring feminist leaders and activists from the Greater Horn of Africa.
Watch it here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=OmVS...
Watch it here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=OmVS...
July 2, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Reminder! Today at the 5th Annual NalaFem Summit side event “Leveraging Sustained Feminist Power: Inclusive Governance and Intergenerational Leadership from the Grassroots Up.” Featuring feminist leaders and activists from the Greater Horn of Africa.
Watch it here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=OmVS...
Watch it here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=OmVS...
Will you be at the 5th Annual Nala Fem Summit in Nairobi? Join us on July 2, in person or via livestream, for a conversation on grassroots feminist power, women's leadership, inclusive governance, and sustainable change across the Greater Horn of Africa.
Watch it here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=OmVS...
Watch it here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=OmVS...
July 1, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Will you be at the 5th Annual Nala Fem Summit in Nairobi? Join us on July 2, in person or via livestream, for a conversation on grassroots feminist power, women's leadership, inclusive governance, and sustainable change across the Greater Horn of Africa.
Watch it here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=OmVS...
Watch it here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=OmVS...
African feminist movements are resisting a growing global backlash on women’s rights and bodily autonomy. As Nana Zulu (AWDF) shows, they are organized, community-rooted, and shaping decolonial futures in a time of rising authoritarianism.
Read it here: diasporaafrica.org/african-femi...
Read it here: diasporaafrica.org/african-femi...
June 26, 2026 at 10:53 AM
African feminist movements are resisting a growing global backlash on women’s rights and bodily autonomy. As Nana Zulu (AWDF) shows, they are organized, community-rooted, and shaping decolonial futures in a time of rising authoritarianism.
Read it here: diasporaafrica.org/african-femi...
Read it here: diasporaafrica.org/african-femi...
📚 Our Bi-Annual Knowledge Bulletin is out! Drawing on decades of feminist research, advocacy and movement-building across the Horn of Africa, this edition highlights key insights on women’s rights, economic empowerment, conflict, and accountability.
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June 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM
📚 Our Bi-Annual Knowledge Bulletin is out! Drawing on decades of feminist research, advocacy and movement-building across the Horn of Africa, this edition highlights key insights on women’s rights, economic empowerment, conflict, and accountability.
🔗 us7.campaign-archive.com?e=[UNIQID]&u...
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Trust is more than a value, it’s the foundation of collective action. In Hargeisa, feminist activists and women’s rights organizations from across Somalia and the Horn of Africa came together to strengthen trust, solidarity, and collaboration in advancing gender justice and ending GBV.
June 25, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Trust is more than a value, it’s the foundation of collective action. In Hargeisa, feminist activists and women’s rights organizations from across Somalia and the Horn of Africa came together to strengthen trust, solidarity, and collaboration in advancing gender justice and ending GBV.
SIHA seeks a consultant/firm to review, map, update, and design #SGBV Referral Pathways for Arua City and District, Uganda.
📍 Arua, Uganda
⏳ 3 weeks
📅 Apply here by 1 July 2026: sihanet.org/job/review-m...
#FeministJobs
📍 Arua, Uganda
⏳ 3 weeks
📅 Apply here by 1 July 2026: sihanet.org/job/review-m...
#FeministJobs
June 22, 2026 at 2:01 PM
SIHA seeks a consultant/firm to review, map, update, and design #SGBV Referral Pathways for Arua City and District, Uganda.
📍 Arua, Uganda
⏳ 3 weeks
📅 Apply here by 1 July 2026: sihanet.org/job/review-m...
#FeministJobs
📍 Arua, Uganda
⏳ 3 weeks
📅 Apply here by 1 July 2026: sihanet.org/job/review-m...
#FeministJobs
SIHA Network congratulates our Board Member, Ms. Rigbe Gebrehawaria, on her election to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). We are proud to celebrate this achievement and wish her a successful and impactful tenure.
June 15, 2026 at 8:18 AM
SIHA Network congratulates our Board Member, Ms. Rigbe Gebrehawaria, on her election to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). We are proud to celebrate this achievement and wish her a successful and impactful tenure.
SIHA Network is hiring a Sudan Country Coordinator to lead programmes, partnerships, advocacy, and strategic engagement across #Sudan.
📍 Kassala or Khartoum
📅 Apply by 30 June 2026
📄 sihanet.org/job/sudan-co...
#HiringAlert #FeministJobs
📍 Kassala or Khartoum
📅 Apply by 30 June 2026
📄 sihanet.org/job/sudan-co...
#HiringAlert #FeministJobs
June 11, 2026 at 10:50 AM
SIHA Network is hiring a Sudan Country Coordinator to lead programmes, partnerships, advocacy, and strategic engagement across #Sudan.
📍 Kassala or Khartoum
📅 Apply by 30 June 2026
📄 sihanet.org/job/sudan-co...
#HiringAlert #FeministJobs
📍 Kassala or Khartoum
📅 Apply by 30 June 2026
📄 sihanet.org/job/sudan-co...
#HiringAlert #FeministJobs
Big milestone for SIHA: the final evaluation of “We Have Rights” (Somalia and Somaliland), supported by the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women, is now out. It shows stronger survivor-centred services, 50 orgs engaged, and shifts in harmful norms. Read it: untf.unwomen.org/en/digital-l...
June 10, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Big milestone for SIHA: the final evaluation of “We Have Rights” (Somalia and Somaliland), supported by the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women, is now out. It shows stronger survivor-centred services, 50 orgs engaged, and shifts in harmful norms. Read it: untf.unwomen.org/en/digital-l...
“I will never forget the teacher who negotiated to be g4ng-r4ped instead of her daughter,” writes Hala Al Karib in this article on how sexual violence has been used as a weapon of war in Sudan for decades, and why ending impunity is essential to justice and peace: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
June 4, 2026 at 10:02 AM
“I will never forget the teacher who negotiated to be g4ng-r4ped instead of her daughter,” writes Hala Al Karib in this article on how sexual violence has been used as a weapon of war in Sudan for decades, and why ending impunity is essential to justice and peace: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
In Somaliland, drought continues to devastate displaced communities. SIHA in collaboration with the government recently supported 70 drought-affected families in two IDP camps with emergency food assistance.
Standing with communities in times of crisis means restoring dignity, hope, and solidarity.
Standing with communities in times of crisis means restoring dignity, hope, and solidarity.
June 2, 2026 at 8:29 AM
In Somaliland, drought continues to devastate displaced communities. SIHA in collaboration with the government recently supported 70 drought-affected families in two IDP camps with emergency food assistance.
Standing with communities in times of crisis means restoring dignity, hope, and solidarity.
Standing with communities in times of crisis means restoring dignity, hope, and solidarity.
Ethiopia Today features SIHA Network research on gender-responsive budgeting and inequality in public spending. The article highlights key impacts on health, education, and social protection for women and girls: ethiopiatoday.net/the-hidden-c...
June 1, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Ethiopia Today features SIHA Network research on gender-responsive budgeting and inequality in public spending. The article highlights key impacts on health, education, and social protection for women and girls: ethiopiatoday.net/the-hidden-c...
SIHA Network is hiring a Project Officer in South Sudan (Juba) to lead project implementation, donor reporting, stakeholder engagement, subgrant management, and coordination across women’s rights programmes.
Apply by 8 June 2026 via: sihanet.org/job/project-...
#FeministJobs
Apply by 8 June 2026 via: sihanet.org/job/project-...
#FeministJobs
May 26, 2026 at 10:36 AM
SIHA Network is hiring a Project Officer in South Sudan (Juba) to lead project implementation, donor reporting, stakeholder engagement, subgrant management, and coordination across women’s rights programmes.
Apply by 8 June 2026 via: sihanet.org/job/project-...
#FeministJobs
Apply by 8 June 2026 via: sihanet.org/job/project-...
#FeministJobs
Eid Mubarak from SIHA Network!
May this Eid bring you peace, togetherness, and all the little moments that make life meaningful. Wishing you and your loved ones warmth and joy this Eid Al-Adha.
May this Eid bring you peace, togetherness, and all the little moments that make life meaningful. Wishing you and your loved ones warmth and joy this Eid Al-Adha.
May 26, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Eid Mubarak from SIHA Network!
May this Eid bring you peace, togetherness, and all the little moments that make life meaningful. Wishing you and your loved ones warmth and joy this Eid Al-Adha.
May this Eid bring you peace, togetherness, and all the little moments that make life meaningful. Wishing you and your loved ones warmth and joy this Eid Al-Adha.
SIHA Network wishes you a joyous and festive Easter holiday!
May season bring newness, hope and rest alongside cherished family and friends 🍃
May season bring newness, hope and rest alongside cherished family and friends 🍃
April 3, 2026 at 2:55 PM
SIHA Network wishes you a joyous and festive Easter holiday!
May season bring newness, hope and rest alongside cherished family and friends 🍃
May season bring newness, hope and rest alongside cherished family and friends 🍃
Violence against women and girls in Sudan leaves deep psychological scars affecting individuals, families, and communities.
The #MorethanNumbers report by SIHA Network highlights the urgent need for mental health support, safe spaces, and community care. Read it here: sihanet.org/wp-content/u...
The #MorethanNumbers report by SIHA Network highlights the urgent need for mental health support, safe spaces, and community care. Read it here: sihanet.org/wp-content/u...
March 23, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Violence against women and girls in Sudan leaves deep psychological scars affecting individuals, families, and communities.
The #MorethanNumbers report by SIHA Network highlights the urgent need for mental health support, safe spaces, and community care. Read it here: sihanet.org/wp-content/u...
The #MorethanNumbers report by SIHA Network highlights the urgent need for mental health support, safe spaces, and community care. Read it here: sihanet.org/wp-content/u...
🌙 Eid Mubarak from SIHA Network!
As we celebrate with family, friends, and communities near and far, we hope this Eid brings moments of peace, renewed hope, and the promise of new beginnings for everyone. May it remind us of the power of compassion, solidarity, and shared humanity.
As we celebrate with family, friends, and communities near and far, we hope this Eid brings moments of peace, renewed hope, and the promise of new beginnings for everyone. May it remind us of the power of compassion, solidarity, and shared humanity.
March 19, 2026 at 5:30 PM
🌙 Eid Mubarak from SIHA Network!
As we celebrate with family, friends, and communities near and far, we hope this Eid brings moments of peace, renewed hope, and the promise of new beginnings for everyone. May it remind us of the power of compassion, solidarity, and shared humanity.
As we celebrate with family, friends, and communities near and far, we hope this Eid brings moments of peace, renewed hope, and the promise of new beginnings for everyone. May it remind us of the power of compassion, solidarity, and shared humanity.
At #CSW70, SIHA Network delivered two statements on the urgent realities facing women and girls in the Horn of Africa, highlighting the critical need for access to justice.
Read them in full here:
🔗 sihanet.org/csw70-intera...
🔗 sihanet.org/siha-network...
Read them in full here:
🔗 sihanet.org/csw70-intera...
🔗 sihanet.org/siha-network...
March 19, 2026 at 4:42 PM
At #CSW70, SIHA Network delivered two statements on the urgent realities facing women and girls in the Horn of Africa, highlighting the critical need for access to justice.
Read them in full here:
🔗 sihanet.org/csw70-intera...
🔗 sihanet.org/siha-network...
Read them in full here:
🔗 sihanet.org/csw70-intera...
🔗 sihanet.org/siha-network...