Communication Techniques for Development (ACT)
Communication Techniques for Development is an Egyptian organisation who seeks to improve the media’s representation of women and combat violence against women.
country: Egypt
SOAWR Conducts Maputo Protocol Ratification Missions to Egypt and Morocco
In October and November 2022, the Solidarity for African Women Rights Coalition (SOAWR) in partnership with various actors including the African Union Commission’s Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (AUC-WGYD) conducted ratification missions in Egypt and Morocco to advocate for the adoption of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (the “Maputo Protocol”). The two countries are among 12 in Africa that have not acceded the women’s rights treaty. Thanks also to our Egyptian and Moroccan member organisations for their support and engagement in these missions. Read more about the
Welcome to our 8 New SOAWR Member Organisations!
The SOAWR Coalition is pleased to introduce our 8 new SOAWR Members! We are now a Coalition of 71 members working across 33 different African member states. To find out more about each of the organisations and their work to advance African women’s rights and the Maputo Protocol, see their member profiles: The National Association for the Defense of Rights and Freedoms (NADRF) The Forum for Development and Human Rights Dialogue (FDHRD) MPower! Islamic Development and Relief Agency (IDRA) Well Being Africa (WBA) Y-Peer Petri Sources of Peace Organization (SPO) La Journal Féministe Algérien (JFA) (The Algerian Feminist Journal) If
National Association for the Defense of Rights and Freedoms (NADRF)
NADRF, an Egyptian organisation, is mainly concerned with monitoring and documenting human rights violations, the promotion of women’s rights and gender equality, the empowerment of women and youth at political, economic and social levels.
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JOINT STATEMENT ON THE OCCASION OF THE “GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION FOR ACCESS TO SAFE AND LEGAL ABORTION”
This 28 September 2023 marks the global day of action for access to safe and legal abortion. We, the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa (SRRWA) of
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The 2022-2023 Africa Gender Equality Moot Court Competition
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