Haki Nawiri Afrika
Haki Nawiri Afrika is an initiative formed by Kenya based activists in collaboration with university students from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
issue: Right to sustainable development, including the right to property; access to land and credit
Why the Maputo Protocol Benefits Everyone: #MaputoProtocolAt19
One of the world’s most comprehensive and progressive women’s human rights instruments, the Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Women in Africa (the Maputo Protocol) was adopted by Heads of State and Government in Maputo, Mozambique, on 11 July 2003. To commemorate the 19th Anniversary of the Maputo Protocol, the SOAWR Coalition is celebrating 19 reasons why the Protocol benefits the diversity of African women and girls, their lived realities, communities and governments. Go to: 1. African Union Member States Whilst the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights provides a foundational framework for domesticating human rights
Y-PEER PETRI Morocco
Y-PEER PETRI Morocco is a youth-to-youth initiative launched by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and established in Morocco since 2006. Y-PEER PETRI Maroc est une initiative de jeunesse à jeunesse lancée par le Fonds des Nations Unies pour la population (FNUAP) et créée au Maroc depuis 2006.
Webinar on implementation of the gender action plan to support gender responsive climate action in Africa
Time: 14:00 – 16:00 SAST / 15: 00 – 17:00 EAT / 13:00 – 15:00 WAT
The aim of this webinar shall be to highlight the gendered consequences of climate disasters that impact women in Africa and create awareness on the need for the implementation of the Gender Action Plan. The webinar shall also highlight the role of CSOs and individuals in implementation of the gender action plan in Africa.
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Sources of Peace for Women and Youth Rights holds a Symposium on the Maputo Protocol
SOAWR Member organisation, Sources of Peace Organisation (SPO) for Women and Youth Rights held a national symposium on the Maputo Protocol in Tripoli in November, 2022 with key delegates. Read
SOAWR Steering Committee Meeting – Key Commitments
From the 22nd-24th of November 2022, SOAWR’s Steering Committee members met in Mombasa, Kenya, to take stock of the SOAWR Strategic Plan (2019-2024) and its implementation. Following dynamic reflections on
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
SOAWR Statement to the 73rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
In November 2022, on behalf of the SOAWR Coalition, member organisation Alliances for Africa (observer status number 235) submitted a statement to the 73rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission