Annual Meeting with SHGA-Working Group and Stakeholders
Annual Meeting with SHG-WG and Stakeholders
News
SHGs Break the Silence on GBV and Human Rights Violations
In the IDP camps of Nasahablod and Statehouse, gender-based violence (GBV) and human rights violations often go unreported silenced by fear, stigma, and isolation. But a bold shift is happening through the Community-Level Monitoring of Human Rights Violations and Referral Pathways initiative. Through this initiative, youth- and women-led SHGs have been equipped to recognize abuse, …
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SHG Leader Bridges Peace Between Divided Communities
In Statehouse, deep-rooted tensions between the community have long fueled mistrust and division. But today, peace is beginning to grow planted and nurtured by the leadership of women-led Self-Help Groups (SHGs). After receiving training in human rights, social cohesion, and peacebuilding, these grassroots women leaders are facilitating powerful community dialogues that bring together youth, elders, …
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Success Story: SHG Leader Bridges Peace Between Divided Communities
In Statehouse, deep-rooted tensions between the community have long fueled mistrust and division. But today, peace is beginning to grow planted and nurtured by the leadership of women-led Self-Help Groups (SHGs). After receiving training in human rights, social cohesion, and peacebuilding, these grassroots women leaders are facilitating powerful community dialogues that bring together youth, elders, …
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BRIEF ARTICLE ON: HIGH-LEVEL FGM ADVOCACY CONVENTION IN HARGEISA, SOMALILAND 17th-18th September 2024
The High-Level FGM Advocacy Convention in Hargeisa was indeed a pivotal moment in the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Somaliland. This event gathered both regional and international stakeholders to engage in meaningful discussions, share valuable insights, and forge partnerships aimed at promoting a comprehensive anti-FGM policy. The collaborative efforts were highlighted the …
EMPOWERING THE VOICELESS: THE TRANSFORMATIVE JOURNEY OF WOMEN IN SELF-HELP GROUPS IN SOMALILAND
In a world where marginalized and vulnerable women often find themselves voiceless and overlooked, the rise of Self- Self-help groups (SHGs) in Somaliland represents a profound transformation for marginalized and vulnerable women, who have historically been voiceless and unheeded. These grassroots, women-led initiatives offer a platform for support, advocacy, and economic empowerment. However, the journey …
Empowering Local Frameworks: Enhancing Community-Based Systems to Combat FGM/C in Somaliland-2/
Network against FGM/C in Somaliland (NAFIS), is a non-political, non-governmental, humanitarian, and anti-FGM Network in Somaliland with 20-member organizations its main purpose is to combat all forms of FGM/C in Somaliland through coordination, Networking, Lobbying, advocacy, research, documentation, capacity building, women empowerment, and survival support. This Term of Reference is set out to define the …
Inferno, the devastation of Somaliland’s Commercial hub Market “Waaheen”
Waheen is the biggest commercial market in Somaliland, where thousands of business transactions happen each morning. Since it was the commercial hub for many of Somaliland, people and other neighboring regions depended on the Waheen commercial market to sell their products. As the early news reports indicated, about 60% of the small vendors in this …
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Promote telecommuting capabilities (video conferencing) of NAFIS its member CSOs.
Distribution of Video Conference to NAFIS Network member Organizations COVID 19 Pandemic has negatively affected diverse sectors of society, social affairs, economics, and convivial mobility, it has incremented the burden for many civil society organizations to fight for their organization sustains due to the funding gaps resulted from the COVID19. The crisis resulted from COVID …
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Opening Ceremony of the Kaaba Federation Office in Hargeisa
Self-help Group (SGH) is founded in Somaliland in September 2013 by NAFIS Network. It is an informal association of poor communities whose shared goal is to work together for their economic empowerment and social development. The primary purpose of the SHG is to obtain economic benefits and social responsibility. This approach empowers women and girls …
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