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From the 12th -15th December 2011 Equality

Now on behalf of SOAWR undertook a field

mission to Cote d’Ivoire to meet with the gender

and foreign affairs ministers and civil society

actors. This was part of an effort by SOAWR to

urge Ivory Coast to deposit its instrument of

ratification of the AU Protocol on Women’s

Right with the African Union before or during

the upcoming AU summit in January 2012.

The trip was a success since we were able to

map-out key actors who will engage in the do-

mestication and implementation of the protocol.

We are also happy to report that a plan for en-

gagement for the year 2012 was developed to

guide the Coalition’s interventions in Ivory

Coast and other countries in West Africa. Amb. Fatimata Toure centre, with Rachel Gogoua, ONEF, on her

right, and Grace Uwizeye, Equality Now, left

SOAWR calls on Great Lakes Region to End Sexual Gender SOAWR calls on Great Lakes Region to End Sexual Gender SOAWR calls on Great Lakes Region to End Sexual Gender SOAWR calls on Great Lakes Region to End Sexual Gender----Based Based Based Based Violence Violence Violence Violence

The Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) regional expert meeting was held in Arusha, Tanzania from

30th to 31st October 2011. The theme of the meeting was United to Prevent, End Impunity and Provide

Support to the Survivors of Sexual and Gender Based Violence in the Great Lakes Region.

The goal of the meeting was to reflect on the Great Lakes Protocol on the Prevention and Suppression of

Sexual Violence against Women and Children. Attention was drawn on the need to address the chal-

lenges in prevention of sexual violence and empowering survivors of sexual and gender based violence.

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SOAWR urges Ivory Coast to deposit instrument of ratification

of the AU Protocol

1

African women still not fully benefiting from Regional and

International Trade Agreements

2

Member States of the Great Lakes region urged to End Sexual

Gender –Based Violence

1 & 2

African Parliamentarians endorse resolution to support increased

budgetary allocation to

maternal, newborn and child health

2

GBV Documentary airs on National Radio in Nigeira

3

SOAWR Members attend UN Women Consultation meeting

3 & 5

Raising Her Voice 4

Status of Ratification 5

SOAWR Members 5

Upcoming Events

The 18th Ordinary Summit of the African

Union in Addis Ababa-Ethiopia from the

23rd –30th January 2012. The theme of

the summit is boosting intra-Africa Trade

SOWAR urges Cote d’Ivoire to Deposit its instrument of ratification to SOWAR urges Cote d’Ivoire to Deposit its instrument of ratification to SOWAR urges Cote d’Ivoire to Deposit its instrument of ratification to SOWAR urges Cote d’Ivoire to Deposit its instrument of ratification to the African Union the African Union the African Union the African Union

Naisola Likimani of Femnet, at a press conference during the Summit of the Heads of States of the International Conference of

the Great Lakes Region which took place in Kampala in December 2011. The theme of the summit was ‘United to Prevent , End

Impunity and Provide Support to the Survivors of Sexual and Gender-based Violence in the Great Lakes Region.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE :

Gender is my Agenda Pre-Summit Consulta-

tive Meeting on Gender mainstreaming in the

African Union from the 24th– 26th January

2012 in Addis Ababa

SOAWR Annual General Meeting in Addis

Ababa-Ethiopia from 18th -19th of January

2012

56th Session of the Commission on the Status

of Women , New York, 26th February to 9th

March 2012

October - December 2011

In 2010, FEMNET entered into partnership with Trust Africa to implement the

one year project titled: Promoting African Women’s Economic Empowerment

through Gender - Responsive Trade Agreements. The main objective of this

project is to mainstream gender in trade arrangements in Africa. As part of the

project, country studies were undertaken from July–September 2010 in five

countries namely: Egypt, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia to assess trade

arrangements at the regional level between the European Union and Africa and

their impact on women’s economic rights.

Findings of this study indicate that African women are still not fully benefiting

from the regional and international trade agreements that their governments

have signed. The study also revealed that trade arrangements in Africa and

with its partners in other regions of the world has had different impacts on

women and men, and most often than not, affecting women more negatively in

their position as entrepreneurs, workers, consumers, producers, and care givers

within the public and domestic spheres. Research has also shown that even

among women, trade arrangements affect urban dwellers differently compared

to the rural dwellers and younger women differently from older women. Key

follow up actions for this project include the establishment of the national

gender lobby groups (NGLs) in each of the five countries (Kenya, Zambia,

Uganda, Rwanda and Egypt). The NGL’s are undertaking advocacy and lobby

activities targeting government and key stakeholders (such as trade negotiators,

planners, economists) in their respective countries to ensure that they are all

fully aware of the gender differentiated impacts and take them into consider-

ation when formulating policy, making decisions or implementing trade

related programmes.

Overall, FEMNET expects that this process will enhance and facilitate work

with national gender lobby groups to augment information sharing, advocacy

capacity and analytical work on the various trade arrangements. FEMNET will

organize an event in the margins of the AU Summit in Addis in January to

showcase the findings of the research and launch both a documentary and the

report from the study.

African Women Still not fully Benefiting from Re-

gional and International Trade Agreements

Member States of the Great Lakes region urged to End Sexual Gender Based Violence continuing from P1

The meeting which noted the slow progress made by member’s states in

addressing (SGBV), welcomed the decision by Heads of State of the

International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) to hold a

Special Session on Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) in Kam-

pala, Uganda in December 2011. Participants thus urged members states

to be at the fore front to declare zero tolerance on (SGBV) crimes and

impunity and to allocate specific and adequate funding for (SGBV) pre-

vention programmes within a Gender responsive budgeting framework.

The above are some of the declarations that were presented in a commu-

niqué at the end of the meeting. A copy of the communiqué can be ac-

cessed at http://www.femnet.or.ke/documents/

Communique_SGBV_31.10.11.pdf and www.soawr.org.

Some of the SOAWR coalition members who participated in the meeting

are the African Women’s Development and Communication Network

(FEMNET), Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA), Equality Now,

The legislative arm of the African Union, the Pan African Parlia-

ment (PAP), has adopted a broad resolution urging speakers

of Parliament in the continent to prioritize the implementation

of maternal, newborn and child health programs. In the resolu-

tion passed during the 5th session of the 2nd Pan African Parlia-

ment held on 3rd-14th October, in Midrand, Johannesburg,

South Africa, PAP members reiterated that maternal, newborn

and child health is critical to overall human and social develop-

ment in Africa. This latest development marks a significant mile-

stone in accelerating progress in Africa towards the attainment

of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 on child

and maternal health, respectively. It also calls for high-level

parliamentary support to accelerate implementation of a plan

on policy and budget support towards maternal, newborn and

child health, agreed by Chairs of Finance and Budget commit-

tees of national parliaments in October 2010.

This is a follow up to the July 2010, African Union heads

of states and governments commitments towards maternal

and infant health at a high-level summit held in Kampala,

Uganda. At least five senior members from each of the 54 Afri-

can Union member states have pledged to work alongside speak-

ers and relevant committees of national parliaments, to imple-

ment the PAP resolution on maternal, newborn and child health.

Commending the Pan African Parliament Resolution, Rotimi

Sankore, Secretary of the Africa Public Health Parliamentary

Network, stated:

“We welcome this landmark resolution by the Pan African Par-

liament, which is a significant step towards African parliamen-

tary action to help end the tragic annual loss of an estimated 4.2

million lives of African women and children. The resolution

strongly complements the African Union Commission-led Cam-

paign for Accelerated Reduction of Maternal, Newborn and

Child Mortality in Africa (CARMMA), launched in 31 countries

over the last two years.”

African Parliaments Endorse Resolution on Increased

Budgetary Support to Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

Collectif des Associations et ONG Feminines de Burundi (CAFOB),

Coalition on Violence against Women in Kenya (COVAW) and the

Eastern Africa Sub-Regional Support Initiatives for the Advancement

of Women (EASSI).

Alliance for Africa Calls for Ratification and Alliance for Africa Calls for Ratification and Alliance for Africa Calls for Ratification and Alliance for Africa Calls for Ratification and Domestication of the AU ProtocolDomestication of the AU ProtocolDomestication of the AU ProtocolDomestication of the AU Protocol

Alliances for Africa (AfA) issued a statement during the intersession

report of the Special Rapporteur for Women in Africa, at the 50th

Session of the ACHPR (African Commission on Human & Peoples’

Rights) held in the Gambia in October 2011, The statement which

urged state parties to the African Charter to ratify the AU protocol

on the rights of women in Africa also urged the Nigerian government

to domesticate the the Women Rights Protocol by passing the

Violence Against Persons Bill into Law.



Against the backdrop of the overwhelming support for the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) (VAPP) Bill recorded during the

Public Hearing on the Bill organized by the House Joint Committee on Women Affairs, Human Rights and Justice on 17th February,

2011, WRAPA Nigeria recognized the need to engage in strategic popular mobilization towards increasing the level of public under-

standing and support of the provisions of the Bill and its passage into law in the 7th Assembly. The public opinion was also in-

tended to serve as a final engagement that justified the need for the VAPP Bill to be passed by both Chambers of the NASS while

also allaying any apprehensions about the Bill. To facilitate this, with support from UNFPA, the project engaged a Consultant with

the objective of collating and analysing public opinion on GBV issues, producing: a 10-mins DVD Sensitization documentary for

Media campaign and a 5-mins Advocacy Clip targeted at Legislators.

As part of the commemoration of the 16 Days of Activism on VAW and the campaign on the VAPP Bill, the project launched and

aired a 10-mins Media Documentary on GBV on the 10th of December 2010 (International Human Rights Day) on Nigeria’s largest

Television Authority. The Advocacy clip is to be used within the NASS Objective of: a) demanding National and State account-

ability to end GBV in Nigeria through a public endorsement and call for decisive responses to the scourge of violence in general and

GBV in particular; b) documenting for further analysis and to aid advocacy for the passage of the Violence Against Persons

(Prohibition) Bill, 2010 by the NASS; and c) sustaining public awareness and raising the bar of intolerance to GBV in Nigeria

encouraging broad-based community, state and national participation in initiatives aimed at ending GBV in Nigeria. In collabora-

tions with UNFPA, using the medium of popular community radio phone-in programs (WAZOBIA-Dec 1st, FM 99.9-Dec 2nd), the

project held a series of media engagements to raise awareness on the 16 Days of Activism on VAW’s theme ‘From peace in

the home to peace in the world’.

The UN Women Planning and Consultation Meeting for Regional

Women Rights Organizations and their Networks took place from the

15th –17th November 2011 in Addis Ababa –Ethiopia. The meeting

was for purposes of facilitating a stronger woman’s voice and influence

in Africa, through sharing of information so as to advance collaboration

among Civil Society Organization (CSOs) networks and regional bod-

ies in the continent. Several member organizations of the SOAWR

coalition, who included the African Centre for Democracy and Human

Rights studies, (ACDHRS), Alliance for Africa (AfA), Akina Mama wa

Afrika, AMwA, African Women’s Development and Communication

Network (FEMNET), Equality Now and Oxfam attended the meeting.

The meeting assessed and reviewed the CSOs work plans developed in

2010. A remarkable achievement was the fact that 31 countries out of

the 54 African states have ratified the Protocol on the Rights of Women

in Africa. Other issues of interest included the review of AU priorities

initiatives for 2011 and sharing of priority areas for 2012. Highlights of

presentations from the meeting included the following:

Economic Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) of the AU

Joseph Chilengi, a representative from (ECOSOCC) highlighted

that (ECOSOCC) has put in place a mechanisms that facilitates

collaboration particularly through the work of sectoral clusters.

ECOSOCC is in addition carrying out intensive advocacy for

ratification of all protocols, since the AU has passed a decision

that requires member states to ratify treaties within a year and

another that prevents them from entering reservations. CSOs

were encouraged to strategize on effective areas of collaboration

with the (ECOSOCC) Bureau on advocacy towards the ratifica-

tion of protocols and policy advice to the AUC.

Women, Gender and Development Directorate (WGDD)

Madame Litha Musyimi-Ogana, Director of AUC Women, Gen-

der and Development Directorate made a presentation on popu-

larization and implementation of the African Women’s Decade

and the African women Trust Fund. On the status of the Fund,

the Director indicated that there has been a reduction in the

amount of money allocated to the Africa Women Fund. The Fund is

given 1% per cent of Member States contributions annually however,

due to the financial crisis, only 0.5% of the funds were received during

the year. The Director also noted that the department’s capacity to op-

erationalize the fund has been further undermined by the lack of compe-

tent proposals to support rural clinics in line with the year’s theme of

“Health, maternal mortality and HIV/Aids”. She urged participants to

submit proposals so that the fund is fully operationalized through full

fund absorption rates and so to justify future demands for increased

funding of projects. She further reported that the African Women’s Dec-

ade has been recognized by Member States and over 15 states have

since launched the decade. The 2012 African Women’s Decade theme

will be “Agriculture and Food Security “

Gender and Trade

A session was dedicated to the topic which is a theme for the upcoming

AU summit in January 2012. A lot of interesting information was shared

including the challenges women who engage in cross-border trade face

and the gap in accessing information on regional trade negotiations,

bilateral trade policies, intellectual copyright transactions and foreign

market investments. Various priority actions were identified including

developing a database of organizations working on women and trade a

push for a legal framework to protect women in cross boarder trade.

And the need to build a strong advocacy network on trade issues and to

establish mechanisms to better understand the regional decisions affect-

ing women and trade.

The African Spanish Network for a Better World

The African Spanish women's network (ASWN) representatives

presented the networks initiatives which included a study titled

“Map on sexual and reproductive health in Africa and Spain. The

map offers a clear overview of existing commitments, laws, poli-

cies, strategies, agents and mechanisms in the area of Sexual and

Reproductive Health Rights in 11 African countries and Spain.

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GBV Documentary Airs on National Radio in NigeriaGBV Documentary Airs on National Radio in NigeriaGBV Documentary Airs on National Radio in NigeriaGBV Documentary Airs on National Radio in Nigeria

SOAWR Members Attend UN Women Consultation MeetingSOAWR Members Attend UN Women Consultation MeetingSOAWR Members Attend UN Women Consultation MeetingSOAWR Members Attend UN Women Consultation Meeting

Raising Her Voice “Raising Her Voice” is a portfolio of projects in 17 countries, including 8 in Africa, funded through the UK’s Department of International Development and

managed by Oxfam GB. DFID strategy emphasises effective governance mostly through budget support to governments and multilateral institutions.

However in recognition of the importance of civil society in achieving good governance they set up a ‘Governance and Transparency Fund’ to strengthen civil

society organisations’ efforts at positive change.

On the 12th of December 2011, the WRAPA held a round

table dialogue with the National Assembly leaders and

related ministries on the passage of the GEO Bill. This was

in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Women Af-

fairs and Social Development and NCAA, with the objec-

tive of creating space for formal introduction and presenta-

tion of the Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill. A

number of strategies were used to advocate for the passage

of the GEO Bill including flagship Advocacy, networking,

popularization and synergy building.

The meeting resolved to carry out a mapping of male gen-

der champions by RHV and engagement of chairpersons of

key NASS working committees (i.e. Foreign Affairs,

Women Affairs, Rules & Business, Judiciary & Legal Mat-

ters, Women in Parliament, Human Rights).

An entry point of engagement with the Minister for Gender

on the GEO Bill will be done through coordinated efforts

using the identified gender champions and the NASS lead-

ership. The meeting also resolved to develop an abridged

version of the Bill and to disseminate to law makers for

easy assimilation of the content and principle of the bill. Kemi Ndeli, representative of UN Women endorsing the GEO Bill.

After the success of the eight episode radio magazine "Red Sign"

addressing gender based violence (GBV) from various perspec-

tives, N´weti is currently dubbing the program into the biggest

local languages in Mozambique - Changana (South), Sen

(Center) and Macua (North). This will enable the most vulner-

able populations in rural Mozambique to access valuable and in-

depth discussions and information in their own mother tongue.

The program covers discussions on gender norms, the new law

against domestic violence, as well as real stories of survivors of

domestic violence from all over the country. From January to

March 2012, "Red Sign" will be broadcasted in around 20 com-

munity radio stations throughout Mozambique. N´weti is also in

the process of developing a small guide for community radios on

how they can use the existing program to organize community

discussions around gender based violence, thus ensuring the par-

ticipation and perception of local community members

(especially community leaders) and a local perspective on the

issues addressed. N´weti believes that this will strengthen com-

munity radios´ capacity to produce relevant and interesting

programs about, not only gender based violence but any

other issues affecting local communities. It will also ensure

greater appropriation and identification of rural audiences

with the contents of the program. "Red Sign" was first co-

produced with Radio Mozambique public broadcaster), and

aired once a week for a period of two months in Portu-

guese, the official language. The program reached nation-

wide audiences, and included features with survivors of

domestic violence, studio debates with activists and ex-

perts in GBV, box pop, music and interactivity with the

audience through phone calls.

‘Red Sign’ goes Vernacular throughout Mozambique on GBVRed Sign’ goes Vernacular throughout Mozambique on GBVRed Sign’ goes Vernacular throughout Mozambique on GBVRed Sign’ goes Vernacular throughout Mozambique on GBV

N´weti is one organizations in Mozambique that is participating

in the RHV project. Its project aims to facilitate and promote

social and behavior change on Health and Development issues

using media and communications. It has expressed interest to join

the SOAWR coalition.


WRAPA Promotes Equal Opportunities BillWRAPA Promotes Equal Opportunities BillWRAPA Promotes Equal Opportunities BillWRAPA Promotes Equal Opportunities Bill

Solidarity for African Women's Rights (SOAWR) is a coalition of 39 civil society organizations across the continent working to ensure that the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa remains on the agenda of policy makers and to urge all African leaders to safeguard the rights of women through ratification

and implementation of the Protocol.

Coalition Members

Action for Development (ACFODE), African Centre for Democ-

racy And Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS), Alliance for Af-

rica, Akina Mama wa Afrika, African Women’s Development

Fund (AWDF), African Women’s Development and Communi-

cationNetwork (FEMNET ), Association des Juristes Maliennes,

Baobab for Women’s Human Rights, Cellule de Coordination

sur les Pratiques Traditionelle Affectant la Sante des Femmes et

des Enfants, Centre for Justice Studies and Innovations (CJSI),

Coalition on Violence Against Women (COVAW), Collectif des

Associations et ONGS Féminines de Burundi (CAFOB), Equal-

ity Now, East Africa Sub-regional Support Initiative (EASSI),

FAHAMU for Social Justice, Federation of Women Lawyers

(FIDA-Kenya), Forum Mulher, Human Rights Law Service

(HURILAWS), Inter-African Network For Women, Media, Gen-

der and Development (FAMEDEV), Girld Child Network

(GCN), Inter-African Committee on Harmful Traditional Prac-

tices (IAC), Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC),

NGO Gender Coordination Network (NGOGCN), Oxfam GB,

People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA), Reproductive Health

and Rights Alliance (RHRA), Strategic Initiative for the Horn of

Africa Women (SIHA), Sister Namibia, Tomorrow’s Child Ini-

tiative (TCI), Ugandan Women Network (UWONET), Union

Nationale des Femmes de Djibouti (UNFD), University of Preto-

ria Center for Human Rights, Voix de Femmes, Women Direct,

Women’s Rights Advancement and Protection

Alternatives (WRAPA), Women and Law in Southern Africa

(WLSA), Women in Law and Development in Africa

(WiLDAF), Women of Liberia Peace Network

(WOLPNET), Women NGO Secretariat of Liberia

(WONGOSOL)

Protocol Ratification Status

Status of the Protocol

In September 2010

In September 2011

Total Signa-tures

46 46

Total Ratifi-cations

27 31

State Parties to the Protocol Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Como-ros, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equato-rial Guinea, The Gambia, Ghana, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo,

Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

SOAWR Secretariat

c/o Equality Now

P.O. Box 2018-00200

Nairobi, Kenya

Phone: +254-20-2719832

Fax: +254-20-2719868

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.soawr.org


continuing from page 3

The map is a useful resource base and can be used by Civil Society Organizations as a tool for advocacy on Sexual and repro-

ductive health. The full report can be downloaded from www.map-srhr.org<http://www.map-srhr.org/>.

UNite Campaign to End Violence against Women (UNiTE)

Lastly Africa UNiTE campaign manager, Ms. JENNET KEM, drew attention to the key findings from the baseline

study of the campaign which showed that majority of African countries have signed and ratified relevant African

regional and international instruments. However the pace of funding, enforcement, and monitoring of legislative

efforts and compliance are often slow. Participants were urged to engage in popularizing the UNiTE campaign

through establishing strategic partnerships and intensify networking around UNiTE Campaign themes or organiz-

ing symbolic climbs in solidarity with the Kilimanjaro climb. SOWR sits on the advisory committee of the cam-

paign, and we expressed interest in contributing to the 2012 campaigns by organizing a an event at the foot of the

mountain. Full report of workshop will be posted to the UN women Website.


Solidarity for African Women's Rights (SOAWR) is a coalition of 39 civil society organizations across the continent working to ensure that the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa remains on the agenda of policy makers and to urge all African leaders to safeguard the rights of women through ratification and

implementation of the Protocol.

Coalition Members

Action for Development (ACFODE), African Centre for Democ-

racy And Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS), Alliance for Af-

rica, Akina Mama wa Afrika, African Women’s Development

Fund (AWDF), African Women’s Development and Communi-

cationNetwork (FEMNET ), Association des Juristes Maliennes,

Baobab for Women’s Human Rights, Cellule de Coordination

sur les Pratiques Traditionelle Affectant la Sante des Femmes et

des Enfants, Centre for Justice Studies and Innovations (CJSI),

Coalition on Violence Against Women (COVAW), Collectif des

Associations et ONGS Féminines de Burundi (CAFOB), Equal-

ity Now, East Africa Sub-regional Support Initiative (EASSI),

FAHAMU for Social Justice, Federation of Women Lawyers

(FIDA-Kenya), Forum Mulher, Human Rights Law Service

(HURILAWS), Inter-African Network For Women, Media, Gen-

der and Development (FAMEDEV), Girld Child Network

(GCN), Inter-African Committee on Harmful Traditional Prac-

tices (IAC), Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC),

NGO Gender Coordination Network (NGOGCN), Oxfam GB,

People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA), Reproductive Health

and Rights Alliance (RHRA), Strategic Initiative for the Horn of

Africa Women (SIHA), Sister Namibia, Tomorrow’s Child Ini-

tiative (TCI), Ugandan Women Network (UWONET), Union

Nationale des Femmes de Djibouti (UNFD), University of Preto-

ria Center for Human Rights, Voix de Femmes, Women Direct,

Women’s Rights Advancement and Protection

Alternatives (WRAPA), Women and Law in Southern Africa

(WLSA), Women in Law and Development in Africa

(WiLDAF), Women of Liberia Peace Network

(WOLPNET), Women NGO Secretariat of Liberia

(WONGOSOL)

Protocol Ratification Status

Status of the Protocol

In September 2010

In September 2011

Total Signa-tures

46 46

Total Ratifi-cations

27 31

State Parties to the Protocol Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Como-ros, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equato-rial Guinea, The Gambia, Ghana, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo,

Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

SOAWR Secretariat

c/o Equality Now

P.O. Box 2018-00200

Nairobi, Kenya

Phone: +254-20-2719832

Fax: +254-20-2719868

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.soawr.org


continuing from page 3

The map is a useful resource base and can be used by Civil Society Organizations as a tool for advocacy on Sexual and repro-

ductive health. The full report can be downloaded from www.map-srhr.org<http://www.map-srhr.org/>.

UNite Campaign to End Violence against Women (UNiTE)

Lastly Africa UNiTE campaign manager, Ms. JENNET KEM, drew attention to the key findings from the baseline

study of the campaign which showed that majority of African countries have signed and ratified relevant African

regional and international instruments. However the pace of funding, enforcement, and monitoring of legislative

efforts and compliance are often slow. Participants were urged to engage in popularizing the UNiTE campaign

through establishing strategic partnerships and intensify networking around UNiTE Campaign themes or organiz-

ing symbolic climbs in solidarity with the Kilimanjaro climb. SOWR sits on the advisory committee of the cam-

paign, and we expressed interest in contributing to the 2012 campaigns by organizing a an event at the foot of the

mountain. Full report of workshop will be posted to the UN women Website.


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