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Somali Woman Journalist Rights Association (SOWJRA) with support from UNFPA Somalia has conducted two days ccommunity discussion and awareness raising meeting on the harmful impact of early and child marriage in Mogadishu 8- 9 June 2021. The meeting which was highly organized participated by different community segments including Elders, Religious Leaders, Youth, Women, Local Administration, …

Somali Woman Journalist Rights Association (SOWJRA) with support from UNFPA Somalia has conducted two days ccommunity discussion and awareness raising meeting on the harmful impact of early and child marriage in Mogadishu 8- 9 June 2021 Read More »

Somali Woman Journalist Rights Association (SOWJRA) with support from UNFPA Somalia has conducted two days training and mobilization workshop on the harmful impact of early and child marriage in Banadir region. The meeting, which was highly organized participated by Somali Civil Society Organizations and organizations working to end child marriage and its impact in the …

Somali Woman Journalist Rights Association (SOWJRA) with support from UNFPA Somalia has conducted two days training and mobilization workshop on the harmful impact of early and child marriage in Banadir region Read More »

Mogadishu, 23 June 2019 – We are gravely concerned by the death of 12-year-old NajmoAbdilkadir Hassan from Burtinle in Puntland who passed on after suffering a brutal gangrapeon 19 June 2019.UNFPA strongly condemns this barbaric act of gender-based violence. We stand withNajmo’s family and call for a speedy investigation into this grave crime. Perpetrators must …

STATEMENT ATTRIBUTABLE TO UNFPA REPRESENTATIVE FOR SOMALIA, MR. ANDERS THOMSEN ON THE GANG RAPE OF A 12-YEAR- OLD GIRL IN SOMALIA Read More »

Date: 10th March 2019Somali Women Journalists Rights Association (SOWJRA) organized international women’s day celebrations in Mogadishu on 8th March 2019. The event brought together female journalist, women from civil society organizations, women from Diaspora, women activists and youth from different backgrounds and other distinguished guests. The theme was to identify the obstacles to the progress …

COMMEMORATION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 8TH MARCH 2019 Read More »

Somali Women Journalist Rights Association (SOWJRA) has released a statement on the suffering of Somalia women journalist during a debate held on 30th October 2018 at  Mogadishu, Somalia. The debate was around on how to increase the professional skills of female journalists who operate in the local media. The event brought together more than 20 …

SOMALI WOMEN JOURNALIST RIGHTS ASSOCIATION (SOWJRA) HAS RELEASED A STATEMENT Read More »

Somali Women Journalist Rights Association (SOWJRA) has released a statement on the suffering of Somalia women journalist during a high profile event held on 24th December 2017 at SYL Hotel, Mogadishu, Somalia. The event brought together Members of Parliament, the Minister of Information and Tourism of the Federal Government of Somalia, Information Ministers of Federal Member …

A COMMUNIQUÉ FROM THE SOMALI WOMEN JOURNALIST RIGHTS ASSOCIATION (SOWJRA) ON THE SUFFERING OF WOMEN JOURNALISTS Read More »

Deeqo Cubeyd Mohamed a female journalist who was working for Radio Afgoye was injured during Al-Shabab attack at Naasahablood 2 Hotel in Mogadishu on 26th October 2017. She has been ill for a long time in her home village of Boondheere in Mogadishu. Unfortunately she did not receive any health services from the government or any …

A FEMALE JOURNALIST WOUNDED DURING AL-SHABAB ATTACK AT NAASAHABLOOD 2 HOTEL IN MOGADISHU Read More »

Somali Women Journalists Rights Association SOWJRA and Y-PPER Education network, have jointly distributed hygiene and disinfectant tools to the adolescents girls in several IDP camps in Mogadishu Somalia on 2021

SOWJRA held anti child and early marriage meeting in Hudur district in Bakol.Somali Women Journalists rights association funded by UNFPA Somalia has held anti child and early narriage meeting with the, youth, traditional elders, women, religious leaders and district administration in Hudur district in Bakol region in South westerns state in Somalia on 11th of …

SOWJRA held anti child and early marriage meeting in Hudur district in Bakol Read More »