country: Namibia
This Case Digest is a resource for legal practitioners looking to apply the Maputo Protocol in strategic litigation in national and regional courts, to enhance the promotion and protection of the rights of women and girls in Africa.
SOAWR’s Southern African Cluster has produced informative Factsheets on different issues under Article 14 of the Maputo Protocol.
Sister Namibia is a feminist organization based in Windhoek, Namibia that works towards a society in which all people have equal rights and opportunities. Our content promotes collective action by giving a loudspeaker to real people, by representing aspirational Afrofuturism and inclusive beauty, and by providing a safe refuge for collective delight. We answer the call for more responsible, activist driven media that leads bravely, and lobbies fearlessly, but over and above all else, is there to listen.
2015 Public Procurement Act of 2015: Section 2(b) states that the Act’s objective is to promote the empowerment of women and other marginalised groups, and to provide preferential treatment in the allocation of procurement contracts[i] 2018 Revised National Resettlement Policy 2018-2027: mentions women as a previously disadvantaged group to be prioritised in landal location[ii] 2019 The gender equality ministry has partnered with UNWomen and the DeBeers Group to implement the programme for economic security for a period of three years (2017-2020). It aims to build the capacity of women micro-entrepreneurs through business and life skills training, as well as strengthening
See SOAWR’s full statement as read on May 12th, 2026 at the 87th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul, The Gambia. Read the
We are delighted to invite you to join the SOAWR Coalition and our member organisations at the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) in New
This communiqué outlines the Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (SOAWR) Coalition’s position on the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls. For further information or any enquiries,
This statement by Alliances for Africa (Observer Status Number 235) on behalf of the SOAWR Coalition was prepared in Abuja, Nigeria, on 30th September 2025 and read at the 85th
