issue: Equality/Non-discrimination
The NGO Gender Coordination Network (NGO GCN) is a network that exists to promote gender equality and equity in Malawi through co-ordination, lobbying, advocacy, information sharing and capacity building of its members. Its thematic areas are: Women in Politics & Decision Making, Gender Related Laws, GBV, Child Rights and Agriculture & Economic Empowerment for Women.
The Network Against Female Genital Mutilation (NAFGEM) is a non-governmental organization registered in Tanzania with 110 individual members. Since its inception in late 1998, NAFGEM has worked to eliminate of harmful traditional practices affecting girls and women, including Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), child marriage and other types of gender based violence.
Make Every Woman Count (MEWC) is an African woman-led organisation which serves as a mobilising, networking, information, advocacy and training platform for African women. We provide African women with a platform for sharing ideas, learning and creating linkages to build and establish female leaders in Africa. MEWC is the only organisation that has actively monitored progress made in relation to the African Women’s Decade and produces an annual report in that respect.
Make Every Woman Count (MEWC) est une organisation dirigée par des femmes africaines qui sert de plateforme de mobilisation, de mise en réseau, d’information, de plaidoyer et de formation pour les femmes africaines. Nous fournissons aux femmes africaines une plateforme pour partager des idées, apprendre et créer des liens pour construire et établir des femmes leaders en Afrique. Le MEWC est la seule organisation à avoir suivi activement les progrès réalisés dans le cadre de la Décennie de la femme africaine et à produire un rapport annuel à cet égard.
The LHRC is a non-partisan, non-profit sharing, non-governmental organization striving to empower the public, promote, reinforce and safeguard human rights and good governance in Tanzania through legal and civic education and information; sound legal research and advise; monitoring and follow up of human rights violations; and advocacy for reforms of policies, laws and practices to conform to international human rights standards.
See SOAWR’s full statement as read on October 13th, 2026 at the 89th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Dakar, Senegal. Read the Full
Today, 11 July 2026, marks 23 years since African governments made a promise to the women and girls of this continent. On this day in 2003, the African Union adopted
July 2, 2026 “A Nation that Silences its Bravest Daughters Betrays its Future.” The SOAWR Coalition stands in solidarity with our sisters and partners in Uganda. We are extremely concerned
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
