NAGAAD established a new office In Erigavo (SANAAG Region)
On 16th January 2012, a group of NAGAAD and Board of directors launched the third nationwide office in Erigavo the capital city of Sanaag region. The aim of this new office is to serve to the Far East regions of the country since Burao office is doing a lot of work in Togdheer region.
Read more...LITERACY AND NUMERACY GRADUATION FOR 1200 YOUTH AND ADULTS IN BURAO
Nagaad Network has been implementing an integrated project(2009-2012) entitled “Enhancing women's participation in both rural and urban level decision making at all levels of society in Togdheer region’’. The project was funded by International Solidarity Foundation (ISF) who is a long-term donor of NAGAAD since 2001. The project targets 30 villages in Togdheer region for enhancing gender equality in the decision-making of the region in question. Read more...
Welcoming Dinner for Fadumo Abdilahi Madar
Nagaad Network conducted a welcoming dinner on 29th December 2011 for Fadumo Abdilahi Madar who is one of the local councilors of Norway. The aim of the session was to show off and encourage her progress and also share information as far as women empowerment is concerned. The welcoming dinner has been organized in good form and invited the most prominent and influential Somaliland women. Read more...
NAGAAD ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY (GA CONFERENCE)
On 24th December 2011, NAGAAD NETWORK held the annual general assembly at Crown hotel. In this GA meeting all the 46 member organizations participated where 16 of them came from the regions where they do operate accordingly. The Network BOD organized the conference in a very attractive and responsive manner where the participants proved ahead and towards developed women’s network. This is because the network started its operation from scratch in 1997 with few member organizations and the 2011 GA meeting, developed network was the paramount feature. Read more...
NAGAAD’s Consultation Workshop with Police Women
NAGAAD Network conducted five days lasted consultative workshop with the police women from 3rd to 7th December, 2011. This was aimed in order to identify gender inequality in terms of police recruitment, equipping, promotion status and upgrading, as well as the mandate of women police unit to identify gaps in the police reform with respect to gender equality. Read more...
NAGAAD Presented the findings of Legal/Policy gaps on SGBV in Somaliland
On 13th December, 2011, NAGAAD Network with collaboration of UNDP presented the legal/policy gaps on the current situation of SGBVs in Somaliland. This was as a result of a hired consultant in which the Network intended to find out the potential legal/policy constraints on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against Women (CEDAW). In the process of presenting the findings Nagaad had invited all the concerned stakeholders including government, lawyers, NGOs both international and local, academicians, youth and women groups.
Read more...NAGAAD Conducted an Assessment on Interested Women Candidates for the 2012 Local Government Elections.
The first democratic Local Government elections is expected to be held on mid 2012 in a political atmosphere of party campaigns. Women representatives in the local government institutions were almost zero where there are only two females out of 285 seats. This was total discrimination and yet women are majority of the population and even the voters. In addition to that, those councils diverted their responsibilities into political scheme and they have never narrated a single legislative policy for the local governments since they were the first group elected.
Read more...Celebrating a decade’s HBF achievements towards gender equality held in Nairobi, Kenya on the 7th and 8th October 2011
The Executive Director of NAGAAD Network Miss Nafisa Yusuf Mohamed participated a two day celebration in which Heinrich Böll Stiftung in conjunction with The African Women’s Studies Center and the University of Nairobi, invited their faithful partners and the esteemed members of the public to join hands in celebrating 10 years of coordinating and participating in the monthly gender Forums at a Gender Open Day. The celebration was held at the University of Nairobi grounds (The Great Court) on the 7th and 8th of October 2011. Read more...
TELESOM AND THE NIGHT OF THE SUCCESSFUL TRIANEES
In reference to the graduation ceremony in which Nagaad Network organized for those who have successfully graduated from their respective professional courses, Telesom appeared at the congregation and Mr. Mustafa Adan and Adnan Dahir who represented the TELESOM company promised a fare-well dinner for the students/trainees. Read more...
71 youth girls graduated from various professional skills
NAGAAD Network supports youth girls by offering technical training courses as part of Nagaad’s theme of education. Nagaad has been serving for the public in the last 14 years and all along it proved true to provide skilled women with various technical knowledge in Somaliland. These include; advocacy trainings, scholarships, provision of literacy programs for the rural settlements, professional courses, etc. Read more...
VACANCIES ANNOUNCEMENT
NAGAAD Network is a non-profit making, non governmental, voluntary and humanitarian organization that was established in 1997. Currently it comprises of 46 member organizations. NAGAAD strives for the promotion of women in Somaliland, and its programs are aimed at strengthening of Nagaad’s organizational capacity as well as its member organizations by ensuring adequately skilled, competent and diverse Human Resource to carry out effective and sustainable projects.
Read more...STRATEGIC PLANNING REVIEW (21-22nd September, 2011 at KAAH Hotel) Hargeisa-Somaliland
NAGAAD Network hosted a two day workshop in which all member organizations of the Network came together to review and analyze Nagaad’s five year strategic plan (2009-2014). The strategy was already working and yet it is reviewed on yearly basis. The workshop was responding since Nagaad Secretariat and all member organizations made a very tangible turn up and discussed matters concerning the Network.
FEMALE STUDENTS LEAD THE RESULTS OF BOTH SECONDARY AND PRIMARY EXAMINAITONS IN SOMALILAND
On behalf of women in Somaliland, it is pleasure for NAGAAD to inform that the national examination results for both secondary and primary examinations were released on Monday, this week. The interesting outcome is that, it became the first very surprise where female students led the results of both form four leaving and standard eight students throughout the country.
LWT workshop Nairobi – September 2011 CARE International- LWT project
On 7th to 9th September, 2011, the Executive Director of NAGAAD Network participated in the LWT Good Governance workshop organized by CARE International. Prior to the Nairobi workshop, there were successive workshops concerning the good governance context analysis.
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Somaliland president nominates consultative committee for strengthening women and minority group’s political participation
The president of Somaliland; Mr. Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (Silanyo) nominated national consultative committee for women’s political participation for the first time in presidential decree on September 7, 2011. This was following Nagaad’s long time lobby and advocacy effort for women inclusion in the decision making process. On 24th July 2011, Nagaad submitted an appeal to the president for strengthening women’s political participation.
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- Nagaad Board and Secretariat Members Trip to Burao
- Review session for enhancing women´s participation in decision-making at all levels held at Hargesia
- Nagaad Conducts Public Forum Discussion on Women’s Political Participation
- Common pot fund pilot project works properly
- NAGAAD Celebrated 100s Anniversary for the International Women’s Day
- Executive Director’s Message
Executive Director’s Message
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