Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa
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PENHA and Pastoralist and Agro-Pastoralist Women Since PENHA started work in support of pastoralists and agro-pastoralists in the Horn of Africa, it has recognised that women are the marginalised of the marginalised. In a Consultative Workshop on Gender Issues in the Horn of Africa in Nazareth, Ethiopia in November 1995, coming from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, the Sudan, Somalia, Uganda as well as Denmark; attending the workshop in our individual capacities and meeting in Nazareth, Ethiopia, the representatives signed a "Declaration on Gender Issues in the Horn of Africa". This has remained a core statement in guiding PENHA's work in the region. The declaration can be downloaded by clicking here as a pdf (53 kb). PENHA has been part of the Danish Government's "Women in Africa" programme which was initiated in 2006. At a workshop in September 2008 in Helsingøer, Denmark, PENHA proposed that the "Helsingøer Declaration on Promoting Gender Equality". This was formulated and agreed by the representatives of civil society organizations from Africa, Asia and Europe. The declaration can be downloaded as a pdf by clicking here ( kb). These Declarations represent a philosophical basis to the work of PENHA amoung the pastoralist and agro-pastoralist women of the Horn of Africa. Women's Economic Empowerment in the Pastoral Areas of the Horn of Africa Funder and dates: Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Danida) 2008-2012 Geographic Area: Somaliland, Sudan and Uganda Programme: The aim is to empower pastoralist women economically by training them in business skills and increasing their access to information, business networks and credit. This seeks to exploit regional synergies between the pastoralist communities in three countries of the Horn. The aims and objectives of the programme can be obtained from a presentation which can be downloaded as a pdf by clicking here (131 kb) or by clicking here (20 kb).Local staff have been recruited in each country and base line and mapping study are being conducted. So far, base line studies have been completed in Sudan (click here for the Sudan study - 1,135 kb) and in Uganda (click here for the Uganda study - 521 kb). The Somaliland study is in progress and will be made available shortly. A photo essay showing some of the activities of pastoralist women in Somaliland can be downloaded by clicking here. (766 kb) In February 2010, a Business Skills workshop was held for 40 pastoralist women from Western Uganda. The women were given training in basic record keeping, how to price their products and sales techniques. A major aspect was the support the women gave to each other. A report and photo essay of this workshop can be downloaded by clicking here (738 kb). In addition, a photo essay illustrating the involvement of women in Uganda can be downloaded here as a pdf for those with a fast connection (2,342 kb), |
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