About Us
Somali Gender Equity Movement (SGEM) is a non-partisan, socio-economic and political global movement that started organically through social media after Zainab M. Hassan, Founder and current Executive Director, initiated a Facebook dialogue on the Vision 2016 for Somali Women platform on April 5, 2015. This dialogue emerged in response to the glaring absence of Somali women’s voices in the critical debates surrounding the future of Somalia.
Out of that platform conversation, ten talented women’s rights activists co-created Somali Gender Equity Movement (SGEM) after strategizing and planning the future of the Movement. This timely idea was — and continues to be — a much-needed response to address gender equity and inclusion in Somalia. SGEM was officially launched in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA on June 13, 2015.
SGEM galvanized the support of close to 8,000 diverse Somali women inside the country and in the diaspora, who have united to advocate for gender equity in Somalia. Its headquarters is in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Our Programs
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Gender Equity and Women’s Rights
The foundation and premise for the creation of Somali Gender Equity Movement (SGEM)
Peacebuilding, Reconciliation and Conflict Resolution
SGEM since its inception has been engaged in a multipronged gender equity advocacy
Forum For Solutions
SGEM’s Forum for solutions is a platform to discuss and critically analyze topics
Somalia Tweet Chat
SGEM’s Tweet Chat program is the first of its kind in Somalia. It is intended to
Training and Development
As a post conflict society, there is a dire need for capacity building skills
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We continually experiment. We fail quickly and productively. We use data and feedback to guide our course.
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