SIHA launches the Sudan Women Convening Report and Highlights Video

Photo collage: Sudan Women Protest Travelling Exhibition

Today, SIHA joins the women’s rights movement in Sudan commemorating the first Sudan Women Protest that was held on 31st March 2019. the women protest happened three days before the Khartoum massacre where hundreds of men and women were killed at the time and tens of women were raped, still awaiting justice .

The women’s protest was derived from the developments witnessed during the Sudan women-led revolution in a bid to sustain the inclusion of women in Sudan’s political discourse and to support women access to justice and equality .

Five months later – in October 2019, SIHA organized the first Sudan Women’s Convening under the umbrella of Sudan Women protest which brought together Sudanese women of different backgrounds, ethnicity, political affiliation and activism tenure. The Convening held in Khartoum established a platform for Sudanese women to come together and celebrate their successes but also have honest and sometimes challenging, controversial discussions. Over 3 decades of social and ethnic polarization under the former repressive regime fragmented the civil society which led to uncoordinated responses and efforts. Space created enabled the lifting of some misconceptions and allowed women to express solidarity. It also allowed for the beginning of healing and reconstructing collective care strategies within the women’s movement in Sudan. The convening’s objective debates and recommendations reflected the maturity, sensibility and objectivity of the women’s movement in Sudan.

Today – on the first anniversary of the Sudan Women Protest, SIHA is thrilled to launch a report and video that captures the discourse and highlights culminating from 3 days of introspective and critical wiliness by the Sudan women’s movement to overcome decades of repression and charter a way forward on uniting for change across the different pre-existing divisions. The most potent outcome of the convening was the commitment by each and every woman present in the space to awaken an inclusive women’s movement.

SUDAN WOMEN CONVENING HIGHLIGHTS