Hiil Bilaan Platform identified that during humanitarian response women face exploitation and hardships at distribution sites. So, IHRO organized advocacy event considering Hiil Bilaan Platform meet with humanitarian response actors such as Southwest State Drought Response Committee, UN and International humanitarian organizations to deliver advocacy messages. Thirty participants from humanitarian organizations and Southwest State ministers were attended the event.
The aim of the event was raising self-confidence of women and strengthening cooperation between humanitarian actors and civil society particularly women’s organizations at the local level; with the goal of women and girls experience a greater sense of security and protection, and clan related violence is reduced. The advocacy advances IHRO’s commitment to work with the local community and our partners strengthening advocacy towards ending violations of women security based on four pillars of WPS.
