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Overview:
Background
The International
Solidarity Foundation (ISF) is a Finnish development organization, founded in
1970. ISF operates currently in Kenya, Somaliland, and
Ethiopia. ISF’s ongoing 2022-25 Development Programme as well as the
incoming 2026-29 programme prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG),
promote women’s livelihoods and build the capacities of local civil societies
to promotes women’s rights.
In ISF programme areas,
patriarchal systems reinforce deeply rooted inequalities and rigid gender roles
that hinder women’s opportunities in productive work and normalize violence
against women and girls (VAWG). Biased stereotypes and norms ascribe lower
social status to women and girls, shape women’s self-confidence and are used to
justify control of women’s bodies and restrict their self-determination. These
challenges are further exacerbated by the volatile conditions, fragile
structures, extreme weather events, displacement and shrinking civil society
space.
People with
disabilities (PwD) face similar discrimination and negative stereotypes. ISF’s
2026-29 programme will pay special attention to this group. The impact on the
rights of persons with disabilities, as well as risks for the realization of
those rights, will be assessed and mitigated during project planning, and
partners supported to identify and remove barriers for equal participation,
accessible environment, information, communication, transportation and services.
In Somaliland, ISF has
operated since 2000 and has a country office in Hargeisa, and a local office in
Burao. The 2022-2025 Somaliland programme includes eight projects that are
implemented by local partner organizations in Togdheer, Sahil and Sanaag
regions. In addition, the programme has a national scope to improve
coordination and advocacy against FGM.
Information:
Background
The International Solidarity Foundation (ISF) is a Finnish development organization, founded in 1970. ISF operates currently in Kenya, Somaliland, and Ethiopia. ISF’s ongoing 2022-25 Development Programme as well as the incoming 2026-29 programme prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG), promote women’s livelihoods and build the capacities of local civil societies to promotes women’s rights.
In ISF programme areas, patriarchal systems reinforce deeply rooted inequalities and rigid gender roles that hinder women’s opportunities in productive work and normalize violence against women and girls (VAWG). Biased stereotypes and norms ascribe lower social status to women and girls, shape women’s self-confidence and are used to justify control of women’s bodies and restrict their self-determination. These challenges are further exacerbated by the volatile conditions, fragile structures, extreme weather events, displacement and shrinking civil society space.
People with disabilities (PwD) face similar discrimination and negative stereotypes. ISF’s 2026-29 programme will pay special attention to this group. The impact on the rights of persons with disabilities, as well as risks for the realization of those rights, will be assessed and mitigated during project planning, and partners supported to identify and remove barriers for equal participation, accessible environment, information, communication, transportation and services.
In Somaliland, ISF has operated since 2000 and has a country office in Hargeisa, and a local office in Burao. The 2022-2025 Somaliland programme includes eight projects that are implemented by local partner organizations in Togdheer, Sahil and Sanaag regions. In addition, the programme has a national scope to improve coordination and advocacy against FGM.
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