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REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) Media Outreach, Photography and Videography Services

admin - 11th October 2026 0

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) Media Outreach, Photography and Videography Services RFQ Reference SOMWA/SWoMP/RFQ-13/2026 Project Strengthening Collective Voice, Protection, and Opportunities for Somali Women Journalists Event International Day to End Impunity for...

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION – PARTICIPANT TRANSPORT AND EVENT LOGISTICS – 60 PARTICIPANTS

11th October 2026

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION – EVENT BRANDING AND DOCUMENTATION.

11th October 2026

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION – CATERING SERVICES – IMPUNITY DAY EVENT (60 PARTICIPANTS)

11th October 2026

SOMWA Launches National Mapping of Women Journalists Across Somalia

7th October 2026

Press Releases

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SOMWA Calls for Immediate Release of Journalist Suweys Gacayte as Unlawful Detention Continues in Puntland | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

admin - 9th July 2026 0

Mogadishu/Garowe, Somalia – 9 July 2026 – The Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) strongly condemns the continued detention of journalist Suweys Gacayte, who remains...

NEWS

SOMWA Condemns Arrest of Journalist Suweys Gacayte in Garowe, Calls for Her Immediate Release

admin - 2nd July 2026 0

GAROWE, Somalia – The Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) strongly condemns the arbitrary arrest of journalist Suweys Gacayte, who was detained today in Garowe...

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SOMWA Condemns Arrest, Assault, and Growing Violations Against Journalists in Mogadishu

admin - 7th May 2026 0

The Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) strongly condemns the arrest, assault, harassment, and intimidation of five journalists by Somali government security forces in Mogadishu,...

NEWS

SOMWA Report: Silence is not an option

admin - 3rd May 2026 0

The Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) marked World Press Freedom Day 2026 by releasing a major position paper documenting more than 30 verified violations...

Trainings

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SOMWA Participates in Two-Day National Strategic Communication Forum 2026 in Mogadishu

9th September 2026

NEWS

SOMWA launches a national drive to embed gender-sensitive reporting in Somali newsrooms.

16th August 2025

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SOMWA Concludes Groundbreaking Two-Day Safety Training for Female Journalists in Mogadishu.

7th August 2025

Women in media

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Maryan Seylac Recognised Among Five Magazine’s Top 25 Most Influential Somalis of 2025

admin - 23rd January 2026 0

Baidoa, Somalia: Maryan Seylac, founder and executive director of the Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA), has been named one of Five Magazine’s Top 25...

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The UK Human Rights Ambassador meets Somali Civil Society as a new report warns of rising threats to female journalists.

admin - 10th December 2025 0

Mogadishu—10 December 2025 (International Human Rights Day) The United Kingdom’s Human Rights Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Eleanor Sanders, held a...

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) Media Outreach, Photography and Videography Services

ANNOUNCEMENT admin - 11th October 2026 0

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION – PARTICIPANT TRANSPORT AND EVENT LOGISTICS – 60 PARTICIPANTS

ANNOUNCEMENT admin - 11th October 2026 0

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION – PARTICIPANT TRANSPORT AND EVENT LOGISTICS – 60 PARTICIPANTS Particulars Details RFQ Reference SOMWA/SWoMP/RFQ-03/2026 Project Strengthening Collective Voice, Protection, and Opportunities for Somali Women Journalists Service Required Ground transport...

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION – EVENT BRANDING AND DOCUMENTATION.

ANNOUNCEMENT admin - 11th October 2026 0

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION – EVENT BRANDING AND DOCUMENTATION. Particulars Details RFQ Reference SOMWA/SWoMP/RFQ 11/2026 Project Strengthening Collective Voice, Protection, and Opportunities for Somali Women Journalists Service Required Event branding, printing/design, Date of Issue 11/10/2026 Quotation...