The Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) established in 2006 is a non-profit, non-governmental and non-political organization, based in Baidoa and Mogadishu, Somalia. It is one of the leading representative association of female journalists in Somalia. SOMWA works to promote the rights to and use of information to create a society that has equitable access to opportunities. The organisation systematically monitors the violations of the labour rights and safety of female of journalists and provides impartial information concerning attacks on female journalists such as harassment, intimidation, inappropriate sexual attentions and online violence.