Organization Name: Eastern African Sub-Regional Support Initiative
About
Background: The Eastern African Sub-regional Support Initiative for the Advancement of Women, EASSI was formed in 1996 after the Beijing conference to monitor the commitments of Eastern African governments towards gender equality. The 1995 Beijing Conference represents an important landmark for the African Women’s movement. Before the Beijing conference, there were few regional women’s organizations in Africa. The process set up prior to Beijing enabled the emergence of many organizations and networks and led to a dynamic African Women’s movement organizing for peace, equality and development. However, there wasn’t an East African sub-regional women’s network that specifically focuses on the implementation of the Beijing platform for Action, this led to the formation of EASSI. The Beijing and African Platforms for Action are the main international agreements that frame EASSI’s programmes/ causes. The Eastern African Sub-regional Support Initiative for the Advancement of Women (EASSI), is a registered sub-regional civil society organization working across eight countries through member organizations in the Eastern African sub region, namely; Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia. For more About Us, check Our Herstory.
Our Vision
A society where all enjoy gender equality, access to justice and peaceful coexistence.
Please visit:https://www.eassi.org/
