THIRD ANNUAL
KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE
CONFERENCE 2023
Somali Women in Higher Education, Research and Academia
Objectives
Somali Gender Hub in partnership with the Mawazo Institute is organising the third annual knowledge exchange conference on Somali Women in Higher Education, Research and Academia. The conference will take place on Wednesday 27 September 2023, 9am to 4pm in Nairobi, Kenya (physical, face-to-face). The venue information including the programme will be sent after filling in the registration form below.
The annual knowledge exchange conference aims to explore and take stock of the situation of Somali women as well as explore perspectives, obstacles, best practices and opportunities in academia and in higher education. It aims at building skills and providing tools and information directly applicable to Somali women aspiring to be leaders in research and in academia. Somalia Gender Hub has since its launch in 2019 been a platform for Somali female researchers to present their research findings and an audience to listen to them. We are therefore excited that some of our speakers will share the findings from studies they previously conducted with us and with our audience.
Our theme for this year is ‘Creating opportunities, building skills for Somali female researchers.’
Community of practice & mailing list
We are building a community of practice of Somali women researchers, academics, writers of all genres and knowledge producers. We have put together a mailing list at Google Groups so that we can continue the discussion even after the conference and share your work and resources with others. If you are interested in joining this mailing list, kindly let us know by emailing to info@somaligenderhub.org.
For enquiries an email can be sent to info@somaligenderhub.org.
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Keynote Speakers
Prof. Fatuma Ali Ahmed
United States International University – Africa (USIU-A) & the Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain.
Prof. Fatuma Ahmed Ali is an Associate Professor of International Relations at the United States International University – Africa (USIU-A), Nairobi, Kenya. She is also a Visiting Faculty and an External researcher of the Interuniversity Institute for Social Development & Peace (IUDESP) of the Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain.
Fatuma Ali Saman
Executive member and head of women’s league of the National Muslim Leaders Forum ( NAMLEF)
Fatuma is among the eminent women of Kenya who ran a situation room during last elections under IRCK. Fatuma s an executive member and head of women’s league of the National Muslim Leaders Forum ( NAMLEF).
Speakers
Meet the speakers
Nereida Ripero Muniz
University of the Witwatersrand in
Johannesburg, South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa
Nereida Ripero Muñiz is a lecturer and researcher at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa since 2011. She holds a PhD in Migration Studies from the same university. Her research focuses on the Somali diaspora in sub-Saharan Africa.
Sahra Ahmed Koshin, PhD. Candidate
University of Copenhagen & University of Nairobi
Sahra Ahmed Koshin is a PhD. Candidate studying Gender & Somai Diaspora Humanitarianism in Complex Crisis at the University of Copenhagen & University of Nairobi. She is the also the founding director of the Somalia Gender Hub.
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Programme
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TIME |
ACTIVITY |
RESPONSIBLE PERSON(S) |
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08:30am |
Arrivals, registration & coffee |
Participants |
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09:00am |
Conference
starts, prayers, welcome and opening remarks |
Facilitator |
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09:15am |
Conference objectives |
Mrs.
Sahra AHMED KOSHIN, |
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Director
of Somali Gender Hub and Mawazo Voices Fellow |
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09:20am |
The Mawazo Connects Funds |
Ms.
Silvia MWENDIA, Mawazo Voices Pogramme Officer |
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09:40am |
KEYNOTE
SPEAKER 1 |
Dr.
Fatuma AHMED ALI, |
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Somali
women in Research and Academia |
Associate
Professor, United States Inter. University Africa, Nairobi |
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10.00am |
Q & A AND DISCUSSION |
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10:20am |
HEALTH BREAK |
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10:50am |
KEYNOTE
SPEAKER 2 |
Fatuma
ALI SAMAN, |
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Somali
female students in Kenya |
Education
Policy and Leadership Expert |
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Challenges and opportunities |
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11:10am |
PANEL
1 |
Amal
MOHAMED, Student, Kenyatta University |
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Somali
female students and journalists living in Kenya: experiences, challenges,
opportunities |
Hodman
A. MOHAMED, Somali Gender Hub |
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Leyla
MOHAMED, Journalist, IMS/Radio Ergo |
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Zamzam ABBAS, Student, UoN Kenya |
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12.15pm |
PANEL
2 |
Zakaria
HASSAN, Researcher, Fandhaal Institute Baidoa |
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Female
students in Somalia |
Faduma
ADAN, Director, Somali Women Development (SOWDO),
Kismayo |
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Experiences,
challenges, opportunities |
Ikraam ABDIASIS, Somali Gender Hub |
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12.45am |
BOOK LAUNCH
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Dr.
Nereida RIPERO MUNIZ |
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Cosmopolitan
Refugees: Somali Migrant Women in Nairobi and Johannesburg |
Lecturer
and researcher at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South
Africa |
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13.00pm
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LUNCH AND PRAYERS |
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14.00pm |
PRESENTATION FINDINGS OF STUDY |
Sahra A KOSHIN |
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Challenges
and opportunities for Somali women in research, scholarly publishing and
dissemination in the Somali regions. |
Director
of Somali Gender Hub and Mawazo Institute 2021 Policy Fellow and Mawazo
Connects Funds fellow |
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14:15pm |
Opportunities
for Women in Higher Education, Research and Academia |
Geoffrey
LUGANO, |
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Research
Training Manager Rift Valley Institute |
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14:30pm |
Experience
visiting refugee camps in Kenya and the gender-specific impediments to Somali
women education |
Eric
M KIOKO, |
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Research
Fellow at Kenyatta University and Bonn University |
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14:45pm |
Mind
Matters: Elevating Women's Academic Success through Mental Wellness |
Nasra MOHAMED, Fruition Consult |
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15:00pm |
Q & A AND DISCUSSION |
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15:15pm |
Somali
women in research Community of Practice (CoP) launch, highlights of
conference and way forward |
Nima
MOHAMED TIGOW, and |
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Sahra
AHMED KOSHIN, Somali Gender Hub. |
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15.30pm |
Q&A AND DISCUSSION |
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15:45pm |
End of
conference and concluding remarks |
Facilitator
and Sahra AHMED KOSHIN |
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informal networking |
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Registration
Maximum amount of registrations has been reached. We are not taking anymore form submissions.