| Organisation | Ministry of Women Development & Family Affairs |
| Alternate Name | |
| Abbreviation | |
| Parent | Government of the Self-Autonomous Region of Puntland |
| u.r.l. | www.puntlandgov.com |
| Country | Somalia |
| Location | Garoowe |
| Address | HEAD QUARTER OFFICE, Garoowe |
| Postal Address | |
| Telephone | + 252 5 844409 or + 2525 441072 |
| Management u.r.l. | |
| Fax | 252 5 434501 |
| Sector | Women's Affairs Ministries |
| Organisation Type | African Government |
| Status | |
| Stated Role | This Ministry was created 2005 with the following as its mandate. > to cater for women's rights; > child development and family welfare. Responsibility: > to design and implement social policies and programmes, promoting women empowerment, child development as well as consolidating and safeguarding family welfare. > promote and enhance the welfare of the family this means supporting access to security ,social and economic opportunities specially with regards of health, education, food security and access of clean water and hygiene. |
| Activities | |
| Geographical Focus | |
| Notes | Acts as facilitator, advocate, coordinator and monitor of policies and programmes to promote gender equality and equity, protecting the rights of women and children, and enhancing their overall development and promoting the welfare of families. Activities: > Capacity building and human resource development with a focus on women, youth and girls. timulating and motivating rural women towards achieving better living standards and sensitizing the rest of the Puntland population to the problems of women; > Mobilizing women collectively in order to improve their general lot and ability to seek and achieve leadership roles in all spheres of society; > Improving the socio-economic status of women and men and promote their rights through programmes for economic empowerment, nutrition, legal protection, welfare, and reproductive health including family planning and safe motherhood; > To promote and advocate gender equality in the planning and implementation of development programmes; > Promoting and defending women's rights as human rights, work for the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and ensure that legal measures are taken to promote equality between men and women; > Promoting the interests and advancement of women and women's organizations and to ensure that government policies and actions with regard to women meet the needs of the female population. [ Retrieved on 26-03-07 ] The Ministry has 14 fulltime staff and 5 part time staff; two of them have University degrees with extensive experience on gender and women development. Budget: The Ministry's budget is less than 1% of the total government budget [ Retrieved on 26-03-07 - http://mowdafa.puntlandgovt.com/profile.php ] |
| Current Positions | |||
| Position | Name | From | To |
| Vice Minister of Women Development and Family Affairs | Ali Sugulle | 2005 | |
| Minister of Women Development & Family Affairs | Asha Dirie | 2005 | |
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| Donor | From | To | Budget ($) | Note |
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| Parent Tree | Government of the Self-Autonomous Region of Puntland |
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| Record last updated on 18 JUL 2007 |