National Union of Eritrean Women (NUEW) - Eritrea
Organizations providing legal aid to women
National Union of Eritrean Women (NUEW)
NUEW was established in 1977 during the Eritrean liberation struggle pursuant to the 1st Congress of the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF) resolution and held its founding congress in November 1979. It has 379 staff (12.9% male), out of which 44% are aged between 18 and 40. About 30% are professionals and the rest are high school graduates active in mobilization and organization of NUEW programs.
SERVICES PROVIDED BY NUEW
1. Radio programs to raise awareness on legal issues, in five local languages; Tigrigna, Tigre, Arabic, Afar and Saho.
2. Issue magazines every quarter which have a column that addresses legal issues and basic rights of women.
3. Advocacy on issues such as land use and rights and International conventions, Convention on Elimination Discrimination Against of Women (CEDAW Awareness program)
4. Counseling services in six regions of the country and linking them to legal institutions.
Cost: Free of charge
EVENTS ORGANIZED BY NUEW
- February 6: Zero Tolerance to FGM/C Day
- March 8: International Women's Day - activities carried out to sensitize especially women about their rights and available opportunities
- October 11: Girls Day
- November: Sixteen (16) days of activism organized to advocate against discrimination
CONTACT INFORMATION
Senait Mehari
Head of Department, Socio-economic service - NUEW (Six Zobas including Diaspora)
AV Gureito 10-12, IA173 Asmara
P.O. Box 239 Asmara, Eritrea
Fax: +291 1 120628/114575
Tel: +291 1 119304