Membership Criteria

Non-governmental, non-partisan, organizations with fair representation of Women in their Governance and management structure in the Horn of Africa are eligible to apply for membership to the SIHA network.
Non-governmental, non-partisan, gender sensitive organizations from other regions in Africa can work with the network upon signing memorandums of understanding or other agreements

 
 SIHA member organization criteria:

• An organization whose membership is at least 50% women

• Fair gender representation in management

•  Gender equality mandate and program delivery policies

• Programs planned, monitored and evaluated with gender sensitivity

• The organization should have a written gender policy and gender analysis of all programs.

• All data of any research must be disaggregated by sex

•  Fair gender representation in governing board

• Legal Status

• Office structure

• Constituencies

• Constitution

• Strategic Plan
   

Civil Society organizations that have a constituency on the ground to which they are directly accountable for and interactive and must not be working for nor possess a stake in the government

A non-governmental, non-partisan organization applying to join the network must have:

• At least two years experience working on women’s rights issues
   

• Transparent governance structure, including rotation of leadership
   

• Written constitution or by-laws, which include criteria for membership and monitoring
   

Applicant organization’s membership and governing structure must discuss and approve the vision, mission, strategies, code of conduct, and structure of the SIHA network. Documentation (with emphasis on audit and annual reports) of organizations seeking membership will be submitted to be reviewed by the Secretariat.
 

Upon completion of documentation, the Secretariat will send copies of all materials to all member organizations at least two weeks prior to the next board meeting, new member will pay 100 USD $ immediately following approval.