In December 2011, SIHA authored an article titled Worse than killing to discuss sexual violence against women in the Horn. This article was published in the East African newspaper and was written to commemorate the 16 days of activism against violence against women campaign. The full version of the article can be found under SIHA's published work section of this website. http://www.sihanet.org/index.php/sihas-published-work/reports

On 31^st October 2011, experts from various civil society organizations came together came together at meeting in Arusha hosted by the Regional Civil Society Forum under the theme United to Prevent, End Impunity and Provide Support to the Survivors of Sexual and Gender Based Violence in the Great Lakes Region. Following the conclusion of this meeting, a statement/communique was released with a summary on the discussions held. Find a copy of the communique under the Statements section.

This is a SIHA member organization that was until recently, operating in South Kordofan and Blue Nile states working towards the development and empowerment of women living and working in the local communities of this region.

Following the conflict in this area, the organization is currently under restoration and has started a blog spot http://www.ruyaassociation.blogspot.com/ as a way for other organizations and institutions to follow their past and present work and activities. This blog spot is also an independent news source on the situation in South Kordofan.