May 30, 2022

NEWA organized a sensitization and awareness creation workshop at Mado Hotel on May 24, 2022. NEWA organized a sensitization and awareness creation workshop with Young Women led organizations, social movements, youth led Civil Society Organizations and other informal sectors to discuss on how each institution understand advocacy, what advocacy tools they use in their work and how we can all collectively advocate to enhance the meaningful participation of GYW in all the formal and informal sectors. The workshop was conducted at Mado Hotel on May 24, 2022.

Network of Ethiopian Women’s Associations (NEWA) participated in Extraordinary AU Humanitarian Summit and Pledging Conference Network of Ethiopian Women’s Associations(NEWA)  participated in Extraordinary AU Humanitarian Summit and Pledging Conference on Localizing Humanitarian Aid in Africa in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea from May 23-27, 2022 The side event had the following objectives: To celebrate the important contributions of African humanitarian organizations, alongside AU member states, in humanitarian action. To discuss the important role the AU, member states and the future AU Humanitarian Agency in supporting and advancing the localization agenda. To build consensus around key commitments the AU, member states and the AU Humanitarian Agency should take to advance the localization agenda’s . The Extraordinary AU Humanitarian Summit and a Pledging Conference In Malabo aim to establish the AU’s humanitarian agenda within the next decade, identify durable solutions for Africa in line with the AU humanitarian architecture outlined in the Common African Positions on Humanitarian effectiveness. This will also lead to discussions on the operationalization of the African Humanitarian Agency, and advocate for sustainable financing, and mobilize resources for humanitarian response in Africa.