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NGO CONTACTS


African Charitable Society For Mother And Child Care
P.O. Box 10021
Khartoum,Sudan
452819

African Society For Humanitarian Aid And Development
Street No 3, Block 9, Building No 18 Amarat
Khartoum, Sudan
Ph#: 45815
Fax#: 48733

Ahfad University for Women
A private university in Sudan dedicated to educating women, strengthening women's roles in national and rural development, and achieving equity for women in Sudanese society
Omdurman
E-mail: burchinal@erols.com or Ahfad@sudanmail.net.
Website: www.ahfad.org/

Babiker Badri Scientific Association for Women Studies
The Babiker Badri Scientific Association for Women's Studies (BBSAWS), established in 1979, grew out of seminar on the changing status of Sudanese women sponsored by Ahfad University College for Women. Its objectives are to improve the status of Sudanese women, through research, collaboration with others in the field of women's studies, and to implement the conclusions of their research.
P.O.Box 167, Omdurman, Sudan
Ph#:/Fax#: 249 11 553363 or (249) 533-63; 544-09
E-mail: ahfad@sudanet.net

Darfur Peace and Development
Darfur Peace and Development Organization is non-profit and non-sectarian. It seeks to restore reconciliation where conflict exists in the Darfur region of Sudan through advocacy and humanitarian aid to the needy people in Darfur region, without regard to race, religion, sex or national origin.
HeadQuarters: Washington DC, USA
Email: giddo@dpado.org
Phone: (202)393-8150
Website: http://www.darfurpeace.org/

Documentation Unit for Women's Studies (DUWS) Afhad University for Women
The DUWS is the first of its kind in Sudan and combines academic research and the dissemination of information through books and conferences. The DUWS is now heading the committee responsible for the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action. It also produces a book series titled Women and Development. The DUWS aims to highlight women's studies documentation and information through seminars, discussion groups, conferences, research, and collaboration with other organizations. Currently the DUWS is at the head of the move to create a museum for Sudanese Women, which will house visual material as well as an archive.
P.O. Box 167
Omdurman, Sudan
Ph#: +249 11 553 363
Fax#: +249 11 553 363

International Islamic Women Centre
P.O. Box 11594
Omdurman, Sudan
52103

International Organization for Muslim Women
Khartoum, Sudan
Ph#: (873) 224922
Fax#: (873) 82985

International Women Bond
P.O. Box 10235
Khartoum, Sudan
Ph#: (873) 83491
Fax#: (873) 74493

Justice Africa
It works with a network of organizations based in different countries in Africa and has initiated and supported civil society activities for human rights, democracy and peace in Africa. It has also implemented human rights projects a with a focus on xenophobia and related intolerances and rights of political minorities. The following organizations are in partnership: Sudan's Women's Alliance, Sudan Women's Association in Nairobi, New Sudan Women's Federation, Sudan Women's Voice for Peace
1st Floor Lancaster House
33 Islington High St., London, N1 9LH, UK
Ph#: +44 (0) 207 837 7888
Fax#: +44 (0) 207 837 8919
Email: enquiries@justiceafrica.org
Website: www.justiceafrica.org/women.html

Muslim Women's League/Southern Sudan
Aziza Ragab Saieed
Federal Ministry of Education
Khartoum, Sudan
Tel: (873) 774823

New Sudan Women Federation
Its objectives are to mobilize resources for the improvement of the status of its members; to enhance the legal status of women; to improve their health; to create leadership potential for women; and to network with other NGOs for the development of women.
PO Box 27721, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254 2 577529, 30
Fax#: +254 -2- 577531
Email: nswf@africaonline.co.ke

South Sudan Women's Concern
51 Shepcote Road, Harrow, Middlesex Ha1 2JL, England
Tel: 44 181-427-1832
Fax #: 44 181-861-0230

Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa
PO Box 167
Omdurman Sudan
Tel: 249 15 577772
Website: http://www.sihahornofafrica.org/

Sudanese Women General Union
P.O. Box 10732
Khartoum, Sudan
Tel: (249-11) 785749
Fax: (249-11) 774175

Sudan Human Rights Association (SHRA)
The Sudan Human Rights Association (SHRA) is a grassroots organization that seeks to protect the rights of refugees living in Uganda, northeastern DR Congo, and Northwestern Kenya as well, as internally displaced persons in Southern Sudan. The organization focuses its activities on three major areas, namely monitoring, advocacy and empowerment. It also offers advisory services to refugees and runs a resource center. Through these efforts, SHRA aspires to bring about fundamental improvements in the lives of refugees.
Katwe Rd. (Behind Capco Petrol Station)
P.O. Box 7327 Kampala
Ph#: +256 (41) 250586
Fax#: +256 (41) 250586
Email: shra@africaonline.co.ug
Website: http://www.muklaw.ac.ug/anrpn/shra.htm

Sudan Human Rights Organization - Cairo Branch
SHRO-Cairo is a Sudanese human rights and democracy entity. The organization is fully committed to the struggle for the preservation of human rights independently from any government or opposition group. The Sudanese Human Rights Quarterly does not impose any particular political, religious or racialorientation on any particular groups against their will. Our reports are very keen about reporting and publicizing only the Truth, as far as human rights research is concerned.
Email: mdaoud@shro-cairo.org (Secretary General)
Web: www.shro-cairo.org/index.html

Sudan National Alliance and Sudan Alliance Forces (SAF)
Working for equal human rights
Web: www.safsudan.com/index.php

Sudan National Committee on Traditional Practices (SNCTP)
SNCTP works to eradicate the practice of female genital multilation(FGM) and other harmful traditional practices(HTPs) affecting women and children in Sudan. These are broadly defined as practices emanating from the culture and entail harmful effects on women and children such as FGM, nutritional taboos, early marriage and non-spaced pregnancy. They now have 13 branch offices in Sudan and in1999 received Consultative Status with United Nations Economic and Social Council(ECOSOC)
P.O. Box 10418, Khatoum
Tel: + 249 11 460546
E-mail: snctpiac5@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.snctp.org/

Sudanese Women Association in Nairobi (SWAN)
Its objectives are; to consolidate and enhance the unity among all Sudanese women living in Nairobi and Kisumu and sensitize them for patriotic and national consciousness rather than factional one, to empower women economically, socially and politically through education and skills training for job creation, and to develop a comprehensive human rights education program for raising awareness about women and children’s rights as Sudanese nationals.
Issues: Literacy, Economic Opportunity, Political Participation, Human Rights, Violence Against Women
PO Box 67464, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: 254 2 560329/571726
Fax #: 254 2 571726
Email: swan@users.africaonline.co.ke

Sudanese Women Empowerment for Peace (SuWEP)
P.O. Box: 21274, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: 571209, 882497

Sudanese Women's Voice of Peace (SWVP)
C/o UNIFEM, C/o Life & Peace Institute, PO Box 21186
20th Floor, Harambee, Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: 2542 -743855 / -748523
Email: swvp@africaonline.co.ke

Sudanese Women's Voice
LPI PO Box 21123, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: 254 2 560 741

Women Forum
P.O. Box 7091
Khartoum, Sudan
Tel: 80557 71879
Fax#: (249) 11 777017

Women Building Peace
Its activities are pro-active peacebuilding initiatives through cross community-level reconciliation, participating in peace processes at local, national, regional and global levels, involvement in reconstruction, demobilisation, disarmament, reintegration & development programs, involvement in lobbying and demonstrating activities to promote peace and coping strategies concentrating on day to day basic needs and holding communities together.
Website: www.international-alert.org/women/new2.html

Working Women Association
4, Albal Adia Street, Block W 10
East Khartoum, Sudan
Tel: (873) 778650/773684
Fax#: (873) 779977

UNITED NATIONS CONTACTS

Division for the Advancement for Women
Department of Economic and Social Affairs
United Nations
New York, NY 10017, USA
Fax#: (212) 963-3463
Email: daw@un.org
Website: www.un.org/womenwatch/daw

UNDP Africa
One United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, USA
Fax#: (212) 906-6478
Website: http://www.un.org/rba

UNIFEM - Eastern Africa Regional Office
Countries: Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda
20th Floor, Harambee, Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: 254 2 228776 to 9 or 254 2 218332
Fax#: 254 2 -331897 /-2233184

GOVERNMENT CONTACTS

General Directorate (Women Affairs)
Jaama Street, Khartoum, P.O. Box 1658
Tel: (249-11) 771 329
Fax#: (259-11) 776 101

NEW YORK PERMANENT MISSION


Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Sudan to the United Nations
305 East 47th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 573-6033
Fax#: (212) 573-6160
E-mail: sudan@un.int