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Solidarity of Refugee Women for the Social Welfare (SOFERES)

Dzaleka Refugee Camp, Malawi
Joined May 2021

The SOFERES is working in Dzaleka Camp to accelerate women’s economic Empowerment, advance girls ’education, strengthen women’s safety and security ,and enhance climate change resilience.

Presence in: Malawi
Focus: Education, Environmental Justice, Gender-based violence, Health, Livelihoods, Policy Advocacy, Women's Rights

The Solidarity of Refugee Women for the social Welfare (SOFERES) is a refugee-led organization of grassroots young women and girls from diverse backgrounds including women and girls living with disabilities, widows, women living with HIV and women with no income. It was founded in 2013 by a group of refugee women and girls living in Dzaleka Camp, survivors of various civil wars in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Rwanda and Somalia who have experienced different forms of gender-based violence, exploitation and abuse in their families and communities. The SOFERES was legally registered as a NGO with the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, under the Trustees Incorporation Act of 1962 (CAP(CAP. 5:03), Form C, No. TR/INC8243 in 2018. We  are committed to empowering  the most vulnerable and highly marginalized women and girls to claim their rights, challenge discriminatory attitudes, behavior, harmful traditional practices; and overcome poverty and other hardships.