Choukri Djibah

Choukri Houssein Djibah is a Djiboutian politician and women's equality activist.

Career

Djibah is the Director of Gender for the Ministry of Women and Family in Djibouti. She has worked in consultation with other members of the government in Djibouti and the United Nations to develop programmes and support for gender justice in her country.[1] She has campaigned for better living and working conditions for women in Djibouti, including calls for the ending of discrimination against women.[2] She has been part of advisory boards providing recommendations for equality for women both for the government and for the UN.[3] In 2011 she represented Djibouti at the IGAD Women in Business conference.[4]

In May 2015 Djibah launched the project SIHA (Strategic Initiative for the Horn of Africa) designed to support and reinforce the economic capacity of women in Djibouti, funded with a grant from the European Union of 28 Million Djibouti francs.[5] In 2019, research by the African Development Bank in conjunction with Djibah's ministry, showed that progress had been made towards gender equality but that women's education was 20% lower than that of men.[6]

Controversy

Djibah gave up her 25% shareholding in the Horn of Africa Logistics and Trading Group, after public scrutiny.[7]

References
  1. "Gender Justice in Djibouti" (PDF). United Nations.
  2. "Djibouti, Reporting for First Time to Women's Anti-Discrimination Committee, Boasts Progress in Health, Education, Women's Participation in Politics | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  3. "MFF/UNFD : Forum-débat sur les droits de la femme". MFF/UNFD : Forum-débat sur les droits de la femme. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  4. Walugembe, John Baptist (2011). "Social Protection for Women in Business in the IGAD Region". doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3425.4568. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. "Lettre d'information UE-Djibouti n°5". 2016.
  6. Bank, African Development (2019-04-26). "La Banque africaine de développement engagée dans la promotion et l'égalité de genre à Djibouti". African Development Bank - Building today, a better Africa tomorrow. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  7. "DJIBOUTI : Saïd Del Wais left alone at helm of HALT Group". The Indian Ocean Newsletter. 2019-11-29. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
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