NGO Working Group for Women, Peace and Security

"Violence against women is as much a reflection of women's status in society and low levels of awareness of gender-based violence, as it is a reflection of weak enforcement of rule of law and prevailing impunity."

Safaa Elagib Adam

Biography of Safaa Elagib Adam, Secretary-General and Gender Advisor, Community Development Association, Sudan

Ms. Elagib Adam is the Secretary-General and Gender Advisor of the Community Development Association (CDA), which she joined in 1992. The Community Development Association is based in Khartoum, Sudan. The Community Development Association (CDA) is a non-governmental organization working on sustainable development and peace - with a special focus on the western states of Sudan. Ms. Elagib Adam has worked extensively in the area of gender and peacebuilding, including as a National Expert for German Development Services and with OXFAM UK as a Deputy Relief Coordinator. Her professional training and experience includes participation at many peacebuilding consultations and dialogues including: The Civil Society Forum of the Donors Conference and Gender Symposium for Sudan (Oslo, 2005); Expert Group Meeting on Understanding the Darfur Conflict (Addis, Ababa); and a workshop on Women’s Human Rights and Gender-Based Violence (UNHCR, Geneva, 2004). In 2005, Ms. Elagib Adam participated as a Gender Expert in the 7th round of Darfur Peace Negotiation in Abuja. In 2005 she was also among the 1000 women nominated across the globe for the Nobel Peace Prize by the project PeaceWomen.

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E-mail: safcdasudan@yahoo.com