We are the next generation of peacebuilders.
At HOFNA, we believe that peace means different things to different people, depending on their reality. We work with women, girls and their communities to build their knowledge, skills and capacities around their peacebuilding priorities by addressing the structural inequalities (such as gender-based violence, patriarchy and poverty) that prevent them from taking leadership and hinder their effective participation in peace building processes.
HOFNA is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to strengthen the leadership, power, and voices of susceptible women and girls from disadvantaged communities and develop them into self-reliant and socially conscious leaders.
Our mission
HOFNA's Mission is to strengthen the Leadership, Power and Voices of susceptible women/girls, engaging them in peacebuilding and socioeconomically empowering them to be self-reliant and socially conscious leaders.
We know that we are more effective when we work together and believe in Partnerships that foster real change in the lives of women and girls.
Together, we will:
- Collaborate to prevent all forms of gender-based violence such as child, early and forced marriage, domestic violence and abuse, and support women and girls who are – or have ever been – married.
- Collaborate to ensure girls stay in school through scholarship provisions and provision of didactic materials, materials for extracurricular activities and needed infrastructure to support education of girls
- Amplify the voices of girls at risk of child marriage and defend girls’ rights to health, education and the opportunity to fulfil their potential.
- Enhance and strengthen efforts to end gender-based violence at every level especially working with traditional rulers and traditional title holders.
- Raise awareness of the harmful impact of gender-based violence especially child, early and forced marriages, Domestic Violence and abuse by encouraging open, inclusive and informed discussion at the community, local, national and international level.
- Facilitate learning and coordination between organisations working to end gender-based violence.
- Mobilise all necessary policy, financial and other support end gender based violence especially Domestic violence and abuse and child, early and force’s marriages.
Our vision
A world without any form of gender-based violence especially child, early and forced marriages and domestic violence and abuse.
We envisage a world where girls and women enjoy equal status with boys and men and are able to achieve their full potential in all aspects of their lives.
To realise this vision, we work to develop more confident female leaders who are equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills and are passionate about leading positive social change in their communities.
Our Values
TRANSPARENCY: We want to be open and honest about our initiatives, activities, and spending to improve the lives of women and girls in the communities we serve. We accept personal responsibility for managing our resources wisely.
COLLABORATION: We cooperate both internally and outside to improve on the lives of women, girls and the communities we serve
INCLUSIVENESS: recognising that gender equality affects both men and women, and that it extends to all women regardless of their gender identity, sexual orientation, or race. We consider all individuals to be equal participants in resolving these problems.
INTEGRITY: Because this is the only way to successfully execute, we hold ourselves to the highest standard imaginable when it comes to being honest, upfront, and sincere in the information we always present.
TENACITY: We fight for what we believe in and will continue to do so until human rights violations against women and girls and all forms of gender-based violence have been eradicated across the globe.