MISSION – Somali Arts Advocacy Reform Organization

To empower Somalis to overcome the nation’s most pressing security and social challenges by:

POLICY BRIEF THE DIGITAL THREAT TO SOMALI WOMEN: FINDINGS AND POLICY IMPERATIVES FROM GROUND RESEARCH

Date: 26 October 2025 Executive Summary This policy brief presents the definitive findings of a six-month ground research investigation by SAARO into technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) in Somalia. Conducted across key urban centers in South-Central Somalia, this research establishes that digital platforms are being systematically weaponized to harass, threaten, and silence Somali women. This coordinated abuse…

15 Oct

RESEARCH SUMMARY: “THE DIGITAL THREAT TO SOMALI WOMEN”

Executive Summary of Ground Research Findings on Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence in Somalia Date: 26 October 2025 Executive Summary This document summarizes the definitive findings of a six-month empirical research study conducted by the Somali Arts, Advocacy and Reform Organization (SAARO) on the phenomenon of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TF-GBV) in Somalia. The research establishes that digital…

6 Oct

THE WEAPONIZATION OF WOMEN: VIOLENCE AS A STRATEGIC PILLAR OF ORGANIZED CRIME AND CONFLICT IN SOMALIA

Subtitle: A Field Research Report by the Somali Arts, Advocacy and Reform Organization (SAARO) Report Code: SRU-03-2025 Date: 0ctober 1-2025 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report presents SAARO’s field investigation into the systematic weaponization of women and girls in Somalia. Our research establishes that violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a deliberate, strategic instrument employed by Al-Shabaab and criminal…