support was necessary for their healing process to start. She spoke of the positive outcome of this project so far, which is the result of strategic capacity building on agribusiness, consultation and collaboration with government institutions, followed by close monitoring. She underlined how these women, through social mobilization have assisted each other. The recognition of the sexual and reproductive challenges faced by the widows, HIV/AIDS and reproductive health was further mainstreamed in this project. She indicated that the constitution of Kenya promulgated in August 2010, if implemented and enforced, could have potential for improving the situation of minority women. Her recommendations included: the Government should make efforts to protect the gains so far made in the Constitution; NGOs have a responsibility in mobilizing minority women and grassroots communities to be vigilant and watchful on all violations of their rights and take appropriate action; building the economic capacity of minority women is pivotal in their progression to satisfy basic needs at personal and household levels, gain knowledge and build confidence, make informed decisions, gain respect from the wider society, including men, and making these women ambassadors of change; capacitybuilding should include skills training in livelihoods diversification, increasing knowledge base, and access to credit and facilitating access to market. Non-formal and flexible learning approaches should be promoted. Ms. Mariam Yassin Hagi Yussuf, from Somalia, focused her presentation on the situation of minority women in conflict situation. She mentioned that there are many obstacles faced by minority women in accessing economic, social and cultural rights in Somalia, including: intersecting forms of discrimination, harmful practices, lack of social protection and forced marriages. To address those, she provided recommendations, including: international law should be incorporated into domestic law; national pressure groups should be established to advocate for the rights of minority women and monitor governments’ implementation of their international obligations; discrimination within minority communities should be tackled and not denied and synergies should be established within those communities; in conflict or post-conflict areas the Constitutionmaking processes should be used to mainstream women and minority rights, including by giving minority women the opportunity to go through the various articles of the draft constitution and analyze them from a minority and women’s rights perspective; United Nations Agencies should be at the forefront of the implementation of resolutions on women and minorities, and especially in conflict zones, and ensure women and minority women’s effective participation in conflict resolution. Discussion 17