Women in International Security – Horn of Africa (WIIS-HoA), is a not for profit organization headquartered in Kenya.  WIIS-HoA is an organization leadership, professional development and advocate for human security approaches to security issues.  In the recent years, the international and regional community have recognized the important contributions of women to peace and security, making commitments to further enhance women’s roles in all aspects of peace building, peace making and peace strategies.