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Edition archive · 2025

Somali Women Awards 2025

The 2025 edition took Somali Women Awards to Nairobi, Kenya, on 14 November 2025, with a sponsored photo wall, red-carpet arrivals and an evening ceremony.

Edition facts

Nairobi, Kenya
14 November 2025
14 photographs
2025
Edition year
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Women recognized

Record pending

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Sponsors & partners

Record pending

14
Photographs

Overview

What happened in 2025

Honorees of the 2025 edition will be listed once SWA confirms the official record.

  1. 01

    Held in Nairobi, Kenya, on 14 November 2025

  2. 02

    First edition hosted outside Somalia, with the #SWA2025 photo wall and sponsor presentation

  3. 03

    Official 2025 programme published in advance (introduction, objectives, event highlights, categories and selection process)

Award categories

Categories presented in 2025

Category names as printed in SWA's official programme for that year. The 2026 edition introduced the ten coded fields of recognition.

  • Social Impact and Humanitarian Award
  • Education Transformation Award
  • Health and Wellbeing Award
  • Leadership and Governance Award
  • Women in Sport Award
  • Science and Technology Award
  • Sustainability and Environmental Award
  • Women in Civil Engineering Award
  • Art and Cultural Award
  • Honorary Award

Gallery

2025 in pictures

14 photographs

All photography

Publications

2025 publications

All publications
  • 2025 edition · Official publication

    Somali Women Awards 2025

    Official publication for the 2025 edition: introduction and objectives, event highlights, award categories, selection process, sponsorship, and the 2024 Somali Women Awards winners.

    PDF · 9 pages · 8.8 MB

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