The Somali National Women Organization (SNWO) was founded in early 1960 after Somalia gained independence. It is a nonprofit making and Women Umbrella Organization that is legally registered in compliance with Somalia's constitution and laws. The organization was founded by a group of Somali women professionals who are voluntarily committed to uniting Somali women in order to ensure their active involvement in community and government activities at all levels: local, regional, and national. The goal of the SWNO is to bring women together and strengthen them socially, economically, and politically so that they can meet the particular issues that they face in society. It is still the only national, regional, and municipal women's organization

• Promote peace and security in the country

• fight for human rights as well as women rights

• increase women empowerment through skills and job creations