The meeting, which was attended by 20 female journalists from Hargeisa, was organized by FIMO in collaboration with the National Human Rights Commission. Remarks during the opening ceremony were delivered by the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Information of the Republic of Somaliland, the Deputy Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, the Chairperson of the Women Journalists Organization WIJA, and the Director of the Somaliland Journalists Association (SOLJA).