EASSI is a sub-regional civil society organization established in 1996 to facilitate systematic follow up of the African and Beijing Platforms for Action emanating from the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing China in 1995.EASSI’S membership comprises in­dividuals, NGOs, coalitions and networks committed to the advancement of women. EASSI carries out its mandate primarily through monitoring and evaluating the implementation of these commitments in eight Eastern African countries namely, Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.