The Fifty Most Influential Sierra Leonean Women Award has announced that the Public Voting for the 100 nominees for this year will commence on the 20th February and end on the 20th March 2022.

On the 10th February 2022, the Fifty Most Influential Sierra Leonean Women Award at Radisson Blu, Mammy Yoko Hotel, announced list of the 100 shortlisted women for public voting.

According to the Fifty Most Influential Sierra Leonean Women Award committee, this year they received one thousand and Eleven nominations from the public but giving the high quality of nominations, they shortlisted one hundred women with exceptional quality for public voting.

All shortlisted nominees were announced at the launching of the public voting process by Miss Sierra Leone., Enid Jones- Boston and it was broadcasted live on AYV Television.

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According to the organisers, Individuals can vote online and offline for the person they wish to vote for and members of the general public or diasporia can also vote online with Visa/Master Card and that Scratch card are also available for public voting.

Members of the Public can vote as many times as possible for their preferred candidates.

For more enquiries contact them at [email protected] or call +23279787464/+23231028665\+23276198804\232080527002

Below are names of the Shortlisted nominees.

Name Profession/Position.

1 Mariatu G Kanu C E O, SHECure, Kailahun District

2 Anita Koroma(Madam) Executive Director, Girl Child Network. Bombali District

3 Ariana Oluwole (Mrs) Motivational Speaker

4 Bilikisu Jalloh (Miss) Vice Chair, East End Zonal Youth Council

5 Basita Michael (Mrs) CEO Sierra Eye Magazine

6 Adama Sillah CEO Diamond Ltd and S U President FBC

7 Bernadette Lahai (Dr) President Women’s Shadow Parliament.

8 Isata Moses Deputy Chairperson, Kambia District Youth Council

9 Elaine Thomas-Archibald (Mrs) Master and registrar, High Court of Sierra Leone

10 Elenorah jokomie Metzger (Mrs) Head Woman Regent Village

11 Mrs Ellen Keister CEO Reems Entertainment

12 Emma Kowa Jalloh (Hon)Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources

13 Elizabeth Turay (DIG) Deputy Inspector General of Police

14 Eunice Naffie Mustapha (Miss) Writer, CEO Naffisa Magazine

15 Fatima Bio (Her Excellency, Mrs) First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone

16 Fatmata Clara Carlton Hancils (Mrs)
Executive Director Legal Aid Board

17 Umu Thoronka Reporter SLBC Makeni/ V P UNIMAK SRC

18 Adama Finda Borway Gender Activist Kono

19 Dr. Fatou Taqi Gender Activist/Lecturer FBC

20 Femi Jarret- Coker Publisher, Women’s Voice Newspaper.

21 Fatmata B Jalloh Gender Activist

22 Finda Diana Konomanyi Eastern Regional Chairperson, All People’s Congress

23 Zainab Tunkara Clarkson Gender Activist

24 Fatu Yumkella (Haja) C E O Dalan Consultancy

25. Juliana Konteh (Mrs) C E O Women in Crisis

26 Leah Fatmata Suma President Sierra Leone Renewable Energy

27 Femi C Cole Chairperson, Unity Party

28 Fantacee Wizz Kamara (Miss) Artist/ Gender Activist

29 Hawanatu Konneh Fofanah Social Media Blogger/Influencer

30 Sally Adams President Women’s Forum

31 Hawa Sally Samai (Miss) Executive Secretary Independent Commission for National Cohesion

32 Hannah Sao Kapto Max-Kyne (Dr) Commissioner, National Commission for Social Action

33 Justice Emmanuella Harding Justice, High Court of Sierra Leone

34 Haja Isata Abudulai Kamara (Hon) Deputy Minister of Trade

35 Justina Zainab Conteh. CEO St. George Foundation

36 Isata Mahoi Peace Activist/Lecturer

37 Isatu Wurie (Dr) Managing Director Ramsy Medical Laboratory

38 Madam Hannah Ghelen Western Area Coordinator Women’s Forum

39 Isatu Hyde-Foster (Dr) Medical Practitioner

40 Isha Johansen (Mrs) Former President SLFA

41 Jalikatu Mustapha (Dr) Head of Eye Section, Connaught Hospital

42 Joan Bull Esq Legal Practitioner

43 Jeneba Kpaka Bangura (Mrs) Deputy Commissioner General, NRA

44 Joyce Abu (Madam) Commissioner National Commission for Children

45 Kadie Davies (Hon) Member of Parliament

46 Madam Neneba Jalloh SUN Coordinator, Office of the Vice President

47 Khadija Bangura Journalist/Entrepreneur

48 Lara Taylor Pearce (Mrs) Auditor General

49 Marcella Samba-Sesay (Mrs) Executive Director, Campaign for Good Governance

50 Marian Pleasant Kargbo Founder Pleasant Foundation.

51 Manty Tarawallie (Hon) Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs.

52 Mariatu Bangura (Mrs) Deputy Chief of Social Services

53 Mamadi Gobeh-Kamara (Hon) Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

54 Melrose Kargbo (Hon) Deputy Minister of Local Government

55 Miatta Samba- Judge

56 Mary-Ann KaiKai CEO Madam Wokie

57 Kenyeh Barlay Executive, African Development Bank

58 Mariatu Esther Kabba Journalist/Gender Activist

59 Naasu Fofanah (Madam) Gender Activist

60 Olga Maria Moigbeh(Mrs.)Philanthropist

61 Sarah L Solomon (Mrs) Managing Director, Eminence Africa

62 Madam Aminata Kamara Sierra Rutile.

63 Phebian Fengai Abdulai (Miss) C E O Jericho Road Health Center Kono

64 Dr. Williette James President ASA, FBC.

65 Aisha Koroma Social Worker.

66 Suafiatu Tunis Social Worker.

67 Precious Amabel Smith (Mrs) CEO PAL Africa Online TV

68 Phebian Randall (Mrs) Broadcaster

69 Philomena Yumkella (Mrs) C E O LANYI Foundation.

70 SIMIEONETTE Uwanie Pontis CEO Mirror Africa

71 Nellie A A P Grey Social Worker

72 Saibatu Mansaray (Madam) Humanitarian

73 Sinkarie Robbin-Coker (Mrs.) Founder Ma dengn Beach Festival/ Managing Director Mangara Consultancy

74 Simbirie Jalloh (Madam) Coordinator Disease Control (Eastern Region)

75 SunkarieKabba Kamara (Her Worship, Mrs) Mayor Makeni City Council

76 Mrs. Rosamarie Blake, Executive Director, Living Water

77 Tuma Gento Kamara(Mrs) Board Chairman, NRA

78 Trudy Morgan (Eng) Engineer

79 Yabom Sesay (Madam) Chairperson, Tonkolili District Council.

80 Valnora Edwin (Miss) Board member- Independent Commission for Peace and National Cohesion.

81 Gladys Mabel Sesay Director of Finance Lappo.

82 Yakama Manty Jones (Dr) Economist, Lecturer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist

83 Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE (Her Worship, Mrs) Mayor Freetown City Council

84 Mrs. Yasinnah Sabassco Bah Entrepreneur Portloko District

85 Warah Serry-Kamal (Esq) Legal Practitioner

86 wokie Jojo Massaquoi (PC) Paramount Chief Gallinese Chiefdom- Pujehun District

87 Miss. Zainab sheriff Actress, Artist, Entrepreneur

88 Mrs. Francess P Algali Minister of State V P Office

89 Mrs. Jenifer Renner Thomas Well Woman Clinic

90 H E Mrs. Francess Anderson Sierra Leone High Commissioner to Ghana

91 Michaela Makay (Madam) DSTI

92 Isata K Ndoleh Gender Activist Kailahun District

93 Marie Bangura Chairperson, Western Rural District Youth Council

94 Michaela Eddinia Swallow (Ms) President Sierra Leone Bar Association.

95 Stella Bangura (Miss) Broadcaster

96 Isata Kabia (Hon) Gender Activist/ Entrepreneur

97 Florence Savalie CEO Microfinance.

98 Mrs. Melrose Hawa Mboyawa CEO Mahanaim Orphanage for polio community, Grafton

99 Sarah Kallay Social Media Blogger.

100 Haja Alimatu Yebbi Abdullah President 50/50