The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has issued a warning over a surge in sexist and gender-based attacks against women journalists worldwide, describing the trend as a critical threat to...
The European Union (EU) Delegation to Sierra Leone, in partnership with the Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts, launched a national music competition on 3 October 2025, to amplify efforts to...
The Sierra Leone Police, with support from UNICEF, has launched a five-day training program for 80 officers from the Family Support Unit aimed at improving the investigation and handling of sexual and...
The Chief Minister of Sierra Leone, Dr. David Moinina Sengeh has officially launched the €15 million EU-UN Spotlight Initiative, reflecting the Government’s commitment to ending violence against women...
Sierra Leone has officially joined the global Spotlight Initiative a partnership between the United Nations and the European Union aimed at ending all forms of violence against women and girls. The launch...
The Commonwealth has asked Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Dr Fatima Maada Bio, to lead the formation of a newly established platform called the Commonwealth First Ladies Unit. The initiative aims to bring...
On Friday, May 16th, the Sierra Leone Free Equality Education Project successfully wrapped up an essential training session for the Local Mediation Committee (LMC) focused on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence...
The case of Satta Lamin, a young woman who was gang-raped by more than six men in 2018 in Kailahun District, resurfaced during the All People’s Congress (APC) Monthly Parliamentary Press Briefing. Hon....
On Monday, November 25, 2024, the Pujehun District Women Development Advocacy Forum (PUDWAF), with support from Purposeful through The MOVE GRANT, officially launched the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based...
Between April and June this year, Sierra Leone recorded 739 Gender-Based Violence (GBV) survivors, including 680 cases of sexual violence and 59 of physical violence, according to a Quarterly Report from...
