A recent survey conducted by Media Matters for Women, in collaboration with UN Women Sierra Leone, has highlighted a troubling lack of awareness regarding the Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment (GEWE)...
In a recent address, President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone expressed his commitment to achieving gender parity in all areas of society. "We are not about to witness history, we are actually making...
President Julius Maada Bio has been awarded two prestigious African honors for his leadership in gender equality and girl child education. He received the African HeForShe Champion of the Year 2024 and...
Chief Minister, Dr. David Moinina Sengeh has launched a national strategy aimed at tackling the widespread issues of adolescent pregnancy and child marriage in Sierra Leone. The initiative focuses on...
Kono District has witnessed the launch of the Kono District Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society at the Thomas Saquee Resource Centre on Thursday, February 13, 2025, signaling a new era of economic empowerment...
The Sierra Leone Association of Women in Journalism (SLAWIJ) convened a significant roundtable on December 4, emphasizing the urgency of unified efforts to combat gender-based violence (GBV) as part of...
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Gender and Children's Affairs, Isata Mahoi, has pledged not only to fully implement President Bio's Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) Act but to also promote...
The President, Julius Maada Bio has continued to demonstrate strong knack for female empowerment. In 2022 he exhibited such by reforming the Gender Empowerment Act, and in recent times appointed over 30%...
The newly appointed Minister of State and Principal Assistant at the office of the Vice President, Manty Tarawallie has committed her support to the Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh. Madam Tarawalli...
Despite the increased number of female Members of parliament elected in the June 24, 2023, parliamentary election, the 30% threshold that was expected from the Civil Society Organizations and other stakeholders...
