Author: WOFHRAD-SL
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WOMEN’S FORUM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY(WOFHRAD) EMBARKS ON A NATIONWIDE LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR WOMEN CANDIDATES IN SIERRA LEONE
In collaboration with the UN Peace Building Fund, UN Women, UNDP, World Vision, and the Government of Sierra Leone, the Women’s Forum for Human Rights and Democracy is making considerable progress toward empowering women politicians in Sierra Leone and fostering long-term peace. Given the continued difficulties facing the nation, the workshop’s theme, “Localization and Working…
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Cross section of our young nd energic ladies joined the rest of women to celebrate the International Women’s Day (IWD)
In recognition of the International Women’s Day (IWD), WOFRHRAD-SL celebrates with the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs (MSWGCA), women and other Civil Society Organisations in the Makeni City, Northern Sierra Leone. The day which was meant to bring attention to the social, political, cultural issues women face, and to advocate for the…
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Training of Activistas on Land Grab Campaign Techniques, Advocacy and Communication
WOFHRAD-SL has on the 5th June, 2015 concluded a day training for Activistas in the Bombali District, Northern Sierra Leone. The training drew participants from our three (3) operational chiefdoms in the district and youths groups in the Makeni municipality. The training was meant to address some of the critical land grabbing issues and implications…
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Food Supply to Sponsorship Children
As As part of the response to the current Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, Women’s Forum for Human Rights and Democracy (WOFHRAD-SL) has been in the forefront as part of their commitment to the people of Sierra Leone and efforts towards the fight against the EVD. Coupled with other interventions in the fight, WOFHRAD with…
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Meet our new volunteers!
Kadiatu Kargbo ” I was born and raised in Makeni. I am 24 years old and I attended the Northern Polytechnic Makeni Campus, where I obtained a diploma in Business Administration and Management. I am currently working with VSO/ICS and have been placed at WOFHRAD where I am working with my counterpart who is from…
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Week One for our new VSO ICS Volunteers
Last week we welcomed four new VSO ICS volunteers to the team, Charlotte Langridge and Dhakshi Suriar from the UK and Kadiatu Kargbo and Emmanuel K Kamanda from Sierra Leone. We are looking forward to working with them on existing projects and them using their own initiatives to carry on the hard work of the…
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Accountability Forum with Makeni City Council
On Tuesday 5th November, WOFHRAD-SL facilitated an accountability forum with Makeni City Council on the theme ‘Know Your City Development Plan’. Over 200 people attended the forum where Makeni City Council disclosed their city plan, what money they have received through taxes and other funding, and how they spend the money they receive. Fatmata Sieowoh chaired…
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Training of Mother Clubs, Child Ambassadors and School Management Committees.
Two weeks ago WOFHRAD-SL visited various villages in the Bombali District to set up Child Ambassador Clubs, Mother Clubs and School Management Committees. This week we invited two people from each of the clubs to Makeni for a three day training session. In total we had 36 people present from 6 different villages. The…
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The Road to Kamakwie
Recently, we have traveled to Kamakwie for various field work. Unfortunately, calling it a road may be a stretch of the imagination. Parts are merely rocks, streams and rivers cross it freely, bridges are made of rotten planks of wood, and the amount of holes in the road have caused many a vehicle to break…