Building feminist lawyers in Sierra Leone Inmates at the Freetown Correctional Centre Supporting 350 Female Detainees in Sierra Leone Post-prison Support for 300 Women in Sierra Leone

AdvocAid

Org #15052
Vetted since 2013 Staff Favorite Project of the Month Site Visit Verified
2006
year founded
$252,131
raised on GlobalGiving
11
years fundraising
7
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

Goal AdvocAid's goal is to strengthen access to justice for girls, women and their children in conflict with the law, foster an increased ability for women to understand and claim rights and to empower them as active citizens. Objectives 1. Strengthen access to legal education; legal advice and legal representation for girls and women in conflict with the law 2. Provide targeted preventative legal education messages and training to groups of vulnerable girls and women in conflict with the law 3. Ensure that girls, women and children who are detained are able to reintegrate successfully into their communities after release through provision of skills training education and welfare supp... read more

Project Leaders
Info AdvocAid
Info AdvocAid
Juliet Mamawa Mamawa
Juliet Mamawa Mamawa
Team
Juliet M Kaikai, Joseph Bangura, Jalahan Amara Jakema, Joseph Morgan, Thabile Cele, Mercy Bangura, Fatmata Bah, Naamsa Thoronka, Katumu Kamara, Ayo Max-Dixon, Patrick Steven, Hannah Mattia, Neneh Kargbo, Alison French
Organization Information
1 Bright Street, 1st Floor
Brookfields
Freetown, Western Region None
Sierra Leone
+23279630400
Organization Information
1 Bright Street, 1st Floor
Brookfields
Freetown, Western Region None
Sierra Leone
+23279630400

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

Post Prison Support - Skills Training

By Juliet Kaikai | Legal Manager

AdvocAid continues to support the National Federation of Go Bifo Women, Sierra Leone, a pioneering movement representing more than 150 women across Freetown, Makeni, Kenema, Bo and Kabala. These... Read the full report ›

Menstrual Hygiene Training

By Jalahan Amara Jakema | Program Manager

During our several of our monitoring visits in detention facilities, many of the women and girls we work with have expressed concerns about managing their menstrual hygiene, as many have had... Read the full report ›

Ensuring Access to Justice for vulnerable business-women.

By Ayo Max-Dixon | Paralegal

One of the most concerning issues within Sierra Leone’s criminal justice system is the insensitivity to gender. This often results in laws, either in their formation or implementation, leaving... Read the full report ›
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