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Sierra Leone: Women demand funding for effective participation in elections

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Sierra Leone: Women demand funding for effective participation in elections

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Women across Sierra Leone have through a communique submitted to the Speaker of Parliament called for the creation of a Women's Fund to enhance effective political participation and to also advance the interests and concerns of women for the development of the country.

Lawyer Yasim Jusu Sheriff presented the communique on behalf of women, who participated in the National Women's Conference held in Freetown on 16th &17th March, 2022.

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Women across Sierra Leone have through a communique submitted to the Speaker of Parliament called for the creation of a Women's Fund to enhance effective political participation and to also advance the interests and concerns of women for the development of the country.

Lawyer Yasim Jusu Sheriff presented the communique on behalf of women, who participated in the National Women's Conference held in Freetown on 16th &17th March, 2022.

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First Lady of Sierra Leone: Excluding women from leadership has a great cost to development

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Deliberate effort to put women in political positions, building institutions and strong legal frameworks, as well as strong human resource capacity,  are some of the catalysts that will ensure the African woman is empowered.

These are some of the solutions put forward by the First Lady Jeannette Kagame yesterday, during a sideline event at the on-going United Nations General Assembly taking place in New York.

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Deliberate effort to put women in political positions, building institutions and strong legal frameworks, as well as strong human resource capacity,  are some of the catalysts that will ensure the African woman is empowered.

These are some of the solutions put forward by the First Lady Jeannette Kagame yesterday, during a sideline event at the on-going United Nations General Assembly taking place in New York.

UCLG Africa Interview with Sunkarie Kamara, First Female Mayor of Makeni City, Sierra Leone

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February 17, 2017

UCLG Africa Interview with Sunkarie Kamara, First Female Mayor of Makeni City, Sierra Leone

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Manual for facilitators: breaking barriers and empowering young women to participate in democratic politics

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June 6, 2016

Manual for facilitators: breaking barriers and empowering young women to participate in democratic politics

This research aims to map young women’s political participation at the Local Government, Presidential and Parliamentary levels including university student bodies.

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This research aims to map young women’s political participation at the Local Government, Presidential and Parliamentary levels including university student bodies.

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NDI World Affairs Briefing Q&A: Supporting Women's Leadership in Parliament

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September 13, 2013

NDI World Affairs Briefing Q&A: Supporting Women's Leadership in Parliament

NDI staff participants: Jacqueline Corcoran (Bangladesh), Lindsay Robinson (Sierra Leone), Natalie Hill (Ukraine), Mark De La Iglesia (Governance).

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NDI staff participants: Jacqueline Corcoran (Bangladesh), Lindsay Robinson (Sierra Leone), Natalie Hill (Ukraine), Mark De La Iglesia (Governance).

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Sierra Leone News: Moderate progress in women’s participation in governance

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Civil Society Organizations working on women issues yesterday converged at the YWCA old hall in Freetown to validate the Sierra Leone in-Country monitoring of  UNSCRs 1325 and 1820 Sierra Leone Report 2013.
The Report states that there has been moderate progress in women’s participation in governance within the different sectors surveyed in the research process.

We invite you to read the full article published August 30

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Civil Society Organizations working on women issues yesterday converged at the YWCA old hall in Freetown to validate the Sierra Leone in-Country monitoring of  UNSCRs 1325 and 1820 Sierra Leone Report 2013.
The Report states that there has been moderate progress in women’s participation in governance within the different sectors surveyed in the research process.

We invite you to read the full article published August 30

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Sierra Leone: SLSAV Promotes Women On Leadership

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In a bid to promote women in leadership positions, the Sierra Leone Social Aid Volunteers (SLSAV) has concluded a one-day confab on women's participation in leadership and decision-making at local governance level.

The event, which was held at the Western Rural District Council hall at Waterloo, attracted over fifty participants from four constituencies, with support from ENCISS - Enhancing Interface and Interaction between State and Non-State Actors to Improve Poor People's Lives.

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In a bid to promote women in leadership positions, the Sierra Leone Social Aid Volunteers (SLSAV) has concluded a one-day confab on women's participation in leadership and decision-making at local governance level.

The event, which was held at the Western Rural District Council hall at Waterloo, attracted over fifty participants from four constituencies, with support from ENCISS - Enhancing Interface and Interaction between State and Non-State Actors to Improve Poor People's Lives.

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In Sierra Leone,Women, Children Call for National Commissions

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In Sierra Leone,Women, Children Call for National Commissions

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Women and children’s organizations in Sierra Leone have pleaded with President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma to set up national commissions for women and children in Sierra Leone, through which they will be able to channel issues affecting women and children in the country.
 
They made this appeal shortly after the launching of the Agenda for Prosperity over the weekend at the Miatta Conference Hall in Freetown.
 

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Women and children’s organizations in Sierra Leone have pleaded with President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma to set up national commissions for women and children in Sierra Leone, through which they will be able to channel issues affecting women and children in the country.
 
They made this appeal shortly after the launching of the Agenda for Prosperity over the weekend at the Miatta Conference Hall in Freetown.
 

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