ELIMINATING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS Background The Spotlight Initiative, launched in 2017 with seed funding from the European Union, aims to eliminate violence against women and girls (EVAWG) and accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Spotlight Initiative 2.0 is a continuation of the first phase, building on its success as a comprehensive, …
Kadiatu Bakarr, is a 19-year-old girl from Gbangbatoke Junction in Moyamba District, whose desire for education was unquenched despite the numerous challenges she faced in her early teen years. In 2021, at the age of 16 and in school, she became pregnant. Her family, deeply disappointed, rejected her, and she was forced to drop out …
Foster Climate-Resilient, and Inclusive Development Through Better Agricultural Practices. Addressing key issues in Sierra Leone, such as food insecurity, malnutrition, limited access to health and nutrition services, and inadequate climate resilience in Kenema, Karene, Pujehun, and Tonkolili districts in Sierra Leone. By 2028, the project will finalize a map of resource-poor households most impacted by …
Transforming Obstacles into Opportunities for Vulnerable Adolescent Girls
Enhancing Adolescent Girl’s Knowledge Through Life Skills to End Child Marriage and Other Harmful Practices (ECM)
The Power Up project is dedicated to unlocking the potential of 15,300 adolescent girls in Bombali and Moyamba District.
Enhancing Financial Empowerment and Innovation for Women in Moyamba and Freetown.
In Kalangba, a rural community in Sierra Leone, many adolescent girls face limited opportunities after completing secondary school. Isha S. Kanu, an 18-year old girl, had completed her West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), but like many of her peers, she found herself at home with no access to further education, skills training or employment. With few prospects and no structured …
In the quiet, remote village of Makwie an outreach community to Gbendembu in Sierra Leone 18-year-old Yapo Kanu lived in silence and shame because she had never gone to school. For Yapo, the world of education was foreign and intimidating. She often avoided conversations with her peers who were enrolled in school, feeling inadequate and …
Our work has had a truly remarkable impact, directly benefiting over 92,400 individuals and reaching over 1,000 communities. We have madesignificant positive changes in various critical areas through our commitment to youth leadership and community-driven solutions. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, our dedicated young volunteers conducted 610 awareness-raising sessions, equipping a total of 24,400 communitymembers with …