Category Archives: WOMEN

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Agenda for Change: What’s in it for Salone Women?

Posted on February 4, 2013

We were encouraged to see that President Koroma dedicated two paragraphs under the heading: Empowering Women toward the end of his speech for the opening of Parliament in December 2012. With nothing else in recent history to give women of … Continue reading →

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ATTENTION: HEART DISEASE is still NUMBER ONE Killer of Women

Posted on January 29, 2013

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Cardiovascular disease (Heart Disease) is the leading killer of women in America, accounting for over one-third of all deaths. That’s more than the combined death rates from breast, ovarian, and … Continue reading →

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A Soul-Searching Quest for Salone Women

Posted on January 10, 2013

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Political leadership is one of the most sought aspirations for Sierra Leonean women and men; as we are acutely aware that socioeconomic and political prosperity come to those who are in this arena in our country, they have tremendous power … Continue reading →

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WORLD AIDS DAY

Posted on December 2, 2012

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Today, December 1, 2012  is World Aids Day! For African girls and women, the narrative does not change from year to year: poverty, lack of education, gender inequality, etc., are all factors that increase their chances of being exposed to … Continue reading →

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Breastfeeding mother and Five other Women Detained in Sierra Leone

Posted on November 29, 2012

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The Sierra Leone National Electoral Commission is still working on the final results of the Parliamentary and Local Council elections; we anticipate a very low success rate for women in these elections, even though women played critical roles and even … Continue reading →

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President Koroma Re-elected: Will he broker change for women this time around?

Posted on November 26, 2012

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The National Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone finally completed its  calculations for the presidential election; the winner, President Ernest Bai Koroma, will serve another five-year term. International observers have declared it a transparent election; it is particularly commendable that it … Continue reading →

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Sierra Leone 2012 Election: No official winner yet

Posted on November 20, 2012

The National Electoral Commission (NEC) is the entity responsible for letting the world know who the winner is for the November 17, 2012 Election in Sierra Leone; its mandate allows 10 days for reporting the official results. So far, no … Continue reading →

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Sierra Leone 2012 Elections: Sidelining a significant citizenry – WOMEN

Posted on October 21, 2012
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As Sierra Leoneans prepare to go to the polls in November 2012, there has been no real progress toward gender equality in political participation; none of the political parties, including the two main parties, has promoted women’s issues at any … Continue reading →

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Women Victims: Serve Justice, Break Your Silence

Posted on June 2, 2012

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There is a Press Release by Fairfax County law enforcement and Cocorioco, the Sierra Leone online newspaper, has also published an article about the arrest of a man we have all come to believe is an Imam; he has taken … Continue reading →

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How Women saved this day in Salone 51 years ago

Posted on April 28, 2012

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On this day 51 years ago, Sierra Lone was granted Independence from British Colonial rule! This milestone is generally credited to the men. It makes us wonder, did women play any parts or were they just passive bystanders in the … Continue reading →

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