Empowering girls through skills: beadwork and crocheting workshop On August 22, 2025, Allies in Development (AiD) hosted a one-day skills workshop for members of the AiD school and youth club community, in collaboration with the Africell American Corner. The workshop covered two creative and practical skills: beadwork and crocheting. This year’s after-school workshop was aimed at […]
Rebuilding Lives After Violence: Lessons from Allies in Development’s Livelihood Support Programme Why do survivors of intimate partner violence remain in abusive relationships? Why do children who experience rape or other forms of abuse by family members often remain silent? The reasons are complex and deeply interconnected. They include limited awareness of rights, lack of […]
SIERRA LEONE’S HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITMENT: A CALL FOR RATIFICATION OF THE COURT PROTOCOL AND DEPOSITION OF ARTICLE 34(6) DECLARATION GRANTING ACCESS TO JUSTICE TO ALL By: Mamoud Bah Esq. On December 15, 2017, two healthcare workers who survived the deadly consequences of Ebola, along with the Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL), […]
Many people in the Sierra Leone society identify feminists as individuals who stand against men or the concept of manhood. In Sierra Leone, there are many conspiracy theories about feminists. Feminism is often associated with women in a negative way. Female feminists are labelled frustrated women, who were either disappointed in romantic relationships with […]
