Allies in Development signs Service Level Agreement with Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education to strengthen violence prevention and safeguarding in Sierra Leone’s education system Freetown, Sierra Leone | March 3 2026 Allies in Development (AiD) is pleased to announce the signing of a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the Ministry of Basic and […]
Empowering girls through personal safety and financial literacy: lessons from AiD’s school and youth club workshop On Saturday, 1 March 2025, Allies in Development (AiD) organized a one-day Personal Safety and Financial Literacy Workshop for adolescent girls and teenagers participating in the AiD School and Youth Club Programme. The workshop was hosted at Freetown Secondary […]
Empowering girls through skills development: beadwork and crochet workshop inspires creativity and future opportunities On August 22, 2025, Allies in Development (AiD), in collaboration with the Africell American Corner, hosted a one-day skills development workshop for girls participating in AiD’s school and youth club programme. The workshop introduced participants to two practical creative skills: beadwork […]
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 […]
Strengthening access to justice for survivors: Why Sierra Leone should ratify the African Court Protocol and deposit the Article 34(6) Declaration Editor’s Note: : This article is adapted from an original legal commentary written by Mamoud Bah, Esq. The article has been edited and contextualized for publication by Allies in Development to reflect our focus […]
Feminism in everyday life: why equality matters to us all This article was developed by Miatta Paula Thomas and Claris Esther Kanu For many people in Sierra Leone, the word feminism often evokes mixed reactions. Some associate it with opposition to men, rejection of cultural values, or negative stereotypes about women’s personal lives. Others see […]
Allies in Development participates in Third Quarter Civil Society Partnership Coordination meeting September 30,2022 | Freetown, Sierra Leone Allies in Development (AiD) participated in the Third Quarter Civil Society Partnership Coordination Dialogue convened by the Ministry of Social Welfare in collaboration with the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MoPED). The coordination meeting brought together […]
Allies in Development joins Women’s Forum Network to advance advocacy for women’s political representation 30 July 2022 | Freetown, Sierra Leone Allies in Development (AiD) participated in a strategic advocacy meeting convened by the Women’s Forum Network to finalize key advocacy messages and strategies in support of the adoption of the Proportional Representation (District Block) […]
Allies in Development participates in Women’s Forum Network dialogue on the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Bill 2022 30 April 2022 | Freetown, Sierra Leone Allies in Development (AiD) participated in a policy dialogue convened by the Women’s Forum Network to discuss progress on the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) Bill, which had recently […]
