Building feminist lawyers in Sierra Leone Inmates at the Freetown Correctional Centre Supporting 350 Female Detainees in Sierra Leone Post-prison Support for 300 Women in Sierra Leone

AdvocAid

Org #15052
Vetted since 2013 Staff Favorite Project of the Month Site Visit Verified
2006
year founded
$243,576
raised on GlobalGiving
9
years fundraising
7
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

Goal AdvocAid's goal is to strengthen access to justice for girls, women and their children in conflict with the law, foster an increased ability for women to understand and claim rights and to empower them as active citizens. Objectives 1. Strengthen access to legal education; legal advice and legal representation for girls and women in conflict with the law 2. Provide targeted preventative legal education messages and training to groups of vulnerable girls and women in conflict with the law 3. Ensure that girls, women and children who are detained are able to reintegrate successfully into their communities after release through provision of skills training education and welfare supp... read more

Project Leaders
Joanna Howarth
Joanna Howarth
Sabrina Mahtani
Sabrina Mahtani
Info AdvocAid
Info AdvocAid
Rebecca Wood
Rebecca Wood
Development Intern
Development Intern
Board Chair
Board Chair
Team
Margaret Namaganda, Juliet M Kaikai, Joseph Bangura, Jalahan Amara Jakema, Margaret Namaganda, Joseph Morgan
Organization Information
145 Circular Road
Freetown, Western Region None
Sierra Leone
+232 (0)74836789
Organization Information
145 Circular Road
Freetown, Western Region None
Sierra Leone
+232 (0)74836789

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

May 20, 2023
Creative partnerships to advance access to justice
Strengthening legal education and empowerment in Sierra Leone is a core focus of AdvocAid’s work. We believe in putting the power of the law in people’s hands so that they can better know,...
May 18, 2023
Tracing Mabinty's family
The story of Mabinty is the story of so many detained women in Sierra Leone that AdvocAid has worked with. Once they are detained, their families forget about them, leaving them without support....
Apr 6, 2023
Launching the Frances Claudia Wright Scholarship
On January 11th 2023, AdvocAid launched the Frances Claudia Wright Scholarship in the presence of close to 100 guests. This scholarship fund will provide financial and educational support to train the...
 
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