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 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 support 4. Engage in strategic capacity building, advocacy and public awareness raising in relation to issues affecting girls, women and their children in conflict with the law
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By Juliet Kaikai | Legal Manager
AdvocAid continues to support the National Federation of Go Bifo Women, Sierra Leone, a pioneering movement representing more than 150 women across Freetown, Makeni, Kenema, Bo and Kabala. These... Read the full report ›By Jalahan Amara Jakema | Program Manager
During our several of our monitoring visits in detention facilities, many of the women and girls we work with have expressed concerns about managing their menstrual hygiene, as many have had... Read the full report ›By Ayo Max-Dixon | Paralegal
One of the most concerning issues within Sierra Leone’s criminal justice system is the insensitivity to gender. This often results in laws, either in their formation or implementation, leaving... Read the full report ›
