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
$248,548
raised on GlobalGiving
10
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
Juliet M Kaikai, Joseph Bangura, Jalahan Amara Jakema, Joseph Morgan, Thabile Cele, Mercy Bangura, Fatmata Bah, Naamsa Thoronka, Katumu Kamara, Ayo Max-Dixon, Patrick Steven, Hannah Mattia, Neneh Kargbo, Alison French
Organization Information
1 Bright Street, 1st Floor
Brookfields
Freetown, Western Region None
Sierra Leone
+23279630400
Organization Information
1 Bright Street, 1st Floor
Brookfields
Freetown, Western Region None
Sierra Leone
+23279630400

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:

Developing pathways for support for incarcerated children

By Jalahan Jakema | Programme Officer

One focus of this project is monitoring the conditions in Sierra Leone’s correctional centres - for the women incarcerated there, and for the young children who can unfortunately find their... Read the full report ›

AdvocAid provides skills development training for 40 former incarcerated women in Freetown

By Jalahan Jakema | Programme Officer

When women in Sierra Leone come into contact with the law, it often has negative repercussions: they experience a breakdown in communication with their families and loved ones, as well as a loss of... Read the full report ›

The role of mediation in addressing family dynamics surrounding incarcerated women and girls

By Namsa Thoronka | Paralegal

In the realm of criminal justice, the impact of incarceration extends far beyond the individual behind bars. When it comes to incarcerated women and girls, their families and communities often bear... Read the full report ›
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