Sierra Leone / West African Workshop on Women in ParliamentCommitments, Workshop
Women Chiefs in Sierra Leone, the Challenges of Traditional Leadership in Post-War StatebuildingThe effort to include women in expanded roles in post-conflict state building has relied on a variety of political initiatives including international agreementDay, Lynda...
The remark brought me back full circle to the very beginning of the Fambul Tok program in 2007, when we made the decision to GRFXPHQWWKHXQIROGLQJZRUNLQoOPQRWNQRZLQJ exactly what we would end up with – but having a full conviction that the people of Sierra Leone, given ...
Societal norms and practices that discriminate against women can limit their access to education, healthcare, and economic opportunities, leading to higher risks for maternal and child health [26]. The study revealed a substantial decrease in economic disparity in neonatal mortality in Sierra Leone. ...
Thorpe A, Whitmarsh D, Sandi R, Baio A, Lebbie N, Lebbie T, Curiazi R: Pathways out of poverty: women -- the `forgotten gender' -- and the Artisanal Fisheries Sector of Sierra Leone. African Historical Rev 2013, 1:46-61 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/ 17532523.2013.796131....
Background: Sierra Leone has some of the world's highestrates of maternal and child under-nutrition. Worldwide, manystudies indicate that low status of women and gender inequality arefactors that increase maternal and child malnutrition. CARE'sWindow of Opportunity project (2009-2012) initiated nut...
SIERRA LEONE: LACK OF EDUCATION PREVENTS WOMEN FROM VOTINGRachel Horner
'One in Seven Women Die in Childbirth' Sierra Leone Is One of the Most Dangerous Places in the World to Give Birth with a One in Seven Chance of the Mother Dying. Llandough Hospital Consultant Peter Lindsay Recently Spent Two Weeks Working in the Capital Freetown's Hospitals, as He Told ...
Women and children are the most affected. Exposure to biomass smoke is associated with acute respiratory infections (ARI). This study investigated the prevalence of ARI potentially caused by smoke from wood and charcoal stoves in Western Sierra Leone, as these two fuels are the predominant fuel ...
In response to growing recognition of the importance of including gender components in development activities, most NGOs now have specific gender mandates as well as programs where women are the central beneficiaries. This paper analyzes the role of select NGOs in Sierra Leone such as International...