by sabrinamahtani | Dec 24, 2011 | Blogs, Videos
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from everyone at AdvocAid. Thank you to all our donors and supporters for helping us continue to assist vulnerable girls and women in Sierra Leone. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prTzAu_nEW4]
by sabrinamahtani | Dec 18, 2011 | Blogs, Events, Legal Aid, Welfare
AdvocAid donated welfare items (such as toiletries) to women and their children in Freetown Female Prison. We gave each woman her own “lappa” (cloth) which can be used for clothing, as a blanket etc We played some music and shared food, including fruit...
by sabrinamahtani | Dec 14, 2011 | Blogs, Events
Buy a unique Christmas gift….and feel good about your purchase too! WHAT: Salone Style Jewellery Sale WHERE: O Bar (Lumley Beach) WHEN: Thursday, December 15 TIME: 5:00-8:00pm Salone Style is a design cooperative that supports a group of women in Sierra Leone, West...
by sabrinamahtani | Dec 10, 2011 | Advocacy, Blogs, Legal Aid, News
AdvocAid was honoured to be invited to speak at the National Conference on Advancing Legal Aid for Women’s Rights organised by the Human Rights Commission on 8 to 9 December 2010 as part of their events listed to mark International Human Rights Day on 10...
by sabrinamahtani | Dec 9, 2011 | Advocacy, Blogs, News, Publications
AdvocAid, with the support of GIZ, has developed a Handbook on the United Nations Standards for the Treatment of Female Prisoners. The handbook can be found in the “resources” section of our website or by clicking here. This handbook aims to provide a...