Meet the Team

AdvocAid is an organisation for women, led by women. Founded in 2006, it grew out of the work of the ‘Pademba Road Monitoring Group’, made up of four women involved in human rights and justice sector reform in Sierra Leone.
Margaret Namaganda

Margaret Namaganda

Executive Director

Margaret Namaganda is AdvocAid’s Executive Director and the Coordinator for the EU SGBV Project. She is proud of AdvocAid’s approach toward ensuring access to justice for the women the organisation work with, who often are the most underprivileged.
Juliet Mamawa Kaikai

Juliet Mamawa Kaikai

Legal Manager (Senior Management Team)

Juliet Mamawa Kaikai is AdvocAid’s Legal Manager. She is proud of actively working to create a society where women’s rights are protected and guaranteed.

 

Joseph Bangura

Joseph Bangura

MEAL Officer (Senior Management Team)

Joseph Bangura is AdvocAid’s MEAL Officer and he feels proud when AdvocAid achieves its goals and sees the smiles of the women and girls we work with and for.
Rebecca Kabejja

Rebecca Kabejja

Civil Peace Service Volunteer and Advocacy Specialist (Senior Magement Team)

Rebecca Kabejja is AdvocAid’s Civil Peace Service Volunteer, and she feels proud to work with a feminist organisation involved in women’s rights that is usually forgotten – women with lived experiences of incarceration. 
Julieta Castineira de Dios

Julieta Castineira de Dios

Freetown Development Assistant (Senior Management Team)

Julieta Castineira de Dios is AdvocAid’s Development Assistant and feels proud about working in a unique organisation with a holistic approach to providing free legal defense for the most vulnerable social groups: women and girls.
Amidu Fornah

Amidu Fornah

Finance Manager (Senior Management Team)

Amidu Fornah is AdvocAid’s Finance Manager and is proud of AdvocAid’s role in gender empowerment and prioritisation of women’s needs.
Foday Fofanah

Foday Fofanah

Freetown Finance Assistant

Foday Fofanah is AdvocAid’s Finance Assistant, and he is proud of the initiative to provide free legal assistance, education, and empowerment for women and girls in Sierra Leone.
Namsa Thoronka

Namsa Thoronka

Freetown Paralegal

Namsa Thoronka is AdvocAid’s Paralegal, and she feels proud of her contribution to helping women and girls access justice.
Ayo Max-Dixon

Ayo Max-Dixon

Freetown Paralegal

Ayo Max-Dixon is AdvocAid’s Paralegal and feels proud of AdvocAid’s contribution to securing women’s and girls’ freedom from detention through their intervention at the Police stations or the Courts.
Theresa Sesay

Theresa Sesay

Finance and Administrative Assistant

Theresa Sesay is AdvocAid’s Finance and Administrative Assistant and is passionate about the work AdvocAid conduct in the Correctional Centres, and they support they provide to incarcerated women.
Fatmata Lamarana Bah

Fatmata Lamarana Bah

Project officer

Fatmata Lamarana Bah is AdvocAid’s Social Worker and Project Officer and she is proud of contributing with her work to ensure women and girls get access to proper welfare and other met needs.
Patrick Steven

Patrick Steven

Freetown Office Assistant

Patrick Steven is AdvocAid’s Office Assistant and he feels proud of the organisation’s zero tolerance for injustice and violence against women and girls.
Umar Conteh

Umar Conteh

Makeni Office Assistant

Umar Conteh is AdvocAid’s Office Assistant, and he is passionate about helping women and girls in contact with the law.
Nenny Kargbo

Nenny Kargbo

Makeni Paralegal

Nenny Kargbo is AdvocAid’s Paralegal. She feels proud about supporting women in contact with the law and providing them with legal education.
Mercy Bangura

Mercy Bangura

Makeni Social Worker

Mercy Bangura is AdvocAid’s Social Worker. She is proud of AdvocAid’s role in providing psychosocial and welfare support to detainees, family tracing, and follow-up on the released detainees.
Jalahan Amara

Jalahan Amara

Kenema Programme Officer (Senior Management Team)

Jalahan Amara is AdvocAid’s South-East Programme Officer. Joining AdvocAid in April 2015, she worked as a senior secondary school teacher before and as a volunteer for Amnesty International.  A dedicated caretaker, Jalahan is most proud of AdvocAid’s role in upholding the rights of juvenile clients, and defending vulnerable women.

Katumu Kamara

Katumu Kamara

Kenema Paralegal

Katumu Kamara is AdvocAid’s Paralegal and she feels proud of the strong work ethic and organisational code of conduct of AdvocAid.
Ishmael Mammie

Ishmael Mammie

Freetown Duty Lawyer

Hannah Mattia

Hannah Mattia

Kenema Office Assistant

Patrick Johnbull

Patrick Johnbull

Kenema Duty Counsel

Victoria Koroma

Victoria Koroma

Western Rural Duty Counsel