by Signe Roelsgaard | Sep 19, 2016 | 10 Year Anniversary, Education, Events, Press Releases
On 8th and 15th September 2016, AdvocAid coordinated and celebrated the graduation of newly empowered female inmates in Makeni, Kono, Kenema and Freetown Female Correctional Centres. A total of 42 inmates were graduating from an intensive education...
by Signe Roelsgaard | Aug 30, 2016 | 10 Year Anniversary, Blogs, Legal Aid
For this month’s anniversary blog, Lawyer Ishmael P Mammie has sat down with Saskia B Binet, AdvocAid’s Development Intern, to tell her about what it’s like to represent AdvocAid clients and how representing women with sometimes very serious charges has...
by Signe Roelsgaard | Aug 8, 2016 | Advocacy, Legal Aid, News
In Sierra Leone’s justice system, children and youth are rarely treated any differently than adults. They often spend excessive time behind bars without charge – considered guilty until proved innocent. To raise awareness about conditions in detention facilities for...
by Signe Roelsgaard | Aug 1, 2016 | 10 Year Anniversary, Blogs, Legal Aid
Nenny Kargbo, paralegal in Makeni, has been a huge asset to AdvocAid since she started working for us in 2014. In this months’ contribution to our 10 year anniversary blog series, Nenny admits that it took her a while before she fully agreed...
by Signe Roelsgaard | Jun 30, 2016 | 10 Year Anniversary, Blogs
Isata Mansaray is AdvocAid’s wonderful Database Officer, who we have been so lucky to have working for us for a year. This month, as part of our 10-year anniversary celebrations, Isata has written a blog about her greatest moments with AdvocAid. Database...
