by Executive Director | Nov 15, 2018 | 10 Year Anniversary, Blogs, Events
In 2016, AdvocAid proudly celebrated 10 years of providing access to justice. Founded by four volunteers in 2006, we have evolved to become a 36 (wo)man strong team delivering free legal aid and education programmes across ten of Sierra Leone’s major towns. Since...
by Signe Roelsgaard | Nov 25, 2016 | 10 Year Anniversary, Blogs
Ten years ago, at the very beginning of our existance, Saramba Kandeh started her legal internship with AdvocAid. Later she became our first ever female Duty Counsel. Today, Saramba is a Legal and Gender Associate at Aids-Free World, but she has agreed to write this...
by Signe Roelsgaard | Oct 20, 2016 | 10 Year Anniversary, Blogs
This summer, Saskia Bunschoten-Binet did an internship with AdvocAid. She very quickly got herself immersed in various aspects of our work and she became an invaluable support to the team. Thanks, Saskia, for all your hard work and dedication! In this month’s...
by Signe Roelsgaard | Sep 21, 2016 | 10 Year Anniversary, Blogs
Julie Wilson is our Finance and Administrative Officer. Born and raised in Freetown, before becoming part of the AdvocAid family, Julie worked with both the Brookfields Community Hospital and Rokel Commercial Bank. She started with AdvocAid in July 2010 and has been...
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...
