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 Joanna Howarth | Oct 26, 2015 | Blogs, Education, Press Releases
AdvocAid to Launch Second Series of Educational TV Drama Police Case 2 26 October 2015: Today, AdvocAid have unveiled plans for the launch of Police Case II on both TV and Radio, the follow-up to their highly successful four part 2012 legal educational drama. Due on...
by sabrinamahtani | Aug 25, 2014 | Blogs, Education, Legal Aid, News
By Chris Randall, law student at Berkley School of Law, who volunteered with AdvocAid in 2014 In a small, sunlit courtyard in Koidu Prison, prisoners Aminatta, Hawa, and Kadi* practice pronouncing and writing letters of the English language. These twice-weekly English...
by sabrinamahtani | Jul 19, 2013 | Blogs, Education
A short video of a graduation ceremony in Kenema Female Prison for women who passed their Stage 1 Literacy. AdvocAid runs literacy classes for women in prison across Sierra Leone with our fantastic partner, EducAid, an educational charity. The women are singing...
by sabrinamahtani | Dec 1, 2011 | Advocacy, Blogs, Education, Events, News
To mark World AIDS Day 2011, we are sharing a case study about how we assisted a female detainee who was affected with HIV. AdvocAid aims to provide medical and welfare assistance to girls, women and their children in detention. We also conduct legal and reproductive...
by sabrinamahtani | Nov 24, 2011 | Blogs, Education, Events, News, Press Releases
As part of our reintegration programme, we are offering skills based training to female ex prisoners. Our first course focused on jewellery design. The women were offered a six week course to introduce them to the basics of jewellery design. The course was lead by...
