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 7, 2016 | 10 Year Anniversary, Blogs, Legal Aid
Alimamy Koroma used to be one of AdvocAid’s star legal interns. Passing his Bar exams in April, he is now a fully fledged lawyer and we are lucky that he is still representing AdvocAid clients. This month, as part of our 10-year anniversary...
by Joanna Howarth | Apr 14, 2016 | 10 Year Anniversary, Blogs, Legal Aid
Patrick Steven is our Freetown Office Assistant, and he’s our second staff member to write a blog as part of our 10-year anniversary celebrations. He has been part of the AdvocAid fambul (family) since 2010, and is one of our longest serving members of the...
by Joanna Howarth | Mar 30, 2016 | Advocacy, Legal Aid, News, Press Releases
30 March 2016: AdvocAid are today calling for reform to Sierra Leone’s Larceny Act – an act that leads to many Sierra Leonean women being illegally imprisoned for debt. Women owing as little as Le 250,000 (around $60) have been imprisoned for up to three years....
by Joanna Howarth | Mar 15, 2016 | 10 Year Anniversary, Blogs, Legal Aid
As part of our 10 year anniversary celebrations, we’re featuring blogs from our staff, volunteers, and board members over the next 10 months. Each one will tell the personal story of their involvement with AdvocAid. Victoria’s Story I am Victoria Koroma, a...
by Zynab Kamara | Oct 23, 2015 | Blogs, Legal Aid, Press Releases
“Pay No Bribe for Bail” is the message from AdvocAid as they launch new campaign in Sierra Leone 23 October: AdvocAid have today launched their “Pay No Bribe for Bail” campaign, aimed at educating people across Sierra Leone that they should not pay bribes to courts or...
