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...
by sabrinamahtani | Nov 15, 2011 | Blogs, Legal Aid, News, Radio Interview, Welfare
AdvocAid’s Executive Director, Legal Officer and Volunteer Lawyer spent several days in Bo and Kenema to monitor and support the work of our paralegal in the Easter region. The visit included prison monitoring, distributing key welfare items to women and their...
by sabrinamahtani | Sep 1, 2011 | Blogs, Events, News
Marta Vieira da Silva, a famous female footballer and UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, recently visited Sierra Leone to promote women’s empowerment. AdvocAid members were invited to attend a forum for women’s groups to meet Marta and share their challenges. We...
by sabrinamahtani | Aug 28, 2011 | Blogs, News, Press Releases
Recently MW was discharged from the High Court presided over by Justice Browne-Marke after the Prosecution was left with no option but to enter no evidence against her in her trial for manslaughter. MW stood accused of the unlawful killing of her partner AK after...
by sabrinamahtani | Aug 18, 2011 | Blogs, Capacity Building, Legal Aid, News, Press Releases
AdvocAid’s Legal Officer, Simitie Lavaly, was recently profiled by the University of West England Alumni news. We are proud that Simitie’s work is being recognised by her former university and hope she will inspire current students to use the law to...
