How we Work
AdvocAid aims to create systemic change for women and girls in Sierra Leone. We leverage the insights from our hands-on legal services and projects in order to elevate the voices of women and girls to national and international platforms, in turn creating change for generations of Sierra Leonean girls to come.
At a national level, we listen to and work in close partnership with women and girls, and the whole legal and judicial system to empower and support human rights fulfilment. Our work is informed by the services we deliver, and we strive to effectively respond to the current situation for women and girls in Sierra Leone. Internationally, we engage with others and exchange evidence and best practices to bring about awareness and action for global feminist law and policy reform, and a reduction in the over incarceration of women.
In March 2020, through a consultative and collaborative process that engaged staff, volunteers, women with lived experience, and board members, we developed a strategy with passion, ambition, feminism, and human rights at its heart.
AdvocAid’s 2021-2025 strategy is based around three core strategic directions for our work with women and girls: Pursuing Justice, Creating Opportunities for Women and Girls, Multiplying our Impact. These will be supported by two internal strategic goals to enhance the quality of our delivery and our sustainability: Empowering our People, and Organisational Effectiveness .
We believe in a partnership approach, working closely with the police, judiciary, correctional service, civil society, media, and women with lived experience of the justice system to improve conditions, secure human rights, and create a more gender-responsive justice system. AdvocAid centres itself on Sierra Leonean expertise but also values international and regional collaboration – through our partners, Board and staff – in order to foster different perspectives and to grow our networks.
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