HEALTHLY MASCULINITY CONVENING
Day three of the workshop. ‘The Healthy Masculinity Convening” started with a wonderful recap of day two. Participants strongly agreed that much has been done. And Sierra Leone and Guatemala…
Trailblazers of Change: Media Honors WAVES’ for impactful advocacy of rights, freedom and justice for women and girls.
Bo, Thursday 21 March 2024 , The Women Against Violence and Exploitation in Society (WAVES) Sierra Leone is recognized as the best women's NGO in Bo, Southern Sierra Leone for…
“On Zero Tolerance Day, WAVES-SL Grieve for FGM Victims; Demand for Anti-FGM/C Law”
_Shellmingo, Bo, Southern,Tuesday 6 February 2024_ On the commemoration of the United Nations' International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Hannah Fatmata Yambasu, women's advocate and founder…
WAVES-SL HOLDS INCEPTION MEETING IN BENDUMA, BAGBWE CHIEFDOM, BO DISTRICT.
The Women Against Violence and Exploitation in Society(WAVES) Sierra Leone has on Saturday, 25 March 2023, held project inception meeting with the community stakeholders of Bagbwe Chiefdom in Bo District.…
WAVES-SL Holds End-Of-Year Staff Retreat
As a way to promote staff bonding, reflect on yearly work and generate new ideas for the coming year. Women Against Violence and Exploitation in Society Sierra Leone has held…
WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND 20 YEARS OF PEACE IN SIERRA LEONE: WAVES-SL AND TRC RECOMMENDATIONS
This year marks 20 years after the end of the Sierra Leonen civil war: 20 years of peace. On January 18, 2002, President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah declared the war over:…
Teenage mother makes WAVES proud!
So far, so good!! #WAVES-SL is #thrilled ! Yes, one of our girls(mentees)brought us a pleasant and encouraging news- smile . Janet M. Blackie, age 16, is a teenage mother…
WAVES promotes Comprehensive Sexuality Education for all!
As an organization that promotes comprehensive sexuality education(CSE) in the communities ( safe space for girls) and collaborates with the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education to implement same.…
Adolescent-led community outreach: School boys and girls use their holidays to enlighten their peers.
We have got so much to do with humanity; so much to share, and so much to arm our generation with. Adolescents boys and girls, alongside with WAVES-SL staff, were…
Challenging harmful traditional practices in Sierra Leone/by: Alusine Rogers/Reviewed and published by: #GlobalFundforChildren.
With knowledge gained from GFC partner WAVES-SL, 14-year-old Aminata is standing up for her right not to undergo female genital cutting. This blog post was written by Alusine Rogers, a…
