We know that strengthening Sierra Leonean communities to be gender-responsive is far bigger than just us; there are a number of ways that we can be working to multiply our impact beyond our direct sphere of control and influence.

We work to multiply our impact at an individual level for the women we directly work with; impact at a societal level through the laws we have advocated for; impact at an organizational level for the civil society organizations we partner with; and impact at an institutional level for the government departments and ministries we work with.

We are stronger together

WAVES recognizes the value and expertise our current and potential partners bring to our work. We have extremely positive and impactful relationships with a number of key partners within Sierra Leone. We work together to advocate for the rights and ensure the needs of women and girls are met. This not only enables us to strengthen women’s voices and our legal and advocacy work but also work on meeting practical welfare and socio-economic needs.

WAVES works in partnership with communities, groups, civil society and institutions to challenge and change the cultural and social norms which perpetuate the marginalization and discrimination of women and girls. 

Many of the issues that women and girls tackle on a daily basis are ingrained in cultural and social norms that are inherently patriarchal. Individual female empowerment has limitations within a larger community and legal system, so we work strategically, via partnerships and approaches that embrace our feminist, rights based, and gender responsive approach.