
Kemoh Kendor
Driver
“Equality means that everyone is treated fairly and given the same opportunities, rights, and respect, regardless of their gender, race, age, or background.”
In April 2023 thirteen minor girls got raped in Kambia district, out of them, 9 fell pregnant. In November of the same year, when we had our Annual Experience Sharing platform these cases haven‘t been presented to court yet. “Justice delayed is justice denied”, says Paso Conteh, Senior Child Protection Officer of the Gender and Children’s Affairs Ministry in Kambia district. Despite laws, campaigns and sensitization to ban and criminalise violence against women and girls and even calling a state of emergency over sexual violence in 2019 – Sierra Leone still faces high numbers of sexual and gender-based violence cases, violence against women and girls, stigmatisation of survivors and much more. This needs to be changed, there is no development without gender equity! Exactly one year later, we dearly hope this April will be a better one for all women and girls in Kambia district as well as throughout Sierra Leone. Watch the video on YouTube.