Communities Speak Out on Skills, Drugs, and Women’s Rights
Written by Josephine Kamara
The Samuyu Women Listening Center recently hosted podcasts on issues ranging from skills training and harmful practices to drug abuse and market challenges in Waterloo.
- Skills over harmful practices: Mary Kamara emphasized that women and girls need skills for self-reliance to reduce dependence and risks like prostitution.
- Fighting drugs: In Massantigie, community members united to fight kush and tramadol, calling for joint patrols in areas without police.
- Women’s struggles: In Waterloo, women highlighted the poor state of the market and the need to expand the Tombo Market Bridge.
- Justice gap: Others lamented how laws often fail because of politics and connections, leaving the poor unprotected.
These stories show communities identifying solutions and calling for change, proving that local voices are key in addressing Sierra Leone’s toughest challenges.