WESTERN RURAL DISTRICT’S SUCCESSFUL PERIOD POWER PROJECT

by MMW Senior Journalist Ndeamoh Mansaray Media Matters for Women’s second Period Power Project commenced at the end of October. Ten schools participated as part of a three-district partnership. The project supplied equipment and materials included two rolls of materials, scissors, boxes of threads, needles, buttons etc and detailed handouts on menstruation and sanitary hygiene… Continue reading WESTERN RURAL DISTRICT’S SUCCESSFUL PERIOD POWER PROJECT

Promoting the Rights of Women and Girls to Vote in Sierra Leone’s National Elections

By Ndeamoh Mansaray, MMW Sierra Leone, Senior Journalist In the lead up to the 2018 presidential elections in Sierra Leone, our female journalists were engaging women from local communities on their right to equal participation and representation in democratic processes. Our senior journalists produced weekly podcasts for distribution through fifteen community-based listening centres and peer-to-peer… Continue reading Promoting the Rights of Women and Girls to Vote in Sierra Leone’s National Elections