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Period Power: Breaking Taboos, Changing Lives
Muaz Cisse
“Before the Period Power Project, I used to miss school almost every month. I was embarrassed, uncomfortable, and didn’t know who to talk to. Now, ...
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Florence Sesay, MMW’s Executive Director in Sierra Leone, becomes a King’s College London ‘Changemaker’
Muaz Cisse
Florence Sesay, MMW’s Sierra Leone Executive Director, has become the second ever Changemaker on the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership (GIWL’s) programme at King’s College, ...
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MMW Wins Athena40 “Advocate for the Rights of Women” Award
Camille Fowler
We are honored to announce that Athena40 presented MMW with the “Advocate for the Rights of Women” Award at the Women’s Interventions for a Sustainable ...
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Media Matters for Women Completes our 10th Year of Advocating for Women and Girls’ Rights in Sierra Leone
Madeline MacKenzie
This year Media Matters for Women celebrated 10 years of serving some of the most vulnerable people on the planet – women and girls in ...
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Media Matters for Women at the Paris Peace Forum
Madeline MacKenzie
The Media Matters for Women team showcased our female-owned aquaculture project at the annual Paris Peace Forum. The fish farm, which was supported by the ...
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MMW’s Period Power Project Plants the Seed for Teen’s Entrepreneurial Venture
MMW Team
Media Matters for Women (MMW) recently launched its third year of leading the 12-week Period Power Project (PPP), an innovative program that teaches teenagers about ...
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Florence Sesay, MMW-SL Executive Director, Shares Insights from MMW’s Recent Peacebuilding Project at a UN Women Conference
MMW Team
During our recent peacebuilding project, Media Matters for Women (MMW) was a leading member of the women’s civil society organizations’ creating peace court barrays, traditional ...
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MMW Summer/Fall 2023 News
MMW Team
Success! More women elected to public office By Executive Director Florence Sesay Media Matters for Women played a key role in the national elections in ...
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Paris Peace Forum Honors MMW Fish Farm
MMW Team
Media Matters for Women’s Kamalenka Fish Farm project has been selected by the Paris Peace Forum committee to be showcased at its upcoming conference in ...
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Media Matters for Women Promotes Peace during and after Elections
Alinah Kallon
By Alinah O. Kallon, Senior Journalist Media Matters for Women (MMW) played an important leadership role in an elections project designed to promote peace leading ...
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Media Matters for Women is Now Available on Afripods
MMW Team
Media Matters for Women (MMW) is thrilled to announce that our podcasts, which share information pertaining to the health, wellness, and access to rights for ...
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How Child Trafficking Affects the Health of Children
Zainab Sheriff
by Zainab Sheriff Human trafficking is a very serious and growing problem in Sierra Leone, particularly for children. The government and other likeminded organizations have ...
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MMW Spring 2023 News
Florence Sesay
Media Matters for Women’s Senior Reporter Alinah Kallon, left, and Executive Director Florence Sesay stand in front of the world flags display at the United ...
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Fish Farm Project Takes off, Thanks to MMW’s Assistance
MMW Team
By MMW Team Media Matters for Women (MMW) is helping to build a women-owned fish farming project in Kamakwie, a remote and impoverished area in ...
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MMW with Consortium of Communities of Practice Demand Justice for Rape of Young Girl
Alinah Kallon
By Alinah Kallon, Senior MMW Journalist In May 2022, Jane Kamara (not her real name), an 8-year-old child, and her friends accepted a ride home ...
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MMW Presents its Work During UN Events in New York City in March
Madeline MacKenzie
By Madeline MacKenzie Media Matters for Women hosted an event in connection with the United Nations’ 67th session of the Commission on the Status of ...
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Journalists Travel from Sierra Leone to Telluride Raising Awareness
Madeline MacKenzie
Telluride Daily Planet March 14, 2023 On the backside of their recent trip to New York City to host a panel discussion connected with the ...
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In Sierra Leone, Local Journalism is a Lifeboat for Women in Rural Communities
Madeline MacKenzie
Arvada Press March 13, 2023 MMW Executive Director Florence Sesay and Senior Journalist Alinah Kallon spoke with the Arvada Press about their work advocating for ...
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MMW Mourns Loss of Hannah Grace Lahai
Zainab Sheriff
By Zainab Sheriff, Senior Journalist We are greatly saddened about the passing of Hannah Grace Lahai, a tireless advocate for women’s health and wellbeing, and ...
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Sierra Leone Passes ‘Ground Breaking’ Gender Equality Law
Alinah Kallon
By Alinah O. Kallon, MMW senior journalist “As a woman and an activist, I feel fulfilled that all our efforts have not gone in vain. ...
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MMW Journalist Awarded Fellowship to Tackle Human Trafficking Crisis in Sierra Leone
Madeline MacKenzie
For media requests, please contact info@mediamattersforwomen.org. NEWS RELEASE – Freetown, Sierra Leone, Feb. 17, 2023 – Human trafficking of women and children has reached crisis levels ...
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MMW Journalist Collaborates with Regional Journalists and Democracy Activists to Address Election Coverage Challenges
Madeline MacKenzie
For media requests, please contact info@mediamattersforwomen.org. NEWS RELEASE – Freetown, Sierra Leone, Feb. 16, 2023 – With the political tensions surrounding the upcoming elections in June ...
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MMW Newsletter January 2023
Madeline MacKenzie
A Message from Executive Director Florence Sesay We continue to campaign against sexual and gender-based violence by Florence Sesay I am pleased to welcome you ...
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MMW-SL STAFF RECEIVES CHRISTMAS BONUS
Madeline MacKenzie
Staff and field workers across MMWSL’s three regions of operation have received their Christmas bonuses as the festive celebrations commences. The Christmas bonus initiative is ...
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