Matters for Women is committed to discovering and sharing the latest news. Here you can find both podcasts and articles on the latest news from across Sierra Leone.
Media Matters for Women Concludes its Period Power Project with a Grand Finale
Alinah Kallon
By Alinah Kallon In 2020-21 Media Matters for Women launched our Period Power Project, first in the pilot phase. The initial project yielded a huge ...
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Florence Sesay Named to Estée Lauder Leadership Program
Madeline MacKenzie
For media requests, please contact info@mediamattersforwomen.org NEWS RELEASE – Freetown, Sierra Leone, Nov. 14, 2022 Florence Sesay, the executive director of the non-profit Media Matters for ...
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MMW’s Moment of “Lift”
Sharon Bylenga
Our recent AmplifyChange grant allowed us to explore what would happen if we expanded beyond Listening Centres to include training young women to become Youth ...
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MMW-SL Project Director Florence Sesay Selected for 2020 B-PEACE Award
Sharon Bylenga
Florence Njai-Sesay, our Project Director in Sierra Leone, received the prestigious “2020 Women Forward Award: Mentor of Distinction” from Bpeace (The Business Council for Peace International – www.bpeace.org). ...
Read more Farewell to MMW-SL Board Chair Fatmata Dainkeh-Katta
Sharon Bylenga
MMW-SL Board 2019, (left to right) Fatmata Dainkeh-Katta (Chair), Millicent Massaquoi, Mariama Khai Fournah, Zainab Kamara, Florence Sesay, Mariama ...
Read more MMW Invited to Lead on Global Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative
Sharon Bylenga
COVID-19 has unleashed many”shadow” effects and one is a surge in domestic violence. Madre, a women’s rights organization, has invited Media Matters for Women to ...
Read more CATCHAFIRE Offers Volunteer Expertise on Key Issues
Sharon Bylenga
CATCHAFIRE is an organization that matches professionals who want to donate their time and talent with nonprofits who need those skills. It is a for-purpose ...
Read more INTERNEWS Provides a Covid-19 Rapid Response Grant
Sharon Bylenga
Our team in Sierra Leone has been selected to be an Internews local media partner and for emergency funding through its Rapid Response Fund, launched ...
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OAK FOUNDATION Chooses MMW in Sierra Leone for Emergency Covid-19 Grant
Sharon Bylenga
The team leading the Issues Affecting Women Programme at the Oak Foundation have made an emergency Covid-19 grant to MMW with a focus on domestic ...
Read more Youth Advocates At Work in Yeali Sanda
Sharon Bylenga
Listeners at Yeali Sanda, a small community outside of Makeni, gather with Zainab Mummy Tholley, one of our Youth Advocates, at a MMW-SL Listening Centre. Zainab took ...
Read more MMW-SL Revival of “Mamie & Omo” Draws Large Audiences
Sharon Bylenga
“Mamie & Omo,” is back! The original series that aired on Cotton Tree News in post-conflict Sierra Leone has been revived by Media Matters for Women ...
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MMW Initiative with Financial Development Institutions
Sharon Bylenga
The MMW International Advisory Board recently agreed to begin partnering with privately held companies operating in the least developed countries, helping companies in the private ...
Read more Second MMW Summer Volunteer in Sierra Leone
Sharon Bylenga
by Nate Sebree Senior at University of Washington Seattle, Washington The work done by NGOs in developing countries has always fascinated and inspired me, and ...
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30 New Youth Advocates Significantly Extend Our Broadcast Reach in Sierra Leone
Sharon Bylenga
MMW-SL has strengthened our fifteen Listening Centers by hiring and training 30 Youth Advocates, young women and men beween the ages of 18 to 24 ...
Read more New “Amplify Change” Grant Funding for 2019-20
Sharon Bylenga
We are thrilled to announce that Amplify Change has awarded Media Matters for Women – Sierra Leone their € 89,000 Strengthening grant! Our project will ...
Read more TED Audacious Prize 2019 – MMW Advances to the Second Round
Sharon Bylenga
Media Matters for Women applied for and was selected for the second round of competition of the TED Audacious Prize 2019! This is a relatively ...
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DRC Partner Project Update
Sharon Bylenga
Thanks to the success of our first two pilot phases focused on distribution, and to a new grant from the Oak Foundation, we are now ...
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Congolese Journalists Ready for Next Phase
Sharon Bylenga
Democratic Republic of Congo Thanks to the success of our first two pilot phases focused on distribution, and to a new grant from the Oak ...
Read more Congolese Journalists Ready for Next Phase
Muaz Cisse
Thanks to the success of our first two pilot phases focused on distribution, and to a new grant from the Oak Foundation, we are now ...
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Media Matters for Women Mourns Loss of Bintu Conteh
Sharon Bylenga
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Bintu Conteh, Senior Journalist for Media Matters for Women in Sierra ...
Read more New Project Proposal for MMW in Sierra Leone
Sharon Bylenga
Media Matters for Women Sierra Leone is now ready to roll out our concept into additional regions of the country. Our plan is to expand ...
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Insights from MMW’s First Summer Intern in Sierra Leone
Sharon Bylenga
By Jane ThurowSenior in Communications at Carthage CollegeWisconsin, USA This summer I was fortunate to be Media Matters for Women’s first volunteer intern. It gave ...
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Local Partner Activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Sharon Bylenga
Women who come for medical care at the Karibuni Wamama Hospital in Bunia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) find that it is also ...
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