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.

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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Promoting the Rights of Women and Girls to Vote in Sierra Leone’s National Elections
Ndeamoh Mansaray
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 ...
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Media Matters for Women mourns loss of Bintu Conteh
Muaz Cisse
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 ...
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Director of MMW Partner in DRC Receives Global Award
Sharon Bylenga
Julienne Lusenge honoured with International Women’s Rights Award A cross-regional alliance of 25 human rights organisations in Geneva, Switzerland has chosen Julienne Lusenge, Country Director of ...
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MMW Partnership Begins in Democratic Republic of Congo
Sharon Bylenga
Media Matters for Women and our two partners in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) — Female Solidarity for Integrated Peace and Development (SOFEPADI) and Women@TheTable ...
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Replicating Our Success in DRC
Sharon Bylenga
Media Matters for Women is rolling out our concept to rural areas of Central and East Africa following four years of successful programming in Sierra ...
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Latest News on DRC Project
Sharon Bylenga
Media Matters for Women and our two partners in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) — Female Solidarity for Integrated Peace and Development (SOFEPADI) and Women@TheTable ...
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New Leadership in Sierra Leone
Sharon Bylenga
A new Board of Directors for Media Matters for Women in Sierra Leone has been formed to provide strategic advice and support to our excellent ...
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Measuring Impact in Sierra Leone
Sharon Bylenga
Sarah Bomkapre Kamara, a Sierra Leonian currently earning her PhD in journalism in Germany, completed a comprehensive evaluation of Media Matters for Women’s work in ...
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Replicating our success in DRC
Muaz Cisse
Media Matters for Women is rolling out our concept to rural areas of Central and East Africa following four years of successful programming in Sierra ...
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Update on DRC Project
Muaz Cisse
Media Matters for Women and our two partners in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) — Female Solidarity for Integrated Peace and Development (SOFEPADI) and Women@TheTable ...
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Latest MMW Podcasts All Online
Sharon Bylenga
We have archived all 160+ Media Matters for Women original content programmes to SoundCloud and crowdCaster. The most recent programme from Sierra Leone was by Alinah Kallon, Senior Journalist ...
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