by World Hope International | Feb 11, 2020 | Countering Human Trafficking & Gender-Based Violence, Protection, Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone High Court Hands Down Sentences on Two Traffickers Convicted in Landmark Anti-Trafficking Case In a courthouse in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Tuesday, February 11th, after being found guilty on 30 counts, two women were sentenced to prison for...
by World Hope International | Jan 9, 2020 | Countering Human Trafficking & Gender-Based Violence, Protection, Sierra Leone
Strengthening the Capacity of Border Law Enforcement Personnel In a recent breakthrough for trafficking-in-persons (TIP) incidents tied to labour migration, law enforcement officers attached to a Sierra Leone border checkpoint identified and apprehended a major...
by World Hope International | Mar 19, 2019 | Child & Maternal Health, Enable the Children, Global Health
What does it mean to empower the vulnerable? Building on the principle of “leaving no one behind,” the UN General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in September 2015, which includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Achim...
by Haley Clark | Feb 11, 2019 | Countering Human Trafficking & Gender-Based Violence, Protection
On Thursday, February 7th 2019, the President of Sierra Leone, Mr. Julius Maada Bio, declared a national emergency due to his attention having been drawn to the shockingly high number of rape and assault cases, with the majority being extremely young victims. World...
