Sierra Leone: Social Welfare Minister Promises to Intensify Fight Against GBV

Sierra Leone: Social Welfare Minister Promises to Intensify Fight Against GBV
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Deputy Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children's Affairs, Mustapha Bai Atilla, has promised to do all in his powers to fight Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the country. He was speaking during the official launch of sixteen days of activism ...
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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

IPPmedia

22 Sep

Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Seif Rashid

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Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Seif Rashid
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The government has conceded to allegations of corruption by dishonest elements in the Police and Judiciary handling cases related to People With Albinism (PWA), promising to probe the matter. The allegations were raised yesterday in Dar es Salaam ...
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11 years ago

MPs

05 Jun

Move Social Welfare department to Prime Minister's office

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Move Social Welfare department to Prime Minister's office - MPs
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To better serve people with disabilities as well as other vulnerable groups, Members of Parliament are asking the government to change the jurisdiction of the social welfare department from the Ministry of Health and Social welfare to the Prime Minister's office ...

 

5 years ago

BBC

30 Apr

Coronavirus lockdown: Sierra Leone 'role model' minister carries baby and holds Zoom meeting

Sierra Leone's Education Minister David Sengeh combines child care and official duties at home.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

21 Sep

GBV fight begins with you

So I have decided to act/And make big flashy road signs that say – ‘you are not safe here.’ I will go around my street/in every corner that I see/And on every suspicious looking tree/I will put stickers that say – ‘Woman, flee.’

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

26 Aug

EDITORIAL: Tap research findings to lift social welfare

>Research findings by mostly reputable firms, captured by reports that are often launched with much fanfare, should be taken seriously.  By revealing problem areas (good news being rare),  they provide starting points for the authorities, especially policy makers, to launch remedial measures, or, to improve upon whatever successes have been registered.

 

11 years ago

Daily News

29 Apr

TAA vows to intensify drug trafficking fight

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TAA vows to intensify drug trafficking fight
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TANZANIA Airports Authority (TAA) is taking President Jakaya Kikwete's recent remarks on drug trafficking seriously, saying they will fight tooth and nail to end the malady. “The issue of security at airports is not as bad as most of us think, but the president ...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

15 Sep

Kigoma District Council in acute shortage of social welfare workers

Kigoma District Council in acute shortage of social welfare workers
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KIGOMA District Council is in dire shortage of social welfare workers, hindering its smooth delivery of social services. Ms Penina Mbete, who is Kigoma District Council Social Officer, told a team of journalists who were in Kigoma attending a three- day training ...

 

9 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

21 Oct

Activists Call for More Resources in GBV Fight

Activists Call for More Resources in GBV Fight
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Zanzibar — WOMEN activists in Zanzibar are calling upon the government and development partners to allocate more resources to address gender-based violence (GBV) which they say is still a problem in the Islands. View Comments. Evaluating the Gender ...

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

20 Feb

NGO turns to male involvement in fight against GBV

NGO turns to male involvement in fight against GBV
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In an effort to reduce acts of Gender Based Violence (GBV) against women and children a Non Government Organisation (NGO) dubbed Children's Dignity Forum (CDF) has started engaging men and boys in their campaign. Speaking during a workshop that ...

 

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