Lucy-Ann Ganda – Media Challenge Winner, Sierra Leone
Lucy-Ann Ganda is one of the ten winners of the Media Challenge, 'Reporting Sensitively on Harmful Practices' for her video on the work of grassroots organisations to fight the practice…
Alpha Kamara & Jonathan Omaru – Media Challenge Winners, Sierra Leone
Alpha Kamara & Jonathan Omaru are two of the winners of the Media Competition: ‘Reporting Sensitively on Harmful Practices’ for their article on a family demanding justice from an FGM…
‘Reporting Sensitively on Harmful Practices’ Media Challenge
#FrontlineEndingFGM presents the ten talented journalists and winners to the Media Competition: 'Reporting Sensitively on Harmful Practices'. This Media challenge, organized by the African Union, Spotlight Initiative, UNFPA, and The…
Sierra Leone
Born Perfect Caravan – Sierra Leone
My name is Alpha Kamara,a Sierra Leonean journalist and human rights activist. My colleague, Jonathan Omaru Junior, is a community radio station manager in Bonthe District, Sierra Leone. We both…
Zero Tolerance Day for FGM 2024
The 6th of February has been recognised as the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation since 2012. The aim of this day is to amplify and direct the efforts on the elimination of this practice.
2 Dead in Bondo Bushes
Cases of FGM are rampaging in Kambia District, Sierra Leone, resulting in two deaths within two days in the same chiefdom. Salaymatu Jalloh, a thirteen year-old girl from Kaybalor Village…
Investing in Girls’ Rights
'Safe Hand for Girls' Sierra Leone has carried out several successful programmes across radio and television over the last few weeks campaigning against FGM. The State Radio, Sierra Leone Broadcasting…
Team Bombali’s Summer Cutting Report – July 2023
In July 2023, GMC's funding to Team Bombali was used to hold an interactive radio sensitization to end FGM in the Bombali district. The sensitization went on successfully, taking place…
