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Community-led development in Sierra Leone
Program area

Girls’ Empowerment

Second chances and stronger opportunities for girls and young women.

What this looks like

What we do in this area.

We help girls overcome economic and social barriers to education, build confidence and participate more fully in their schools and communities.

  • Advocacy for girls to re-enter and continue school
  • A child marriage prevention program design, with empowerment meetings for girls and awareness meetings for elders
  • Marking International Women’s Day and the International Day of the Girl Child
  • Scholarships and school supplies for vulnerable girls

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In pictures

Photographs from the field.

Girls in school uniform with an adult, 2022
CARDO team at the International Women’s Day event, March 2019
Pupils and a banner at a debate and quiz event
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