EMPOWER HER
Transforming Obstacles into Opportunities for Vulnerable Adolescent Girls
End Child Marriage Project.
Enhancing Adolescent Girl’s Knowledge Through Life Skills to End Child Marriage and Other Harmful Practices (ECM)
The Power Up Project in Sierra Leone
The Power Up project is dedicated to unlocking the potential of 15,300 adolescent girls in Bombali and Moyamba District.
Financial Inclusion and Innovation Hub Project.
Enhancing Financial Empowerment and Innovation for Women in Moyamba and Freetown.
Isha’s Story
In Kalangba, a rural community in Sierra Leone, many adolescent girls face limited opportunities after completing secondary school. Isha S. Kanu, an 18-year old girl, had completed her West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), but like many of her peers, she found herself at home with no access to further education, skills training or employment. With few prospects and no structured …
Yapo’s Story
In the quiet, remote village of Makwie an outreach community to Gbendembu in Sierra Leone 18-year-old Yapo Kanu lived in silence and shame because she had never gone to school. For Yapo, the world of education was foreign and intimidating. She often avoided conversations with her peers who were enrolled in school, feeling inadequate and …
Restless Development Sierra Leone Annual Report 2022/2023 Financial Year
Our work has had a truly remarkable impact, directly benefiting over 92,400 individuals and reaching over 1,000 communities. We have madesignificant positive changes in various critical areas through our commitment to youth leadership and community-driven solutions. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, our dedicated young volunteers conducted 610 awareness-raising sessions, equipping a total of 24,400 communitymembers with …
Elizabeth’s Story
Young girls like Elizabeth are breaking barriers through education and setting an example to inspire others. Limited access to education for girls in rural Sierra Leone poses a significant challenge. Discriminatory practices often rooted in cultural norms and economic disparities hinder girls from receiving the life-changing education they deserve. Elizabeth is a 12-year-old young girl …
Positive Parenting Education Program
Creating and expanding opportunities for the empowerment of adolescent girls and boys through gender-transformative engagement.
Financial Inclusion for Women Living in Informal Settlement.
The initiative, called “WILLIS,” aims to empower women to promote economic growth in their communities while supporting them to advocate for improved financial services and policies in a sustainable and impactful way. From the inception of the programme till date, 148 female volunteers have been providing basic literacy and numeracy skills, book keeping, and accurate …