The steering committee of the Sierra Leone Conference on Development and Transformation Sunday January 29 held a vigil at the Youyi Building gardens. The vigil which climaxed the lightning of the development and transformation candle was witnessed by women from various women organizations, councilors and other women groups across the country.
In a declaration statement, the women said that after careful reflection and debate on the thematic areas and other pertinent issues relating to the interest and the future advancement of women and girls in Sierra Leone, they propose that this women's declaration be integrated into the conference proceedings and adopted as part of the actionable outcome for the next 25 to 50 years.
The declaration further stated that for the past 50 years, women who formed 52% of the population were marginalized and discriminated against in politics and decision-making, when they should have been on board at every stage of the developmental and transformation process of the nation.
Read more in All Africa, posted 31 January
The steering committee of the Sierra Leone Conference on Development and Transformation Sunday January 29 held a vigil at the Youyi Building gardens. The vigil which climaxed the lightning of the development and transformation candle was witnessed by women from various women organizations, councilors and other women groups across the country.
In a declaration statement, the women said that after careful reflection and debate on the thematic areas and other pertinent issues relating to the interest and the future advancement of women and girls in Sierra Leone, they propose that this women's declaration be integrated into the conference proceedings and adopted as part of the actionable outcome for the next 25 to 50 years.
The declaration further stated that for the past 50 years, women who formed 52% of the population were marginalized and discriminated against in politics and decision-making, when they should have been on board at every stage of the developmental and transformation process of the nation.
Read more in All Africa, posted 31 January