Skip to main content

Rebbeca Yei Kamara

Interviews

Submitted by editor1 on
Back
April 17, 2023

Rebbeca Yei Kamara

Member of Parliament, Sierra Leone

Hon Rebecca Yei Kamara was a teenage mother who later became a social worker with a BA in Community Development Studies. She is the first woman to become a Parliamentarian in her District, and is among the few women that were appointed as Deputy Chairperson for the lands and environment committee in Parliament. She is also a member of the tourism committee and mines and minerals committee. She is a member of the opposition Coalition for Change Party.

Video provided by UN Women Sierra Leone.

Date of Interview
Region
Member of Parliament, Sierra Leone
Video

Hon Rebecca Yei Kamara was a teenage mother who later became a social worker with a BA in Community Development Studies. She is the first woman to become a Parliamentarian in her District, and is among the few women that were appointed as Deputy Chairperson for the lands and environment committee in Parliament. She is also a member of the tourism committee and mines and minerals committee. She is a member of the opposition Coalition for Change Party.

Video provided by UN Women Sierra Leone.

Date of Interview
Region
Member of Parliament, Sierra Leone
Video

Upcoming Event:

National Intergenerational Dialogue on Advancing Youth Participation and Representation in Leadership and Decision-Making

The main purpose of the National Intergenerational Dialogue is to promote intergenerational interactions/exchanges to bridge generational divides and to address the causes of…

Explore
Event Countdown
Regional Dialogue on Advancing Transformative Gender Social Norms to Enhance Women and Youth Participation
Explore
Strategies and tools to support women in public life against gender-based violence online and offline
Explore