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WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

  • ACDE-SL held several engagements with women and youths mainly girls and agreed on skills they would want to engage in to improve their livelihood. In those engagements some women opted for support in agriculture (back yard gardening), some opted for petty trading in cookery, palm oil, restaurant, used clothing etc. On the other hand some young girls opted for Event Management, some for Water Koish Enterprise, some for Make-up/Peddy Cure , and some for Hair Dressing while some opted for vocational skills in tailoring, plumbing, gara-tie dying, auto mechanic and driving.

  • ACDE-SL facilitated entrepreneurship training programs for some women and young girls in the eastern part of Freetown.

  • Identified vocational training institutions for young girls who want to acquire vocational skills in various skills of their choice.
IMPACTS
Social
    Through the engagements most women and young girls created a platform through which they are able to interact and discuss issues of common interest among themselves
Economic
Most women and young girls are now able to take leadership role in their businesses.
Challenges

  • Lack of funding to support the Women and young girls in the communities we work.
  • Lack of basic numeracy and literacy skills.


Lessons Learnt

  • Experience sharing on innovation from individual women and young girls
  • Management of vocational institutions are more willing to accept trainees recommended by established entities.


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