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Women in Development Sierra Leone WIND-SL is a Sierra Leonean non-governmental organization established working for the emacipation....

Torkorfeh Women In Development Annual Share-Out – Phase Two:Date: 7th June, 2025Venue: Njagwema Town Hall, Fiama Chiefdo...
07/06/2025

Torkorfeh Women In Development Annual Share-Out – Phase Two:

Date: 7th June, 2025
Venue: Njagwema Town Hall, Fiama Chiefdom.

By: Mohamed Sillah, comms Officer.

The Torkorfeh Women In Development group, based in Fiama Chiefdom, Kono District, has successfully carried out the second phase of their annual share-out celebration and thanksgiving. This symbolic event marks the distribution of benefits from the group’s collective savings, which have been contributed since last year.

As part of the celebration, the group purchased the following household items to be shared among members:

1. 2 rubber chairs.

2. 1 set of Coolman containers for food preservation.

3. 1 large basin (baff) for laundry.

4. 1 quality set of rubber dishes.

5. 1 set of cooking pans.

6. 2 small rubber containers for domestic cooking use.

The total amount spent on the items was Le 32,780.

This occasion was graced by representatives from Women In Development Sierra Leone (WIND-SL), the organization’s district secretariat, NMJD staff, local authorities of Fiama Chiefdom, as well as other invited women's groups in Fiama, members of the press, and various stakeholders.

Women In Development Sierra Leone (WIND-SL) is a women-focused organization committed to empowering women and fostering self-reliance through training, capacity building, savings schemes, agriculture, business support, loan resolution, leadership, and advocacy initiatives.

Special thanks was directed to the district/National coordinator madam Kumba Charles Alie and the right Hon. Rebecca Yei Sam for such an initiative.

Women In Development Sierra Leone in collaboration with the Torkorfeh Women In Development Fiama Chiefdom Kono District ...
07/06/2025

Women In Development Sierra Leone in collaboration with the Torkorfeh Women In Development Fiama Chiefdom Kono District held their 2nd Annual Share out of proceeds of savings and investment.

7th June, 2025.
Njagwema Town community Barray.

Share out, celebration and thanks giving in progress.

-SL Comms Unit.

*WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT SIERRA LEONE - WIND-SL:*First Lady Fatima Maada Bio Officially Opens the Women In Development Sier...
27/01/2025

*WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT SIERRA LEONE - WIND-SL:*

First Lady Fatima Maada Bio Officially Opens the Women In Development Sierra Leone Resource Center.

Date: Sunday, January 26, 2025.
By: Mohamed Sillah Boss, Communications Officer.

On Sunday, 26th January, 2025, the esteemed First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone, H.E. Dr. Fatima Maada Bio, officially opens the Women In Development Sierra Leone (WIND-SL) Resource Center. This significant event took place in the bustling Aiah Fillie Street Kissi-Bona Koidu City in the Tankoro Chiefdom, Kono District and was attended by a large gathering of dignitaries, including the Minister of Local Government, the Council of Paramount Chiefs, various local authorities, representatives from Local Councils, Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), religious leaders, members of the PRESS, and over 97 women’s groups devoted to development across both Kono and Falaba Districts.

In her inspiring keynote address, H.E. Dr. Fatima Maada Bio expressed her genuine gratitude to Hon. Rebecca YEI Sam, the first female Member of Parliament representing Kono District, for her invitation to the ceremony as the GUEST OF HONOR. The First Lady conveyed her profound admiration for the exceptional level of coordination of beautiful women and unity demonstrated by the women of WIND-SL. She highlighted the essential qualities of love, strength, and solidarity exhibited by the women’s groups, commending them for their unwavering commitment to the development of Kono District.

H.E. Dr. Fatima Maada Bio encouraged the leaders and members of WIND-SL to persist in their diverse endeavors aimed at empowerment. She elaborated on the importance of skills development through activities such as savings mobilization, agricultural practices, cake baking, and participatory meetings as avenues for capacity building within the WIND-SL organization. Furthermore, she extended an open invitation for the WIND-SL leadership and its members to reach out to her whenever they felt the need for support or guidance.

Hon. Rebecca YEI Sam, reflecting on the event, expressed her heartfelt thanks to H.E. Dr. Fatima Maada Bio for her prompt and supportive response to the needs of the women in Kono District. She emphasized her role as a politician tasked with advocating for the women she represents, making it clear that the establishment of the WIND-SL Resource Center was a fulfillment of her commitment to serving the women of WIND-SL and Kono in general. She added that this initiative was realized and funded by the Koidu Limited Mining Company through her collaboration with the National Coordinator, Madam Hannah Kumba Charles Alie, and with the assistance of key supporters including Hon. P.C. Paul Ngaba Saquee V, Joseph Baba Ansumana of the Network Movement for Justice and Development (NMJD), the Rokel Commercial Bank and the Kombasul construction and services.

In her closing remarks, Hon. Rebecca YEI Sam proudly declared that the WIND-SL Resource Center is now officially open and accessible to the public but especially all women in Kono District. She invited every woman in the area to take advantage of the facilities offered by the center for various events and activities. A minimal fee will be charged for the use of the hall, which will be reinvested into the maintenance and administration of the center.

The event concluded with Hon. Rebecca extending her gratitude to her fellow female Members of Parliament from across the nation for joining her, the First Lady and the WIND-SL National Coordinator to celebrate this significant occasion in support of women's development in Kono District and Sierra Leone in general.

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WIND-SL Organizes Support for Women Through Loan Resolution for Economic Empowerment. _NLe 48,000 Distributed in Kombaye...
08/11/2024

WIND-SL Organizes Support for Women Through Loan Resolution for Economic Empowerment. _NLe 48,000 Distributed in Kombayendeh Town, Lei Chiefdom, Kono District:

Date: 5th November 2024
By: Mohamed Sillah,
Communications.

In a significant initiative aimed at supporting economic empowerment among women, forty-eight thousand New Leones (NLe 48,000) were disbursed among 48 beneficiaries in Kombayendeh Town, located in the Kono District. This event marks a significant step in the ongoing efforts to uplift vulnerable women through sustainable financial support.

The program, which is designed to resolve loans and create economic opportunities, began in March 2021 with a modest group of 20 women organized into four groups. This initiative emerged in response to the ongoing conflicts between crop farmers and cattle herders in the Lei Chiefdom, a situation that highlighted the urgent need for financial empowerment among women. The project is a collaborative effort by the Network Movement for Justice and Development (NMJD) and MEDICO International the funding partner, under the broader framework of “Promoting Sustainable Livelihood and Economic Safety for Vulnerable Youth and Women.”

Since the project's inception, the initiative has seen substantial growth, expanding from 20 beneficiaries in four groups in 2021 to a total of 48 beneficiaries organized into eight groups at present. Each member receives One Thousand New Leones (NLe 1,000) for the period of six months, after every six months the participants collectively pay a small amount of Two Hundred New Leones (NLe 200) each, which is pooled together to provide further support to new members joining the project.

The beneficiaries expressed heartfelt gratitude to the NMJD for their consistent advocacy and support through this initiative and to MEDICO International for providing the necessary funding. They shared how the program has significantly impacted their lives, enabling them to achieve greater self-reliance, cover school charges for their children, establish and sustain small businesses, and contribute to the smooth management of their homes alongside their husbands.

Special recognition was given to Mrs. Hannah Kumba Charles Alie, the National Coordinator for Women In Development Sierra Leone (WIND-SL), who received a premium gratitude for her insightful leadership and commitment to women’s development in Kono District and the country at large.

The beneficiaries collectively prayed for an increased funding for both NMJD and WIND-SL, emphasizing the need for support to incorporate even more vulnerable women into this life changing program, thereby extending its reach and benefits throughout the community.

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WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT SIERRA LEONE (WIND -SL) ORGANIZED WOMEN IN FALABA DISTRICT SHARE OUT ( Three hundred and twenty-ei...
03/11/2024

WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT SIERRA LEONE (WIND -SL) ORGANIZED WOMEN IN FALABA DISTRICT SHARE OUT ( Three hundred and twenty-eight thousand and six Leones (NLe 328,006):

Date: 2nd November, 2024
By: Mohamed Sillah
Communications.
On Saturday, 2nd November 2024, the Falaba District Branch of Women in Development Sierra Leone WIND-SL staged a resounding share-out event of NLe 328,006 in Masofinia town a major trade center in Neya Chiefdom Falaba district graced with the attendance of a number of the community, chiefdom, and district stakeholders including traditional authorities and hundreds of community women.

In her statement, Sayo Sesay, Neya Chiefdom Women in Development Chairlady, expressed delight over the advent of the organization in their community, which has led to several gains, including peace-building among women farmers and increased economic capability. Before the intervention of WIND-SL in the chiefdom, Madam Sesay said they were very incapacitated to adequately attend to their children's educational and financial needs and properly take care of other familial responsibilities, a situation which she said is no longer the case since the arrival of WIND-SL in the community. According to her, the organization had mobilized them into functional groups and provided them training in village savings, basic group administration, record keeping, and conflict management, including advocacy, leading to the restoration of their dignity and worth in their communities and homes.

She continued that the money disbursed was contributed by a total of 278 members of four out of the eight groups through a Village Savings and Loan Association mechanism consisting of components of interest and social funds over a period that spanned 52 months, and the ceremony which saw a vibrant Masofinia was to transparently disburse the total saved amongst the contributors. According to her, this was the first time in the history of the community for women to be this organized and generate such an amount of money independently. Chairlady Sayo Sesay said that the unfavorable condition of their land topography and terrible road situation continue to keep them out of contact with development and development agents, including the government, except WIND-SL, which has taken the challenge to reach out to their needs.

She appealed to the leadership of WIND-SL to continue its support to their groups and disclosed their planned activities, which she said include large-scale agriculture, packaging, branding, marketing, and continuation of the savings initiatives, and meaningful social activities, including cultural festivals. Presently, she said the organization has established a tailoring training center to which a considerable number of young women and men have been admitted to be trained.

Beneficiary group members expressed similar sentiments and pleaded for continued support. The National Coordinator of Women in Development Sierra Leone-WIND-SL is Mrs. Hannah Kumba Charles Alie. She disclosed to this medium that the organization is an exclusively women-focused Non-Governmental Civil Society Organization driven by a commitment to promoting gender equity and women's empowerment for social inclusion and collective progress. As an organization, she noted their interest in community mobilization to transform society with hope for women and a brighter future for every child and youth.

According to her, their intervention in Falaba district came following a Women's Community Dialogue Meeting for Women's Peace and Security Before, During, and After Elections staged in Teya town in Sandor chiefdom to which representatives were present from Falaba district who ended up expressing interest in the service of WIND-SL in their peace fragile chiefdom and Falaba district then following the June 2023 General Elections. The request according to Mrs. Charles Alie was followed by several fact-finding meetings and stakeholder engagements eventually leading to their full operations in Falaba and the apparent formation of the currently impressively functional 8 women's groups 4 of which had contributed the disbursed sum she disclosed, as the women had pleaded for grants which WIND-SL with support from Irish Aid Program Grant through Christian Aid Sierra Leone and Network Movement for Justice and Development NMJD provided to kick off the savings initiative amongst the women.

She encouraged the women to continue effectively implementing ideas gained and to maintain interest in agriculture, trade, and effective advocacy for inclusion in leadership and decision-making positions in their communities. She discouraged them from acts of forcefully sending their girls into marriages, especially those below 18 years, but encouraged support for their girls' education as legislative mechanisms have been intensified against violators and said they would not appreciate a situation involving any of the women of the organization. Mrs. Charles Alie pleaded with the government and other development actors to support WIND-SL to continue its community mobilization, empowerment, development, and advocacy activities in the country, especially in communities in deprived situations.

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Women In Development Sierra Leone (WIND-SL). By Mohamed Sillah Communications.On May 11, 2024, TORKORFEH Women In De...
11/05/2024

Women In Development Sierra Leone (WIND-SL).

By Mohamed Sillah
Communications.

On May 11, 2024, TORKORFEH Women In Development Sierra Leone (WIND-SL) formally launched their women's group in Fiama Chiefdom, Kono District.

The launch was celebrated with a thanksgiving ceremony, a share-out, and the official launch of the Mechanical Cultivation of the Hundred (100) Hectares of Land of Rice Project, which was supported by the central government through the Ministry of Agriculture - Kono as part of the Feed Salone Project.

The event brought together senior stakeholders, both male and female, from the five sections, religious leaders, other invited women's groups of WIND-SL in Fiama Chiefdom, and senior members from the WIND-SL secretariat, including the District/National coordinator, Mrs. Hannah Kumba Charles Alie.

During the launch, the Chairlady of the TORKORFEH Women In Development Sierra Leone, Mrs. Christiana Kamanda, revealed that the gathering was held to formally launch their women's group called TORKORFEH, with the full support of their husbands. Chairlady Christiana Kamanda maintained that, since its establishment, the group has gone through many challenges but still managed to keep its membership of thirty (30) active.

In her speech, the Chairlady welcomed everyone to their day of share-out and launching and showcased what they have achieved as women through the empowerment skills provided by WIND-SL as 28 member women are going to benefit from 2 sets of home dishes each from monies contributed.

As the keynote speaker, the District/National coordinator, Mrs. Hannah Kumba Charles Alie, thanked and welcomed all stakeholders present and the TORKORFEH members for achieving such a milestone of excellence. She further revealed that since *WIND-SL* was officially launched as a non-governmental organization *(NGO)* by the First Lady, Mrs. Fatima Bio, on March 8, 2022, with 35 active women's groups across Kono District, it has grown to 97 women's groups in Kono District and over 10 women's groups in Falaba District.

Coordinator Hannah Charles Alie also revealed that with the advocacy power of Honorable Mrs. Rebecca Yei Sam through the authorities of Tankoro Chiefdom, the Koidu Limited Mining Company has been able to construct a modern multipurpose hall with guest rooms for the women of Kono District and has handed it over to them. Additionally, the company has provided chairs for the hall, beds for the guest rooms, office tables and chairs, and a full set of Public Address systems *(P.A. SYSTEM),* and is currently digging a borehole.

On soft loans, Mrs. Hannah Kumba Charles Alie pointed out that, despite the challenges in securing funding, the secretariat has been very vigilant in gradually providing soft loans for some groups in Lei, Nimiyama, Nimikoro, Goroma Kono, Tankoro and Gbense Chiefdoms respectively, and in Neya Chiefdom Masofinja in Falaba District.

Coordinator Hannah Charles ended by officially launching the Mechanical Cultivation of Hundred *(100)* Hectares of Land of Rice Project, which was supported by the central government through the Ministry of Agriculture under the operation Feed Salone of the big five agendas of His Excellency Julius Maada Bio. She called on the people of Fiama Chiefdom, especially the women, to own the project, which aims to boost agricultural productivity and reduce the country's dependency on food imports. She finally encouraged the women of *TORKORFEH* to maintain resilience for there is hope at the end of the tunnel.

Other speakers who made meaningful contributions include Sahr Daniel Kamanda, the sectional Chief speaker of the Kookar section, Madam Sia Johnbull, Chiefdom Mammy Queen of Fiama Chiefdom, and others.

The event concluded with prayer and refreshments.

"Women in Development Sierra Leone" (WIND-SL): Mechanical Cultivation Of Hundred (100) Hectares Of Land Of Rice:"Women i...
03/05/2024

"Women in Development Sierra Leone" (WIND-SL):

Mechanical Cultivation Of Hundred (100) Hectares Of Land Of Rice:

"Women in Development Sierra Leone (WIND-SL)" is a non-governmental organization that operates in the Kono and Falaba Districts of Sierra Leone.

Recently, WIND-SL has become a beneficiary of the "FEED SALONE PROJECT" which aims to boost agricultural productivity and reduce the country's dependence on food imports. As part of this project, the government will cultivate a hundred (100) hectares of land of Rice using mechanical methods.

The farm sites for this cultivation are in Tayandu Village, located in the Fiama Section of Fiama Chiefdom, and in Kondeya Sumungefeh in Sandor Chiefdom, Kono District. This initiative is expected to increase local Rice production, reduce hunger, and create job opportunities for women and men while building a resilient food system.

By:Mohamed Sillah.
Communications.

WIND-SL. ABOUT US:We the members of the above named organization, have expressed the desire and commitment to adv...
26/03/2024

WIND-SL.

ABOUT US:
We the members of the above named organization, have expressed the desire and commitment to advocate and campaign for better practices and policies to fulfill women’s rights and to ensure women’s voices are heard especially those living in poverty through best practices, collaboration, partnership and other techniques such as influencing , resource mobilization, reaching out and capacity building services;

Having the realization to galvanize our efforts and potentials and other partner organizations in order to make meaningful contributions to women’s empowerment through supporting effective implementation of programmes and policies for women and girls; leveraging our knowledge to ensure sustainable impact;

Therefore, recognizing the need to establish an organization under all required legal and other conditions which is trusted to enable us to fully realize our purpose as the guiding instrument of our organization, manage our affairs and facilitate the achievement of our common values, objectives and principles;

Recognizing that a legally empowered organization is the foundation for a development focused organization grounded in the perspective of social justice and sustainable development;
We further recognize that the values, objectives are important, fundamentals binding on us all in order to fulfill the promise of our organization and our mission as an organization.

Our Establishment and Nature:
The purpose of this organization remains to strengthen advocacy with campaign on the rights of the vulnerable women and children; developing the human resource potential and physical empowerment to enhance their well-being for social fitness and a brighter future.

WIND SALONE is a non-profit, non-partisan and independent organization based in Sierra Leone that operates in a manner that is consistent with its regulatory framework (constitution) and the Laws and Regulations in force.

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Get used to the WIND-SL Slogan.

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The International Women's Day is a day when women are recognized for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political.

Happy International Women's Day to all Mothers across Kono District and world at large.

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