by Bob Lamin | Aug 30, 2023 | News Story, Sierra Leone
At Rainbo Initiative, we are more than just a provider of free comprehensive medical treatments and psychosocial services to survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Sierra Leone. We are a local initiative driven by a deep passion to end Gender-Based Violence in...
by Bob Lamin | Jul 7, 2023 | News Story, Sierra Leone
Sierra Leonean women are claiming their rightful place in the country’s leadership, with a record-breaking 41 women representation to parliament after winning parliamentary seats in the country’s June 24, 2023, Multi-Tier elections. This is indeed a great...
by Aloysius Tamba Foryoh | Aug 1, 2022 | News Story, Sierra Leone
In order to survive the harsh economic and social conditions, Aminata had to challenge the prevailing attitudes about women drivers It is this ambitious young lady, who at the age of 21 had already lived a life of hardship and triumph, a girl with grit and...
by Aloysius Tamba Foryoh | May 30, 2022 | News Story, Sierra Leone
The fact is, one in three women worldwide experience period poverty or do not have sufficient access to menstrual hygiene products. The reality is, this topic and the way menstruation is perceived is still an under-discussed issue and taboo subject in many countries...
by Aloysius Tamba Foryoh | May 24, 2022 | News Story, Sierra Leone
As part of the ‘Improving the Availability of Quality Free Health Care for Survivors of SGBV -ImAQF’ project, funded by Irish Aid, we have concluded a day Medico-Legal Engagement with Doctors, RI Front Line Staff, Ministry of Gender and Children’s Affairs...
by Bob Lamin | Dec 16, 2020 | Project, Sierra Leone
Through the Survivors Solidarity Fund, Rainbo Initiative is giving a total of 520 dignity kits to survivors of sexual violence who visit our 5 Rainbo Centres in Freetown, Bo, Makeni, Kenema and Kono. The support with dignity kits is a way to help survivors heal with...