CAI Team's Blog (5)

An abandoned child is currently languishing in misery at the Makeni Government hospital without care and support from his parents, child welfare organizations and the Ministry of Social Welfare Gender and Children's Affairs. According to AWOKO investigations the child was abandoned by his parents in a forest near Matotoka in the Tonkolili District Northern Sierra… Continue

Girl’s Rights Abused by Uncle Fatmata Kamara, an 8-year old girl, has reportedly been beaten to coma by her uncle, Mohamed Boe Kamara. The teenage girl is said to have suffered serious injuries in the process. According to reports, Fatmata sustained several wounds on her neck and entire body. Fatmata’s father is dead and her mother is reported to be resident in Guinea. Fatmata was beaten on the grounds that she failed to return home quickly than expected after she left for the nea… Continue

Reports have revealed that 6 years old boy, who was recently reported missing in Beudu Kailahun District, has been found dead in a river. Reports say, one Foday Jusu Kamara who was detained by police had confessed that he was among those who murdered the boy for ritual purpose. According to the confessing suspect, the boy was sacrificed in order to make the land rich in diamonds. The matter is being rigorously investigated by the police. News credit: Awareness Times Newspaper in Freetow… Continue

Health Ministy Authorities A ten-man delegation from Women for Women of Sierra Leone (WWSL), a united States based non-governmental organization last Tuesday paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Health and Sanitation. The delegation comprising mainly of medical personnel i… Continue

Story By Lamin A. Turay Sep 2, 2008, 17:15 The increase in teenage pregnancy in the Koinadugu District has provoked a peaceful protest by parents in Kabala. The protest was supported by the local Radio, 94.7FM, through a discussion programme that was held on the 31st August, 2008. The protesting parents blamed the Family Support Unit at the Kabala Police Station for not taking the appropriate measure in dealing with the perpetrators of cases of teenage pregnancies and rape cases. Talk… Continue