Investing in Girls: Sierra Leone’s Path to Inclusive Development

By Marian Magdalene Bangura

The Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, has highlighted Sierra Leone’s remarkable progress in empowering girls and women.

“In 2018, a girl born in Sierra Leone faced staggering odds,” he said at the CSW70. “She had nearly a 1 in 2 chance of becoming pregnant before age 19, almost a 1 in 2 chance of being married before 18, and only about a 1 in 3 chance of finishing school.”

“In 2018, a girl born in Sierra Leone faced staggering odds,” he said at the CSW70. “She had nearly a 1 in 2 chance of becoming pregnant before age 19, almost a 1 in 2 chance of being married before 18, and only about a 1 in 3 chance of finishing school.”

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