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.”
