2016 Annual Report

Network Movement for Justice and Development NMJD’s Annual Report 2016

Network Movement for Justice and Development Report: Annual Report 2016

Compiled by: Knowledge Management and Communication Unit

Network Movement for Justice and Development 22-C, Collegiate School Road, PMB 798 Freetown Tel: (232) 76613324 (232) 76645314 Email: [email protected] Table of Contents

Acronyms 5

Introduction and contextual analysis 6

Key outputs achieved 8-21

Key results and achievements 23

Challenges and lessons 29

Recommendations 33 ACRONYMS BASMAS Bombali Alliance for School Monitoring & Advocacy Strategies CPDC Community Peace & Development Committee CHMVG Community Health Monitoring Volunteer Group CSO Civil Society Organization CTA Community-Teacher Association CVA Citizens Voice Action DHMT District Health Monitoring Team DPD District Platform for Dialogue FSU Family Support Unit 6

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IRC International Rescue Committee u n n 5 LMMG Local Mines Monitoring Group A MSWGCA Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender & Children's Affairs NaRGEJ Natural Resource Governance and Economic Justice NMA National Minerals Agency NMJD Network Movement for Justice & Development ODW Operation Days Work PHU Peripheral Health Unit PPE Personal Protective Equipment SGBV Sexual & Gender-Based Violence SLBC Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation SMAT School Monitoring & Advocacy Teams SMC Schools Management Committee TBA Traditional Birth Attendants WELD Women's Empowerment for Leadership & Development Introduction and Contextual Analysis

If 2015 was a challenging year for civil society in Sierra Leone, then 2016 was much more challenging. Threats by government functionaries and other state institutions to further shut down the already limited civil society space formed one of the key talking points of the year. The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, continued working towards the finalization of the New NGO Policy whose bold intention is to restrict civil society activism in the country. The new policy would make it a near- impossibility to register or renew the registration of an NGO because of the unwieldy processes involved. Also, the Sierra Leone Parliament set up a "Special Committee on CSOs” towards the end of 2015. 6 1

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transparency and accountability, particularly when some of its members could not give proper n n 6 accounts of how they utilized the Constituency Development Funds and other resources A entrusted to them. The latest ball that came out of the bag was the convening of a meeting of the Sierra Leone Police, Sierra Leone Roads Safety Authority, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development and the Sierra Leone Association of Non-Governmental Organizations by parliament. The purpose of the meeting was to "instruct" these institutions to henceforth subject all NGO vehicles into serious checks on all security checkpoints across the country. NGO vehicles used to enjoy the privilege of not being checked at security check points. In the eastern district of Kono, two major incidences happened there during the reporting period, which further helped to increase the volatility of an already hot-blooded district. The elected Mayor of the Koidu-New city, himself a youth and very popular among his peers, was removed from office by the government and replaced with an appointed one under very suspicious and controversial circumstances. This infamous act by the government almost threw the whole district into a full-blown conflict. As the district was reeling out of this nightmare, the Congo Greek/Bridge that links Koidu with its environs was declared a diamond mining site by the government. This elicited a flurry of activities that pitted the security forces against irate youth. tw dir partnership. TheCi r t In themidstofthisv the country elections. Thishascr Commission inannouncingthedat impasse; andtheune Congr ad The y ow ealization thatthepr v o-y ection. TheF ocate ar ear endedwithsomeamountoftr ear str ds buildingsocialmo ess P s ofdemocr arty pr . ategic d orum heldtw ot vil SocietyF est ir agueness, ci acy theconstitutionalr eat xplained dela ection f oblems confr ed againstthedr ed anatmospher v ements. Diff or ci o NationalCon orum Sierr vil societyspirit vil societyacti y b es f onting thenationr y thepr or theupcomingpr epidation andnerv aft r er e ofuncertaintyar a Leoneispr ent ci eport oftheconstitutionther v e eners meetingsandde esident ofSierr view pr vism inthecountry vil societyplatf edl y continuedt ocess hitasolidr equir o viding str esidential andparliamentary ousness amonglo ed mor ound thedemocr a Leone/NationalElect orms ha o comet ong leadershipinthis e collabor . v eloped acompr ock afte v e comet eb ogether andorg y cr ation and atic landscapeof v ers and r therulingAll eating an o the or ehensi al anize v e

Annual Report 2016 7 Strategic Activity 1 Establishing, supporting and strengthening community structures in NMJD operational areas 6 1 0 2

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 Conducted planning sessions in the district. five SMATs zones for SMATs community-level  Facilitated the monitoring of mining awareness raising events on education and on affected communities. The principal issues the importance of girl child education investigated during the monitoring  Conducted community-level included: indigenes rights to employment awareness raising events on education (local content policy); human rights and the importance of girl child education abuses; crop compensation and proper reaching out to parents and guardians, resettlement of primary host pupils in SMAT schools and other communities. community members.  Facilitated the strengthening of a host  Conducted two Community-level of community structures in NMJD outreach meetings by SMATs on the civil, operational areas. For example, under the social and political rights of women and Raw Diamonds Sharp Tongues Project, girls in 50 communities in Bombali two trainings on monitoring and advocacy were supported in Kamara and Nimikoro communities. The Network was also chiefdoms. A total of 100 LMMGs were supported to organize Women on the Move supported to conduct monitoring visits of Radio Talk Shows and to establish chiefdom mining sites and embark on advocacy for executives that meet on a monthly basis to the utilization of mining proceeds for the discuss problems affecting them. empowerment of youth and the promotion  Provided mediation and counseling of education. support to project communities for the  Facilitated the holding of 18 clustered resolution of conflicts between and among community dialogue sessions, nine families or conflicts involving neighbours chiefdom governance and accountability and victims of GBV. In all, 14 cases were sessions and one peace and development reported or referred to NMJD: one from forum in the southern region. the Koidu-New Sembehun City Council,  Facilitated four inter chiefdom one from the Council and 12 exchange visits for cross cultural learning from the surrounding communities. NMJD for Traditional and Religious Leaders to resolved six of these cases, two were strengthen conflict prevention, mediation settled in the Magistrate Court and the six and resolution mechanisms in Bo and are still pending. Mediation and districts. counseling support provided included 6

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Organized two exclusive dialogue gender sensitive planning. The session n forums for 480 people (240 women 240 was held at the Kenema Youth Centre. A men) drawn from Gaura, Simbaru, The main focus of these dialogue sessions Kandulepiama, Niawa, Small Bo, Lower was to establish a network of Male Bambara and Dama chiefdoms. The Champions with a strong passion for objectives of the two forums were: 1) to women issues and to advocate strongly increase knowledge of men and women for gender equality and gender equity. on key gender concepts, 2) to identify Organized a one day meeting with the challenges/barriers women are facing in established WELD Advocacy and decision-making and to proffer strategies Governance CSO coalitions to strengthen that will help in lessening the barriers, their capability for effective engagement and 3) to generate discussions around on gender issues. The purpose of the the different roles men and women can meeting was to enable the CSO coalitions play in advocating towards gender develop well-defined joint action plans to equality and women's advancement. monitor district-level policies, plans and Organized two-day dialogue forums budgets, as well as to engage local for 16 Paramount Chiefs in Kenema councils, parliamentarians and to put district on their roles and responsibilities pressure on them to advocate for gender in facilitating women's participation in sensitive policies, equality and women's decision-making processes at community advancement. level .The objectives of the Forum are to  Provided SLL 5,500,000 (Five Million to discuss the critical areas of intervention Five Hundred Thousand Leones) to the by the DPDs in the implementation phases two established District CSO Coalitions of the project, how to ensure that the plans towards the implementation of their joint agreed on were implemented on time, key quarterly plans of actions: familiarization areas to focus on in their report, as well as visit to the Kenema District and City what they should focus on in their Councils to share the action plans with monitoring during the Recovery Phase One them, visitations to chiefdoms to identify of the post-Ebola strategy. CBOs working on gender issues and to Supported the District Platforms to continue bring them onboard the coalitions. On the to raise awareness on the Ebola Virus, whole, a total of 97 community-based emphasizing the imperative need for groups working on gender issues in the communities not to relent on observing the targeted chiefdoms were reached with a prescribed preventive measures. total population of 3,495 (95 men, 3400 women) and 10 chiefdom CSO coalitions established. Undertook monitoring visits to DPDs

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 Coached 100 SMATs leaders on monitoring teams in Kamara and Nimikoro women empowerment indicators and chiefdoms in Kono district. In all, a total of developed plans to carry out civic education 100 LMMGs were trained to conduct and information gathering on women and monitoring visits to mining sites and to girls empowerment. embark on advocacy for the utilization of  Trained 30 civil society and local mining proceeds for the empowerment of authorities on the Model Mining youth and the promotion of education. Legislation. Facilitated the training of ten women 6

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Annual R13 eport 2016 in the context of journalism, gender-based Acts and strategize ways of addressing reporting, gender concepts, gender sensitive these challenges. At the conclusion of the journalism, social/cultural barriers, power training, participants made wide ranging hierarchy and gender discrimination. In like commitments and recommendations: measure, 20 theatre artistes from two theatre prepare bye-laws with punitive measures groups in Kenema took part in the training. for perpetrators of gender-based violence, At the end of the training, the theatre groups form SGBV monitoring committees in all presented skits in five local languages sections of the project chiefdoms and (Themne, Limba, Koranko, Mende and Kono). cascade the training to enable more people The skits were mainly focused on the to benefit from it. promotion of the girl child education and  Organized leadership trainings for local women in leadership, particularly Paramount leaders in mediation skills in Bandajuma in Chiefs. Nongowa chiefdom and Gegbema in Tunkia  Organized training for 30 participants, chiefdoms. 100 people participated in the including traditional leaders, CSOs, FSU, trainings (46 women 54 men). The focus of police prosecutors and MSWGCA on the the trainings was to enhance the level of gender laws, referral pathway and channel willingness of local community leaders in

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OUTPUTS ACHIEVED Conducted reporting, reflection and Facilitated the completion of the learning session on the SMATs outreach second phase of the Home-to-Home events on Civil, Social and political rights of parent's engagements on girl child women and girls education. Organized student-focused activities in Held six NaRGEJ learning and sharing the form of Quiz competition and Drama meetings in February, March April, performances on the importance of girl September, October and November 2016. The child education and Education Model Talk Network has established a common in the ten SMATS schools. Prizes such as understanding of critical issues relating to the geometry sets, bags, books, pens, pencils, livelihoods of mining communities impacted etc. were handed over to the winning by the operations of mining companies. They pupils to motivate and encourage them. also succeeded in getting government to Facilitated interface meetings between institute a process of domesticating the SMAT and community leaders on issues of African Mining Vision through the  gender equality and the rights of women development of a 'National Mineral Policy'. and girls.  NaRGEJ led nationwide civil society and citizens consultations to generate feedback staff during his routine visits to the on the draft Constitution of Sierra Leone with organization's operational areas. During respect to the new chapter they influenced to these visits, he paid courtesy calls on local be inserted in it Land, Natural Resources and authorities and discussed the various the Environment. The feedback generated was projects that his organization was catalogued and submitted to the Constitutional implementing in their communities and Review Committee. how these host communities, particularly  Recruited, trained and deployed 20 local authorities, could contribute towards Animators as volunteers in the seven the realization of the projects objectives. chiefdoms in Kenema district where the Pay  Facilitated mentoring and coaching No Bribe project is being implemented. services for 30 female leaders aspiring to  36 Smart phones and six Tablets contest elections in the local councils installed with special mobile Applications, (councilors, mayors, district chairpersons) free-toll call line and website were made and in the upcoming parliamentary available to the general public to enhance elections. AMNet facilitated this process. the anonymous reporting of incidences of The objective of the process was to guide graft in their communities. and explore peer mentoring among female  300 personal mobile phones of people in aspirants through a shadowing 6

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Produced and launched two Conducted an assessment of the research reports separately titled: 1) compliance level of license holders and Fantasies and Nightmares of Iron Ore miners in Kamara and Nimikoro Iron Ore Price Crash Chiefdoms using a tool that was prepared and its Effect on the Economy of Sierra by ODW partners and organizational staff. Leone; and 2) Change of Administration of Team leaders from the ten operational African Minerals Limited to Shandong Iron communities were orientated on the and Steel Group and from London Mining to assessment tool. Findings of the Timis Corporation. assessment were shared and discussed Conducted one post-Ebola district with the NMA, traditional authorities and level baseline survey on health facilities chiefdom mining committees. and personnel and the draft report was Conducted awareness raising events validated and shared with the DHMT and for beneficiary communities and other Councils. stakeholders in the diamond mining chiefdoms of Kono district on the Developed a comprehensive training manual importance of taking licenses and paying to meet the WELD project objectives focusing other mining dues/taxes - 40 posters, 40 on practical tools that can be used by flyers (Stickers, 18 jingles and six radio participants in their respective discussions were held to sensitize miners institutions/organizations. Topics dealt with and mining companies and communities in the manual included gender concepts, on tax compliance. gender mainstreaming and gender analysis, Undertook one post-Ebola district- barriers to women's participation, gender level baseline survey on health facilities sensitive planning and monitoring, gender and personnel in the two chiefdoms of responsive budgeting and reporting. Kamara and Nimikoro. The draft report was validated and later shared with the DHMT and the local councils in Kono district. 6 1 0 2

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 Facilitated the training of 50 such as the Open Government civil society activists, MDAs and private sector Partnership/Open Government Initiative, on the African Mining Vision. The outcome of Mines and Minerals Agency, Sierra Leone this activity was geared towards creating a Transparency Initiative and Anti- well-informed civil society and citizenry on Corruption Commission. the rationale and principles of the AMV and  Facilitated experience sharing sessions the potential it has for natural resource on the utilization of education service exploitation and governance to: protect rights deliveries and resources with the Ministry of communities, ensure community of Education and other relevant protection and benefits, ensure corporate stakeholders, as well as frontline service accountability, and provide collaborative providers in Bombali district. partnership in the management of the natural Under the auspices of the Ministry of Social resource sector. Welfare, Gender and Children's Affairs, we  NMJD continued to collaborate and joined other institutions and organizations in partner with relevant government agencies and outside Sierra Leone in commemorating  gender parity has slowed down in Facilitated the DPDs in Pujehun, Koinadugu, many places. NMJD in collaboration with Kenema, Kailahun and Kambia to conduct the Ministry organized a float parade in the dialogue sessions with the following sets of streets of Kenema that brought together structures: Post-Ebola Recovery Team and over 200 people, including community Communities; the DHMT, Ministry of Social women activists, school children, and Welfare Gender and Children's Affairs and women-led/owned groups and partners. Survivors; Traditional Healers, Local leaders, The objectives of the IWD was to enable the Communities and District Officers in public to support gender parity/equality in Koinadugu. The sessions identified gaps in the district, to sensitize communities on the the roll out of the Post-Ebola Recovery Plan, 6 impact of GBV against women and the right especially the micro- credit aspect, support 1 0 2 to and welfare of the Survivors. The sessions of women in decision- making and t r

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 There are now platforms in NMJD's resource sector led to the engagement of the operational chiefdoms in Bombali district for Constitutional Review Committee for the collective planning of community members creation of a new chapter in the constitution and school authorities that have helped on “Land, Natural Resources and the address the issues affecting education service Environment”, with human rights principles delivery in Bombali district and for the forming the basis of the chapter. For instance, advancement of school going girls in the issues of free prior and informed consent and targeted schools and surrounding communities' rights to decide were discussed communities. Among other reasons, these with the Committee. This engagement was actions were influenced by the shared preceded by nationwide consultations understanding among community members conducted by NaRGEJ and NMJD. on the key problems affecting education in 6 1

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n 22 be the collective effort of all including understanding of the principles and relevance n A parents, guardians and community members. of the AMV to our context. The training ended with the development of a Communiqué in There has also been an increase in the which participants catalogued their concerns, participation of community members, aspirations and recommendations and especially parents, in the planning, handed them over to the government for monitoring and evaluation of consideration in reviewing the country's education services delivered to the mining policy. Government has committed targeted schools. This is evidenced by and taken initial steps towards the the way parents and other community domestication of the AMV with the ongoing members are monitoring the development of the 'Minerals Policy'. punctuality, regularity and behaviour of both teachers and pupils in and out  As part of the Community Development of school. This has reduced incidences Agreement Working Group, NMJD facilitated of lateness and absenteeism of the formation of five Community Development teachers and pupils in the targeted Committees (CDCs) in Bonthe and Moyamba schools with a corresponding districts in communities where Sierra Rutile reduction in teenage pregnancy. Limited and VIMETCO mining Companies are operating. Also, NMJD mobilized and  The various activities in the natural sensitized 50 representatives from Moyamba and Bonthe districts on the CDA. This was done democratic, human rights and accountability in concert with the CDA Working Group. The measures as recommended; the Electoral members of the working Group that facilitated Commission to announce as required by the the training were the National Minerals Agency 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone the exact (NMA), National Advocacy Coalition on dates for the General Elections in 2018; to get Extractives (NACE), GIZ and NMJD. With this the various public institutions such as the CDA in place, community benefits and security Parliament, MDAs, accountable to citizens and are assured. Tensions and disagreements in response to the Auditor General's report. between the communities and mining  At the district districts level too, civil companies as well as local authorities can now society are getting more organized and be discussed openly and issues negotiated. engaged on public interest issues. Plans of actions have been developed  NMJD, in Partnership with the with leadership determined in several International Alliance for Natural Resources districts. Issues of road construction, in Africa (IANRA) and with funds from the equity in distribution of national European Union (EU), organized a Round revenue for development across the Table Meeting with Ministries, Departments districts are demanded; police high- and Agencies (MDAs). The meeting was handedness is being questioned and 6 1

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Legislation for citizens' understanding. These matter of serious concern and p e R activities were geared towards creating a engagement with authorities in some l a u well-informed civil society and line ministries districts. More coordinated events are n 23 n working on the natural resource sector on the being organized in other districts to A Model Mining Law and the potential it has to  Participation of citizens in decision- maximize benefits for Sierra Leone in making processes in the operational particular and Africa as a whole. This chiefdoms in Bo district has been knowledge will enable civil society to input enhanced, especially for women and more positively into the policy review youth. This has helped to address processes going on in the country to make the issues of rights violations, and also natural resources more beneficial to citizens. helping communities to advocate for services and to demand accountability  Civil Society organizing has taken an from their leaders. The citizens upward momentum. With the development of identified armed robbery, burglary and the Strategy for National Civil Society Forum, the increasing clique activities in their the Conveners are more cohesive now, several communities as a serious security actions on public interest issues are being threats; they developed strategies for addressed including the new NGO Policy to be collective actions to address these fully discussed with the Cabinet and threats. Community structures such as necessary amendments made to reflect the Village Development Communities international best practice and human rights were empowered to champion standards; the provisions of the revised development in their respective constitution to take into account strong communities and to increase women chiefdoms. In this year's International 205 treated bed nets were distributed Women's Day Leadership Award hosted as and 520 children were immunized, of part of activities to mark the International which 268 were males and 251 were Women's Day, chairlady of the females. It was also evident that there Gbane Women's Network proudly recognized were no maternal and infant deaths this feat: "We the women of Gbane, have reported during the reporting period strengthened our sensitization against GBV in communities in our operational and as a result, incidences of teenage chiefdoms in Kono district. pregnancy, physical assault and forceful  In the same breath, similar successes marriages are gradually falling. We no longer have been noted in NMJD's operational shy away from reporting cases of violence chiefdoms in Kenema district. There is against women to the police whenever they a sharp increase in the number of happen, and no matter who is involved, and community people accessing the we will follow it to its logical conclusions in community health facilities. For this the courts. The time for compromise is long reporting period, a record number of over," she said. The capacity building events 5,956 beneficiaries accessed the that were organized for members of these community health facilities in their networks contributed towards this daring respective areas. This can be 6 1

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 There has been an increase in the negative perception they used to have A 24 number of people visiting PHUs and about healthcare workers has changed other health facilities in targeted to something positive. As a result, chiefdoms in Kono district after the healthcare giver agencies like Marie Ebola virus in the country. This is Stopes, GOAL and IRC now use the evident by the fact that more women PHU facilities to reach out to their and children are now attending ante clients in these communities. For and post-natal clinics, as well as more example, Marie Stopes and SILPA use women giving birth in health centres these health facilities as outlets to across the district compared to the deliver family planning information to period before and during the Ebola especially young women, whilst SILPA Epidemic. During a recent baseline provides nutritional support to boost survey carried out by the project staff the health status of malnourished in January 2016, It was observed that children. IRC also supports TBAs to in five out of the ten targeted encourage them to stop administering communities in one month alone, 110 child birth in their homes to prevent children were delivered in PHUs, of child birth-related deaths and which 57 were males and 53 females; complications. In fact, TBAs are 1436 children attended clinic, of which supplied with exercise books in order 639 were males and 797 were females; to list down the names of pregnant and youth participation in community the six diamond mining chiefdoms in the initiatives. district, have not only intensified the monitoring of mining activities in their  Information sharing has improved the respective communities, but also they have confidence of communities on the project become more confident and impactful during chiefdoms of Ngao, Kakua and community stakeholders meetings, in Bo district resulting in a particularly the youth. These groups are using corresponding improvement in the culture of their findings from the fields to engage the accountability among chiefdom stakeholders appropriate stakeholders and they also flag e.g. community people are now becoming such issues during community stakeholders courageous to demand explanations for meetings. The monitoring exercises are meant projects undertaken by their authorities and to minimize environmental damage and to the authorities on the other hand see ensure that miners comply fully with the accountability as an obligation they owe to Mines and Minerals Act of 2009, especially the people; to share information and facilitate the acquisition of authentic mining licenses to 6 the participation of the people in decision- enhance or increase community beneficiation. 1 0 2 This increase in people's awareness and making and in other development activities. t r

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management and utilization of school but should be the collective concern of A 26 subsidies, girl child support, teaching all including the parents, guardians and learning materials. The SMAT and community members. This is groups have also been monitoring the because children spend few hours at level of awareness among community school (six hours maximum) and the members on education policies and rest at home. Police Practices among Teachers  Progress has also been made in the especially on the teachers code of area of accountability as duty bearers conduct, by administering are now providing SMAT groups with questionnaires and holding focus information about their schools, group discussions targeting: Parents especially on school resources and (CTAs, SMCs, School Board and other how they are utilized; though with community members), heads of delays and inaccurate information in schools, teachers and pupils. The certain schools. This is a manifestation SMATs engage school authorities, of the willingness expressed by service parents and other education providers at community-level to stakeholders at community-level on cooperate with SMATs groups in their their monitoring findings with the aim community-level school monitoring of enhancing community participation, events. transparency and accountability in the  The different skills training programmes for Ebola survivors in Kenema. Kenema district are producing the  As a result of the several desired results - building confidence of dialogue sessions that have been survivors and providing them with organized in the WELD project alternative means of livelihoods. Those chiefdoms in Kenema district, women who registered for the one year are bow desirous of taking up the programme in tailoring/seamstress challenge of competing with their male have successfully gone half way counter-parts for elective positions in through their training, whilst those for the forthcoming parliamentary and the six months programme in other local council elections. This is the trades have successfully completed result of the monthly meetings that the their training. Those who offered women's groups that have been catering can now comfortably prepare established are holding to discuss their both African and European dishes for situations and to finding remedial commercial purposes. In the same measures to resolve them. Already, 50 vein, those who undertook driving and women have made their intention to motor mechanic courses can now contest for various positions in the drive vehicles and motor-bikes safely 2018 elections known. Of the 50 6 1

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communities, as evidenced by the level and determination of these women to n n of interaction between Ebola survivors pursue their civic and political rights A and those that were never affected by in a more spirited fashion. the disease.  Also, with various forms of support by “To a very large extent, I now breathe a NMJD, the women in the project sigh of relief. At the beginning of the chiefdoms in Kenema district have training, I personally felt timid and established 27 savings groups. These apprehensive of mingling with my savings groups are geared towards colleagues because of our plight as promoting the concept of savings and Ebola survivors and the fear of the loan schemes among rural women stigma that was daily haunting us. But, with the ultimate aim of strengthening time proved me wrong. There was their economic base; the women either nothing like stigma or discrimination. embark on agricultural activities or We were all supportive of each other expanding their businesses to generate throughout the training. It's now our more income. 17 of these savings hope that we will take this groups are functioning effectively after camaraderie to the community so that going through training in we will not only contribute to the entrepreneurship, whilst the ten are development of our homes, but also awaiting similar training. the community at large," said Fatmata  The DPD activities in the border Kamara, 19, an Ebola survivor in districts of Kambia, Pujehun, awaiting similar training. are unable, they make referrals to the The DPD activities in the border districts DPDs. of Kambia, Pujehun, Koinadugu and The DPDs conducted series of Dialogue Kailahun have helped to scale down the and Mediation sessions with the District level of violence against women in those Health Management Teams and the Local districts. Also, in all of those districts, Council Authorities and District Officers. women survivors have benefited from They were able to get the health workers the free health care package. Due to the to present their situation to the work of the DPD in Koinadugu, the Authorities. They did some people saw the need to vote for Madam investigations from the Ministry of Mariama Charlie-Bangura as Health and Sanitation head office in Chairperson of the Local Police Freetown to know the actual situation of Partnership Board. This is the first time a the health workers and what plans the woman is holding that position. This is government has for them. Through this, very important because Koinadugu is they were able to know that there is a one of the districts that are very temporary moratorium on recruitment apprehensive when it comes to giving of healthcare workers by the women space to serve as leaders. It government. They are now working on 6

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Weak organizational infrastructure, lessons with the view to improving the particularly in the area of mobility, poses a quality of its deliverables. This has resource serious challenge to the effectiveness of the implications, which some donor partners are organization. The organization has very few frowning at. vehicles and motor-bikes, and these are even in the regions. Almost all of them are aged Communication within the organization and and are costly to maintain. There are some with external audiences is weak, coupled with offices that do not have any means of the under utilization of the already existing transportation of their own. This is drawing organizational infrastructure. The internet back the work of the organization, connectivity is poor, the website is not particularly monitoring, supportive regularly updated, the organizational group

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n 29 emerging and critical issue of public interest. n The poor road conditions in the project A There are several delays in the school system communities in Kono district are worse off that affect the quality of education in the this rainy season than at the same time last country. There are delays in the payment of year because of the heavier torrential down salaries of newly-employed teachers, supply pours. Major roads leading to the operational of teaching and learning materials and the communities became flooded more disbursement of school subsidies. Generally, frequently and completely cut-off, thus education is still not a key priority of the limiting access to these communities. This present government. Only lip service is paid state of affairs causes damages to our aged to this sector and we suspect it is to keep the vehicles and motor-bikes, thereby increasing populace illiterate, uneducated and ignorant costs of repairs and maintenance. The only so that they can easily be manipulated and manageable means of transportation left for used by politicians. project staff are motor-bikes, which are also not quite old and, therefore, not safe. Some donor partners do not make provision to address emerging issues or incorporate Building strong community advocacy groups new learning into NMJD's future activities. As among a largely illiterate population poses a a learning organization, NMJD does a lot of serious challenge. NMJD facilitated the analysis of its monitoring findings to draw out formation of LMMGs with a membership that is drawn from the local communities. For councilors who are loyal to the new Mayor these groups to be effective, they needed to refused to take part in NMJD functions. understand the project and its objectives, as The women who have declared their well as the relevant provisions in the Mines intentions to contest for elective positions and Minerals Act of 2009. Getting them to get under different political parties in 2018 in a better grasp of these issues is where the Kenema district are not strong financially. challenge lies. As a way of surmounting this This is against the backdrop of the prohibitive challenge, project staff spend more time in candidature fees for mainly members of these communities to coach and mentor parliament. Many are looking forward to members of the LMMGs. NMJD to help them raise the required resources to actualize their dreams. The The political brouhaha that erupted in Kono project does not make provision for this, at district in the beginning of the year that saw least as of now. the suspension of the elected Mayor of Koidu- New Sembehun city and his deputy under suspicious and controversial circumstances places a huge challenge on the operations of NMJD. The suspended Mayor and his deputy 6 1

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their monitoring findings. They are u weak, dependent on donors and prevents it n n from undertaking those courses of action it undertaking these activities on their own, A deems relevant, critical, urgent and independent of NMJD. compelling. Involving local authorities, particularly chiefs, Effective establishment and use of in savings and loans schemes to serve as communication systems by staff enhances the moral guarantors will build the confidence of effectiveness and visibility of an organization local communities to participate and invest in and also showcases the quality and relevance the scheme. In the operational chiefdoms in of its work. Invariably, the effective use of Kenema district, NMJD got the Paramount organizational infrastructure such as emails, Chiefs to involve in the scheme and to provide telephones, websites, newsletters and other back-up to the savings groups. This has social media platforms will strengthen an bolstered the confidence of group members to honour their financial commitments, and organization's image in the eyes of the public, more people that were not initially members and increases the prospect of stronger of the groups are now yearning to become partnerships and sustainability. members. Most of the men in rural communities have planning are now using the knowledge they the inclination that their wives will not obey acquired to influence decisions that border them if they are strong economically, on women in their local councils. As a result particularly if they are stronger than them. of their active participation in council This is the reason why many men always functions, they have now been elected to oppose to their wives doing business that head various committees of their respective will bring them lucrative income. In other councils. situations where they allow the business to Making space for local communities to go on, the men will do everything to have participate in the implementation of project control of the profits the business is making activities is a recipe for motivation and local just so that they will keep their wives ownership. This is demonstrated with the powerless. DPDs in the border communities. They are motivated when they all learnt that they can Female councilors can contribute more each play a role in the implementation of the towards influencing policies that affect project activities, especially when the women at national level if their capacities are activities are blended to enable the sub- strengthened. Already, women councilors in teams to be engaged. the Kenema City and Kenema District 6 1

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NMJD and other civil society organizations maintenance. working in the education sector should engage NMJD should continue to promote the concept education authorities to ensure the prompt of solidarity and cohesiveness of citizens in its absorption into the service and payment of operational communities by facilitating and salaries of newly-recruited teachers, provision supporting the establishment of community of learning and teaching materials and groups, networks and coalitions. It has disbursement of subsidies to schools. become abundantly clear that there is value in NMJD should engage its donor partners to team work; and working together in groups ensure that they are flexible in making and networks will strengthen the voice and provisions to support issues emerging from visibility of communities. projects that they are supporting. Such consideration should be made at the time of NMJD should continue to remain faithful to the negotiating the project and its budget. collective commitments of its founders to the 6

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A 33 commitment and input/contribution. In order from their path. NMJD MUST remain true to its to track changes in the development path of commitment, no matter what. NMJD, there is need to develop a Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning NMJD to work with other organizations System at national and regional levels, ensure working on women's issues to identify that financial management systems are opportunities and resources that they can link revamped and strengthened, personnel and the women that are aspiring to contest for other policies reviewed and capacity building elective positions in the upcoming prioritized. Also important is the packaging of parliamentary and local council elections in the 25 Year and % year Strategies and ensure 2018 with. The interest and desire of these their marketability. women in the project areas in Kenema district NMJD should improve the organization's have been raised to a level that they are now logistics on mobility by purchasing brand new desirous of testing the waters. If at the end of 4-Wheel drive vehicles and XL motor bikes, as the day they are unable to do that because of opposed to the purchase of second hand lack of funding, it will not only demotivate vehicles and low grade motor-bikes. This them, but also others who may have similar approach will not only improve the quality of intention]. mobility equipment, but also there will be a significant decrease in the cost of repairs and