State House, Freetown, Thursday 10 December 2020 – Her Excellency the First Lady, Madam Fatima Maada Bio has presented their second-year report on the “Hands Off Our Girls” campaign to His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio at State House.
She said she had heard her husband talk about how resourceful, committed and resilient Sierra Leonean women were even under the most difficult of circumstances, noting that when COVID-19 struck, she heard President Bio speak with great empathy and advocate for women in the informal economy.
“Mr President, you provided social safety net payments of Le1.3 million each to women so that they could continue doing their petty businesses and supporting their children. I have watched you provide life and health insurance for health workers who are predominantly women. I have seen you provide them with uniforms, hazard and risk allowances, diagnostic laboratories, training and more just so that those women can continue serving our great nati
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