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Menna Women’s Development Associates (MEWODA) is a membership -oriented Non-Governmental organization gears towards promoting women’s empowerment and emancipation in Bombali District, Northern, Sierra Leone with a membership of 7 Board of Directors and 22 staff as its management team and a pool of volunteers overseeing its activities at community level. The organization is therefore consistently placing premium on promoting gender equality, equity and women’s empowerment with funding derived from annual membership contributions and external donors. The organization draws its legitimacy from its membership and volunteering approach.
VISION:
Eradicate hunger and poverty amongst rural women
MISSION STATEMENT:
To support rural women especially the poorest and marginalized giving them the resources in their efforts to meet their own needs and to support activities which promote peace, freedom, and social justice that would transform their realities and enable them control their own destinies.
CORE VALUES:
· We invest in Honesty as a pathway to maintain trust with our stakeholders including donors.
· We Persevere no matter the circumstance as a testimony of solidarity with the realities of marginalized rural women.
· We foster a spirit of Commitment as the main guide to meeting the needs of rural women and sustainability of our efforts.
Location
13A Kamakwie Highway Panlap Town, Makeni City
Northern Sierra Leone
Vegetable production – A game changer in my life.
MEWODA is working on food security project funded by Misereor through Trocaire Sierra Leone. The organization is presently implementing a 3 year funded Misereor project in Bombali in various communities. Below is a change story revealed by Sirra Conteh a project participant based in Sawulia village one of the targeted beneficiary communities. Sirrah is married with four (4) children (see picture below).
Sirrah Conteh in her vegetable farm
Maize and okra and crops produced by Sirrah Conteh
During a field visit to Sawulia community by one of our field supervisor, Adama B. Sesay, she met with Madam Sirrah Conteh, and during their discussion this was what she had to tell Adama:
"I thank God for the timely intervention of MEWODA, as before this time, it was hard for my kids to go to school. My husband never bothered about me or my kids which was so disheartening. I see the kids of my neighbours going to school whilst mine were not. She went on to expound on when the change happened: But the situation changed completely when I joined one of the MEWODA supported groups in my community. With the vegetable seeds and trainings given to me by MEWODA, I planted the vegetable and corn seeds given to me and I realized a good harvest. I now have the opportunity to sell some of my produce to the market, save some money which I then used to pay school fees for my two children."
With this life changing situation for Sirrah, She has vowed to embark on massive crop production which she thinks is a life changer for her and her family.
POSTAL ADDRESS:
P.O.BOX 69 Makeni,
Sierra Leone
Tel: +232 (76) 721119/+232 (77) 514608
Email: mewoda@yahoo.com/mewoda.sl.org@gmail.com
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