AdAmi Project

Safety and wellbeing are at the heart of The AdAmi Project ♥️

Last week, our team delivered a safeguarding refresher workshop for young mothers on the project, helping to strengthen their understanding of their rights and what they should expect in relation to their safety and wellbeing — on the project, at home, and in their communities.

The session was engaging, practical, and informative. Together, we discussed how to recognise concerns, what to do when something feels wrong, and how to report issues safely.

For many of the young mothers we support, safeguarding is not just a policy topic. Many have experienced serious violations of their safety and wellbeing, including r**e, coercion, and abuse. That is why this work matters so much.

Through the AdAmi Project, we do more than support access to education and opportunities. We also equip young mothers with knowledge of their rights, build their confidence to speak up, and help create safer environments where they are treated with dignity and respect.

By empowering young mothers with this knowledge, we are taking important steps every day to protect and uphold their safety and wellbeing 🌟

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✨ Our March News Blog is out now! ✨

We’re excited to share some big updates from the AdAmi Project, including plans for a permanent home for the Community Girls Network (CGN)!

The wonderful and wise CGN mentor and leader, Doris, recently told us that, ‘The new building will show people that we are serious. That we are here to stay.’ 💪

And we believe you, Doris! Many of you will already be familiar with the CGN’s work, which started in 2020 when a group of young mothers began organising self-led study groups and gatherings in their community. Since then, under the leadership of our local partner MEANS, the CGN has grown into a vibrant and active network of over 300 young mothers across several communities!

The new hub will offer a permanent and safe space for the young mothers to come together to engage in vocational training, livelihood activities, planning meetings, social gatherings, and more. It will, in essence, become their home.

The local team are busy making final preparations before the building work begins, hopefully very soon.

To read more about this and other recent news from AdAmi, click on the link below. 👇

https://www.adamiproject.org/news-1

Today we’re celebrating our amazing AdAmi Social Workers on World Social Work Day.

Social workers support our young mothers, their children and families through some of life’s most difficult moments. 

They listen, advocate, and walk alongside our young mothers.

Their work often happens quietly and behind the scenes – but the impact is life-changing. 

From helping families stay together to ensuring children are safe and supported, their dedication makes a real difference every single day.

International Women’s Day may have been yesterday, but the celebrations continue in Bo, Sierra Leone, where our team will mark the occasion today alongside the Ministry of Gender and Children’s Affairs and partner organisations, reflecting on this year’s theme: Rights. Justice. Action.

At AdAmi, those words speak directly to why our work began.

In 2018, when Sierra Leone’s ban on pregnant girls attending school was still in force, a 15-year-old girl called Aminata was forced to leave school when her pregnancy was discovered. She was denied her right to an education and, soon after, was also forced out of her family home. Like so many young mothers, she needed justice, support, and the chance to rebuild her future.

Her story helped plant the seed for the AdAmi Project.

Although the ban was lifted in 2020, young mothers in Sierra Leone still face huge barriers to education, safety, opportunity and dignity. Every day, we take action so they can return to school or training, overcome financial barriers, find safety and stability, and begin to rebuild their lives.

Today, Aminata is in her second year at university, studying early childhood development, after completing secondary school and receiving a scholarship in 2024. One day, she hopes to open her own nursery in her home town, so that other young mothers and their children do not have to suffer as she did.

Her story is a powerful reminder of what can happen when rights are protected, injustice is challenged, and action is taken.

Happy International Women’s Day!

YoungMothers AdAmi