Lives transformed

All Stories from Sierra Leone

Amy is a Social Worker and Guidance Counsellor at the Aberdeen Women’s Centre.

Blessing, from the slum area of Dwarzak in Freetown, was happily attending school and studying hard…

My name is Hawa and I am 25. My schooling finished in Year 3 of primary school because of the Civil War.

After 9 months of care, Isatu was finally healthy enough to be repaired.

Before coming to our Centre, Isha suffered for 23 years.

Jakia was five months pregnant, having lost her first two precious children. Kroo is often described as the worst place in the world…

Mabinty’s dream is to one day become a doctor and for her son to become a nurse.

A woman saw a pregnant Mary wandering the streets and took her in. She told Mary to go to Aberdeen Women’s Centre for pre-natal care…

In the face of abandonment, Novita found strength, support, and a second chance to dream.

Unlike most other stories of the inspirational women involved with the Aberdeen Women’s Centre, Susan wasn’t introduced…

At just 15 years old, Zainab was 43 weeks pregnant and had never been seen by a doctor. In her rural community, seeking medical care…

After days of obstructed labour, delayed by the absence of affordable and reliable transport, she lost her baby and developed an obstetri…