Girls Resist - West Africa | #GirlsResistWA

Josephine Kamara is a girl advocate, environmental activist and communications professional from Sierra Leone. She is one of the founders of Women of Wonders SL, a young women’s club that promotes girls’ education and well-being, including that of female Ebola orphans. Josephine is committed to leaving a legacy of cultivating a community of educated girls throughout Africa.

Our conversation with Josephine centres her experience of gender-based violence as a girl, and how these experiences have fuelled her resistance, which she now continues in her work.

This two-part conversation is part of our Girls Resist - West Africa series, exploring stories of resistance from women from different countries in the West African Region.

Trigger warning: this conversation contains mentions of violence and abuse which may be triggering for readers. Kindly take a moment to decide if you want to keep reading. If you do proceed, we encourage you to centre your wellbeing and stop reading at any point, as you need.

Our Conversation With Josephine in Two Parts

Part 1: “I have to be at peace with my past before I can really step strong into the future”

Part 2: “Resistance is really refusing a system that is completely wrong”

EXPLORE ALL THE STORIES IN THE SERIES HERE