Young Women Leading Change Innovation Challenge
On January 25th 2025: The United Team Sierra Leone (U Team SL) formerly known as United Team of Pujehun District, commonly known as the UN Team Pujehun has offered free legal advice service in Pujehun district. The U Team SL Lawyers have teamed up with local authorities to provide free legal advice service for victims (survivors) of rape, teenage pregnancy and serious sexual offences across Pujehun district.
Statement By The U Team SL Secretariat
Mohamed Kallon, a member of the U Team SL made this pronouncement during the official launch of their teenage pregnancy campaign in Pujehun district; hosted in Zimmi town, Makpele chiefdom. With support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Ministry of Youth Affairs (MoYA), through the Young Women Leading Change Innovation Challenge, with the goal to End Teenage Pregnancy in the district. With the theme “Girls Too Challenge”: Abolish Teenage Pregnancy and Create Safe Spaces for Girls. Kallon further stated that, their additional support to this project as an indigenous development organization, is to help provide free legal service that would run starting from February 2025, and would provide help for victims in the district.
Statement By The U Team SL Legal Team
On the same development, Abdulai Jabaty Kanneh (Esq) representing the Committee on Gender, Children, Advocacy and Legal Affairs of the UN Team Pujehun reaffirmed that, the offer would “better support victims of crime in the areas of rape, teenage pregnancy and serious sexual offences in the district”.
Abdulai Jabaty Kanneh (Esq) representing the Committee on Gender, Children, Advocacy and Legal Affairs of the U Team SL
Key Development In The Free Legal Advice Service
On the same development, Abdulai Jabaty Kanneh (Esq) representing the Committee on Gender, Children, Advocacy and Legal Affairs of the U Team SL reaffirmed that, the offer would “better support victims of crime in the areas of rape, teenage pregnancy and serious sexual offences in the district”.
Abdulai Nyakeh Konneh Esq. is a member of the U Team SL Committee On: Gender, Children, Advocacy and Legal Affairs
Steps To Follow By The Free Legal Advice Service
Barrister Kanneh confirmed that, the legal affairs of their organization will follow all necessary steps, in order to ensure this offer meets the due process of the law, ahead of the stipulated time and space. The process will consist of five full-time lawyers, accompanied by the necessary support for their organization. He stated.
Tennehma Rogers Esq. is a member of the U Team SL Committee On: Gender, Children, Advocacy and Legal Affairs
Additional Information On The Free Legal Advice Service
“They added that, the UN Team Pujehun is determined to ensure that ending violence against women and girls is treated with the utmost urgency by both the law enforcement agencies and society as a whole.” They finally called on the support of all and sundry, to help support the offer in order to end teenage pregnancy, rape and serious sexual offences in Pujehun district.
Johammes Aiah Israel Kallon Esq. is a member of the U Team SL Committee On: Gender, Children, Advocacy and Legal Affairs
About The U Team SL
The United Team Sierra Leone (U Team SL) formerly United Team of Pujehun District (UN Team Pujehun) – Motto: “We Are Stronger Together” is a registered non-profit indigenous developmental organization operating in Sierra Leone, established in 2014 but gained formal recognition on the 1st of January 2018. Which has nationally gained a productive ground, in the area of development, social change, economic growth and humanitarianism.
