Woman who was raped when she was 14 sues Freetown schools, Fall River diocese
A woman who was repeatedly raped as a 14-year-old while attending the Freetown-Lakeville Regional School District and while receiving religious education in the Fall River Diocese is suing both ...
Fall River Diocese, Freetown-Lakeville schools hit with lawsuits over Taunton child rapist
The Freetown-Lakeville School District and the the head of the Fall River Diocese Bishop Bishop Edgar M. Cunha have each been ...
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Freetown firefighters extinguish brush fire
FREETOWN, Mass. (WLNE) — The Freetown Fire Department fought a brush fire in the Assonet Bay Shores neighborhood Sunday. The ...
From a colonial hill town to Idris Elba’s island masterplan: what do these Sierra Leone developments tell us about urban elites?
Sherbro Island City’s vision of an elite urban development brings to mind some of the colonial thinking around the ...
‘We fall and we rise’: Some amputees in Sierra Leone turn to farming to combat discrimination
From 1991 to 2002, conflict in the West African country created some 28,000 amputees. Amputation by machete was one terror ...
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Turning struggle into strength
Sexual and gender-based violence is a profound violation of human rights. Addressing it requires a multi-pronged approach that includes economic empowerment and building the capacity of governments ...
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'We fall and we rise': Some amputees in Sierra Leone turn to farming to combat discrimination
The Farming on Crutches initiative where Makieu works near the capital, Freetown, offers a rare refuge. It aims to restore amputees’ confidence and independence by teaching them skills to start ...