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Menstrual health
Education, reusable pads, school Pad Banks and WASH support so girls can learn with dignity.
Learn more →Girls Connect Sierra Leone
Empowering girls for leadership
Equipping girls and young women in Bombali and Koinadugu with legal knowledge, practical skills, menstrual health education and the confidence to lead change.
Our Future Our Choice Our Fight
Since 2021Girl-led change from MakeniWho we are
Girls are leaders, advocates and solution-builders
Girls Connect Sierra Leone is a community-based organization founded in 2021 to empower girls and young women across Sierra Leone’s Northern Province.
Our integrated programs connect climate justice, menstrual health, informal skills, public speaking and legal empowerment. We work with schools, families, chiefs, councils and government institutions so girls can stay healthy, build livelihoods and lead action.
Discover our story →Our thematic areas
Support for the whole girl
We address connected barriers, from health and education to safety, livelihoods and voice.
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Skills & livelihoods
Gara tie-dye, tailoring, design and gardening skills that strengthen livelihoods.
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Climate justice
Girls know the law, use the law and take collective action for their communities.
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Girls’ education
School partnerships, mentoring and practical support help girls stay in school.
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Safety & rights
Rights education, dialogue and referral pathways help end violence and child marriage.
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Youth leadership
Public speaking, ethical leadership and civic engagement build confident leaders.
Learn more →Our impact
Change girls can feel and communities can see
Practical support is paired with knowledge, confidence and community relationships that last.
Explore our impact350+girls and young women reached
4communities reached
3school climate clubs
250+climate club members
5trainings held
1community by-law enacted
A story from Rolakoh
Girls turned legal knowledge into local protection
Girls trained by GCSL organized, engaged chiefs and women’s groups, and advocated against excessive charcoal burning and damage to farms.
Local leaders responded with community by-laws restricting tree-cutting and charcoal burning, helping strengthen forest protection and climate resilience.
Read more impact stories →Skills in action
Learning that creates choices
Young women build practical skills, confidence and pathways to income through peer-centered workshops.
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Latest updates
News and community stories
September 19, 2026
Girls Connect Conference Inspires Young Girls in Bombali
A leadership conference brought girls and mentors together.
Read story →September 19, 2026
Girls Connect Certifies 15 Women in Bombali
Women in Bombali completed practical skills training.
Read story →Working together with
Women’s Forum for Human Rights and DemocracyWANEP Sierra LeoneActionAidCASE SaloneMakeni City CouncilCaritas MakeniEnvironment Protection Agency Sierra LeoneRestless Development Sierra LeoneLegal Empowerment FundPeople’s Postcode LotteryFund for Global Human Rights