{"id":1824,"date":"2025-03-18T11:19:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T11:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/?p=1824"},"modified":"2025-03-18T11:19:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T11:19:23","slug":"slefpac-and-orange-sierra-leone-celebrate-womens-leadership-and-gender-equality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/?p=1824","title":{"rendered":"SLEFPAC and Orange Sierra Leone Celebrate Women\u2019s Leadership and Gender Equality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sierra Leone Female Parliamentary Caucus (SLEFPAC), in collaboration with Orange Sierra Leone, observed the Orange Day Celebration and officially launched its Strategic Plan on March 13, 2025, at the Parliament Building in Freetown. The event, held in celebration of International Women\u2019s Day, was centered around the theme, \u201cAccelerating Action: Strengthening Women\u2019s Leadership and Civic Engagement for Inclusive Governance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A key segment of the event was the Development Partner\u2019s Conversation, which focused on the implementation of the Gender Equality and Women\u2019s Empowerment (GEWE) Act, 2022. Priscilla Okechuwu, Orange Sierra Leone\u2019s Head of Sales for Business to Business (B2B) and Orange Women\u2019s President, shared the company\u2019s progress in meeting the Act\u2019s requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOrange understands the importance of supporting women. We are proud to have exceeded the 30% female workforce quota mandated by the GEWE Act, with women now representing 33% of our staff,\u201d Okechuwu said. She also highlighted the company\u2019s commitment to gender inclusivity within leadership roles. \u201cSix out of our 14 Directors are women, accounting for 40% of our senior management team. We are working towards achieving a 50\/50 gender balance in decision-making roles,\u201d she added. Okechuwu further pointed out that Orange Sierra Leone\u2019s Group CEO is a woman, underscoring the company\u2019s commitment to promoting female leadership at all levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company\u2019s efforts extend beyond the workplace. Through its Orange Foundation, Orange Sierra Leone has established the Orange Digital Centre (ODC), a key initiative to empower women and girls with digital skills and entrepreneurship training. Additionally, the company provides both local and international training opportunities for female staff and offers soft loans to employees, irrespective of gender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In her remarks, SLEFPAC Vice President, Hon. Rosemarie Bangura, lauded Orange Sierra Leone for its unwavering support for women\u2019s empowerment and gender equality. \u201cOrange has been an essential partner in advancing our mission to promote gender equality. Today\u2019s celebration is not just ceremonial; it\u2019s a call to action. While we\u2019ve made progress in advocating for women\u2019s rights, much more work remains,\u201d she emphasized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hon. Bangura also highlighted the importance of laws such as the GEWE Act in ensuring women\u2019s representation in governance. She referenced key legislative advances, including the Child Marriage Act, the Sexual Offenses Act, and the amended Customary Land Rights Act, which reinforce women\u2019s rights and inclusion in national development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, H.E. Josephine Gauld, also attended the event and underscored the global importance of gender equality. \u201cGender inequalities persist worldwide, hindering social progress and economic development. Women remain underrepresented in political leadership, but Sierra Leone is making notable strides in increasing female representation in Parliament and at all levels of leadership,\u201d Gauld remarked. She reiterated the British High Commission\u2019s commitment to supporting Sierra Leone\u2019s efforts toward gender equality, highlighting initiatives focused on education, reproductive health, reducing maternal mortality, and empowering women economically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orange Sierra Leone continues to play a key role in advancing women\u2019s empowerment, reflecting its ongoing commitment to gender inclusion and equality. As the company\u2019s slogan affirms, Orange is Here! Orange de ya!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Sierra Leone Female Parliamentary Caucus (SLEFPAC), in collaboration with Orange Sierra Leone, observed the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1824"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1826,"href":"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1824\/revisions\/1826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vindicatorslnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}