AdAmi Project

The AdAmi Project works together with young mothers in Sierra Leone to build happy, healthy, and independent lives. 

Our project targets the most vulnerable young mothers in Bo district, southern Sierra Leone. On joining the project, they are typically aged 13-19, out of education, lacking a means of earning a sustainable income, and without a strong support network. 

Through tailored, long-term support, we help young mothers overcome these barriers so they can build brighter futures for themselves and their children. Our support helps them to:  

• Complete their education through the provision of uniforms, learning materials, childcare support, and transport allowances. We also award a small number of university scholarships annually to top-performing students. 

• Take positive steps towards work and income generation through vocational training scholarships, tools and materials, childcare support, and transport allowances. 

• Grow in confidence and self-esteem through weekly mentoring and life-skills sessions, offering a safe space and a listening ear for them to explore their emotions, learn, and grow.

• Build supportive family and community networks via family meals, mediation activities, and more, so that they have the love and support needed to succeed.

Through this work, we facilitate opportunities, foster hope, establish life-long friendships, reunify families, build community, and amplify the voices and visibility of young mothers so that they can be the drivers of their own lives and stories.