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Hindolo Pokawa completes 315 miles walk from Kailahun to Freetown in Solidarity of Rape and Sexual Violence in Sierra Leone
['Mohamed Gandoh Jalloh', 'More Author']
Blog - SwitSalone
Hindolo Pokawa, Founder and Executive Director for the Sierra Leone Foundation for New Democracy (SLFND), have completed a 315 miles walk from Eastern Province in Kailahun Districts to the capital city in Freetown in solidarity and raising awareness about the issues of rape culture, sexual and gender-based violence in Sierra Leone.
“As a man, I do not know how it feels to walk in the shoes of women and girls facing rape.
I invite you to walk in my shoes to support women and girls in Sierra Leone.” Said Pokawa.
In February 2019, the President of Sierra Leone, Julius Madaa Bio, declared a national emergency on rape and sexual violence as a stepping stone in addressing the issue of rape wholistically.
To know why Pokawa embarked on this journey you can listen to the Make Sierra Leone Famous podcast Masculinity & Male Identity in Sierra Leone where he shared his experience of what it means to be a man in Sierra Leone.
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