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The First Lady
Dr. Fatima Maada Bio and her public work.
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Documented work of the Office.
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Updates, speeches, media and field stories.
Photo collections
Documentary photographs with original Office reports.
Social highlights
Recent Facebook posts, videos and photo sets from the First Lady.
Contact the Office
Published email, telephone and address.
Hands Off Our Girls
Community advocacy against child marriage and sexual and gender-based violence.
Free Sanitary Pads Initiative
Free menstrual products for schoolgirls, with outreach to help pupils talk openly about menstrual health.
34 Military Hospital Expansion
The First Lady’s advocacy for a 600-bed complex and a dedicated Centre of Excellence in Freetown.
First Lady meets with Plan International
The discussion covered girls’ rights, education and wellbeing, and how organisations can work together to support them.
First Lady calls for a safer digital future for children
At the Clinton Global Initiative, Dr. Fatima Maada Bio called for international cooperation on children’s online safety.
First Lady joins Aberdeen Veterans for league kick-off
The First Lady joined football players and supporters for the opening of the Aberdeen Veterans Inter-Community League.
Early Childhood Development Network launches in Freetown
The First Lady presided over the launch of a network focused on care and support in the earliest years of life.
Women and nation-building at the Port Loko campus
In a public lecture at Ernest Bai Koroma University, the First Lady spoke about women’s roles in national development.
Marking seven years of Hands Off Our Girls
The Office reported on a gathering in Freetown with visiting African First Ladies to mark the campaign’s seventh anniversary.
School supplies and menstrual products in Kono
The Office reported distributing free sanitary pads to schoolgirls and shoes to schoolboys in Kono District.
Hands Off Our Girls in Kenema
At City Field, the First Lady met with pupils and spoke about how girls and boys can help build a culture of respect.