Announcements
Welcome to LEWAF: Restoring Value, Dignity & Respect
Lady Ellen Women's Aid Foundation officially launches its digital home — a platform to share our work, amplify women's voices, and connect with supporters worldwide.
Freetown, Sierra Leone — Tackling violence against women and girls since 2014
Lady Ellen Women's Aid Foundation
Restoring
Value,
Dignity
& Respect
Empowering women and girls in Sierra Leone to live free from violence — through legal rights, economic independence, and community change.
30,000+ women and girls reached across Sierra Leone
Our Programs
Four ways we create lasting change
Lasting change for women requires addressing multiple challenges simultaneously — economic, legal, health, and social. LEWAF tackles all four.
01Learn more →
Gender Equity
Changing the attitudes and practices at the root of gender-based violence — through MenCare sessions, school programs, and work with traditional leaders.
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Women's Economic Empowerment
10,255+ women now have financial access through community savings groups, business training, and the Finance Booster Scheme.
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Reproductive Health & Rights
Education, advocacy, and sensitization ensuring women can make informed decisions about their bodies and family health.
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Access to Justice
3,500+ cases brokered by community paralegals. 1,300 women legally empowered and 20 Community-Based Justice Advocates bringing rights to the most remote communities.
30,000+
Women & girls reached
Across all programs
10,255
Women with financial access
Through CWSLA savings groups
1,300
Completed legal education
Rights, law & justice
$268K+
In funded programs
Since 2017
Every contribution restores a life
$25 funds legal education for one woman. $100 trains a community justice advocate. Your donation directly funds the work happening in Sierra Leone right now.
"LEWAF gave me my dignity back."
— Fatmata K., CWSLA savings group member, Waterloo
Our Story
Born from loss.
Built on love.
Ellen Pauline Kise dedicated years of her life to women and children in Sierra Leone. When she passed in 2008, she left behind an unfinished mission. LEWAF was founded in her memory to carry that work forward — and officially established in 2014.
Today, from our head office in Freetown and three field offices across Sierra Leone, we work in the communities where the need is greatest and women's voices are least heard.
Read our full story →"Before LEWAF came to our community, I had no way to save money safely or access a loan. Now I run a small business and my children go to school."
"After LEWAF's legal education sessions, I understood I have rights. I helped three women in my community report violence and access justice."