Author: Michael

ORGANISATIONAL PROFILE
Economic Empowerment and Human Rights Sierra Leone
Type of Organisation: Community Based Organisation (CBO)
Acronym: EEHR-SL
Contact person: Michael Luseni
Position: Executive Director
Address: 38 Bo Road, Magburaka/12 Police Barrack Road, Makeni
Telephone:+23276326294
Fax: Not applicable
E-mail: eehrsl@gmail.com
Website: http://eehrsl.wix.com/eehrsl
Facebook: www.facebook.com/eehrsl
Founder: 3 Young Sierra Leoneans
Year of Registration: 2011
Registration Number: MSWGCA/VOL/22C
State Entities Registered with: Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affaire’s
Office Contacts: :+23276294769/+23288979200

OUR CORE VALUES:
EEHR-SL operations are guided by the following values:
Focus on the needy
Be gender responsive
Enhance utilization of local resources
Strengthen existing structures and systems
Encourage environmental soundness
Respect for women and girls
Promote people-centered development
Promote, protect human rights values at all levels
Local resource are a pillar to sustainability and ownership, external resources are supplement
We are transparent and uncompromising on issues of child abuse
OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES:
Use of best practice at all times
Contribute towards national agenda
Building of networks world over
Be child friendly and promote the best interest of the child
Gender empowerment
Community economic empowerment
Adhere to child protection policy at all times
Adhere to ethical code of conduct
Working towards ending child marriage
WHO WE ARE: Economic Empowerment and Human Rights-Sierra Leone is an indigenous initiative non-religious, non-political and non-governmental organization Centered on the promotion and protection of Women, and Children in rural communities of Sierra Leone, and the involvement of Communities in Development, Democracy and Human Rights, With special focus on the International Convenient on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
WHAT WE DO: We do development, Human Rights Education/ documentation, Advocacy, provide information; community education, trainings and Monitoring
SUSTAINABILITY AND FUNDRAISING STRATEGIES: EEHR-SL Seek 50% Managed by funds sourced locally through its business ventures and donations from missions, organisations and friends of EEHR-SL oversea.
1. Agricultural, farming activities (Rice production. Vegetables etc- sale product)
2. Communal services ( cleaning, participation in farm work, road brushing/maintenance etc.)
3. Sales of output from Demonstration
4. Membership registration fees /Monthly subscriptions
5. Donations/grants and 6. project writing
7 Consultancy services

Vision:The vision of the EEHR-SL is the creation of a safe and secure society of a human rights culture, where women and children are empowered to exercise their full human potential, and facilitates
agricultural solutions for hunger, poverty, and natural resource degradation
Mission:
Our mission is to provide a comprehensive range of services that are accessible and safe to women and children
by:
working in partnership with organisations that advocate ending violence against women and children
Prioritizing awareness of women’s rights on issues such as HIV/AIDS, gender-based violence, legal and .
socio-economic rights, early child marriage/FGM/c
Manage an effective and co-ordinate one-stop centre that provides a comprehensive range of services for
abused women and children
Establish, through research, a best practice intervention model to challenge and end early child marriages
Promote research and advocacy on economic empowerment in order to influence policy makers and
society in general
Working for justice and social change
Providing hope for women and communities in achieving food security as a drive to economic empower-
ment
Motto: Building Communities Together
CAPACITY: EEHR-SL has 6 staff (3 Male & 3 Female) with qualifications ranging from Diploma to Master Degree in various disciplines from reputable institutions
OPERATIONAL AREAS
EEHR-SL Current operates in four operational districts across Sierra Leone
Tonkolili and Bombali ( Northern Region)
Kono district (Eastern Region)
Bo district (southern Region)
THEMATIC AREAS
Programs: Development, Human Rights, and Advocacy
These can be achieved through the following sub-programs
Women and the poor Access to Land/property
Human Right Education
Gender Empowerment
WASH
Food Security
Livelihood
Education
Early Child Marriage/FGM
Economic Empowerment (Education, advocacy, Micro finance Shame)

Volunteers: our volunteers are group of young men and women in Sierra Leone who constitutes the general membership of the organization. They provide free voluntarily services and are giving stipends at the end of every month. They also play a major role in making decisions, and monitor every project under implementation by the organization.
Interns: our Internship recruitment is opened to nationals and non-nationals. especial people who have interest in human rights( WOMEN AND CHILDREN rights issues) gender empowerment and democracy
Our national Partners
Ministry of Social welfare Gender and Children’s
Ministry of Agriculture and food security.
Five daughters Sierra Leone
Child Help sierra Leone
Help a need child
Young Ambassador
District Councils
Needy child Salone
District Human Rights Committees and more
Our International partners
Girls Not Brides International- UK
Help a child in Africa-Uganda
Hope Menders –Sweden
Global Hand International- UK
CIVICUS-UK
Humanity Worldwide- USA
Free Sight Association-Tunisia
Global Council for Wo

Volunteers: our volunteers are group of young men and women in Sierra Leone who constitutes the general membership of the organization. They provide free voluntarily services and are giving stipends at the end of every month. They also play a major role in making decisions, and monitor every project under implementation by the organization.
Interns: our Internship recruitment is opened to nationals and non-nationals. especial people who have interest in human rights( WOMEN AND CHILDREN rights issues) gender empowerment and democracy
Our national Partners
Ministry of Social welfare Gender and Children’s
Ministry of Agriculture and food security.
Five daughters Sierra Leone
Help a need child
Young Ambassador
District Councils
Needy child Salone
District Human Rights Committees and more
Our International partners
Girls Not Brides International- UK
Help a child in Africa-Uganda
Global Hand International- UK
CIVICUS-UK
Humanity Worldwide- USA
Free Sight Association-Tunisia
Global Council for Women-USA
World Youth Alliance-UK and more