Sensitization Campaigns

We thought it was important to hold community sensitization campaigns about Why Cant We Get Married . com West Africa Chapter because it is everyone's responsibility to act peacefully, respectfully and with compassion towards everyone else. The community sensitization campaigns started in September 2008 and are still going strong. We engage in peer-to-peer interaction and focus group discussions with young people throughout various communities. We focus on young people because we believe that young people are the pillars of the nation that will foster the campaign and bring about a visible change in their communities. If we are to achieve sustainable peace, respect and understanding we must see young people as the solution that will enhance sustainable change in the society.

In addition to the community sensitization campaigns, we embarked on similar campaigns with schools and colleges as well.

Throughout January the West Africa Chapter has been busy doing sensitization campaigns with the following secondary schools;
- Collegiate School
- Sierra Leone Grammar School
- Convent Secondary School
- Hamadiya Secondary School
- Prince of Wales School

We were also able to campaign at the following colleges;
- Fourah Bay College
- Liccsal Business College
- Milton Margai College of Education and Technology

The sensitization campaigns included peer-to-peer interaction, distribution of informative hand bills, student empowerment discussions, and making presentations that promoted peace, respect and understanding during devotions and assemblies.


On December 2nd 2008 and January 20th 2009 we organized closed-door meetings with LGBT people in Freetown. We introduced the aims and objectives of WhyCantWeGetMarried.com and all present agreed to support the organization so that we can all break the chains of violence that affect our society. Those present are very happy to assist with WhyCantWeGetMarried.Com West Africa Chapter sensitization campaigns to promote peace, respect and understanding amongst everyone. We agreed that we are not going to start a LGBT Human Rights campaign in Sierra Leone as it is too early and not safe; so we agreed to promote peace, respect and understanding for everyone and will consider a LGBT Human Rights campaign for the future, once we have gained credibility for the project as an equal rights for all project in Sierra Leone.