We are a NGO in Sierra Leone working for humanity. Gender based violence and child rights protection are our key fields of work and service. We are delighted to showcase our work within this presentation. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, your commit and act team

2. Commit and Act Foundation (CAF) was established in 2013 in Sierra Leone to bring
psychosocial support to people in conflict areas.
The psychotherapeutic approach is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT),
an evidence based behavioral method that has proved very effective in dealing with
mental problems like: depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, addiction,
chronic pain, obesity etc. regardless of cultural, race, religion and location.
ABOUTUS
CONNECTING
CARING
CREATING

3. HANNAHBOCKARIE
Founder and Director
Bacherlor of Arts Social Work
ACBS Trainer
Psychotherapist
commit and act foundation SL
175 Towama Road
Bo City, Sierra Leone
Email: hannah.bockarie@commitandact-sl.org
Mobil: +232 76 86 25 33
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4. VISION STATEMENT
Our vision is that in the face of all circumstances, people choose to
create and live their lives according to their values and empower others
to do the same.
.

5. MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to empower vulnerable populations in
post war countries.
Providing science –based, culturally sensitive training
for health workers, social workers and
other professionals.
Shelter with medical and legal help to victims of violence
and doing scientific research to evaluate our services.
.

6. WE ARE IN LINE WITH

7. LEGAL REGISTRATION
• Ministry of Finance and Economic Development
• Ministry of Social Welfare Gender and Children’s Affairs
• Sierra Leone Association of NGOs (SLANGO)
• Bo City Council
• Bo District Council
• Pujehun District Council

8. FIELD OF SERVICE
• Social Protection
• Health
• Education
• ACT Therapy
• Pro Social Training
• Dare to Connect Training
• Counselling
• Livelihood
• Agriculture

9. MEDIA ENGAGEMENT
To inform the population how they can access our services
and to get feedback from the communities on our quality of services

10. RADIO SESSIONS
To inform the population how they can access our services
and to get feedback from the communities on our quality of services

11. OUR
PARTNERS
• The Ministry of Social Welfare
• The Ministry of Agriculture
• The Ministry of education
• The Ministry of Health
• The Family support Unit
• The Bo District council
• The local authorities
• Child protection agencies

12. Beneficiaries
Girls in our shelter: 900
Babies born as a result of rape: 63
Ebola orphans: 93
Teachers we support : 6
People we have trained in ACT: 23.000
People we have trained in Pro Social: 61.000
Trained couples in crisis: 160
People we have trained during Ebola: 60.000

13. OUR TEAMIn our Headquarters in Bo we have a team of 28 staff members
working in the different projects and in our backoffice.
Within Sierra Leone we have 110 volunteers supporting our mission.

14. BOARD MEMBERS
Rev. Father Peter. Konteh
Board Chairman
Ànn Kargbo Brima
Vice Chairman
Hannah Bockarie
Secretary
Martha Feka
Member
Paramount Chief Desmond Kargobia
Adviser
Albert Lee
Member

15. OUR TEAM.

16. WHERE WE ARE
Commit and Act Foundation is specifically operating in the
16 chiefdoms in the Bo District and also support children from
Bo ,Kenema, Pujehun, Kono, Moyamba, Bonthe, Bombali, Tonkolili,
Koinadugu districts and Freetown.
We are just about reaching opening subsidiary offices in Makeni and Yele.

17. BEAUTIFUl MAMA SALONE
The most beautiful beaches worldwide, rich in resources.

18. BEAUTiFUl MAMA SALONE
Traditions and Culture

19. NEGATIVE IMPACTS
towards our country

20. IMPACT OF THE WAR
Loss of human lives and properties. Displacement of people
and destruction of environment. Decline of the economy and
destruction of infrastructure.

21. Impact by EBOLA
Approx. 4000 deaths. Many children in Sierra Leone have
lost one or both parents to Ebola.
An economic break down followed.

22. CORRUPTION
It has many different shapes as well as many various
effects, both on the economy and the society at large.

23. IMPACT BY EXPLOITATION
Many industries bring the promise of economic growth and
social development, they have, in many cases, instead
contributed to the devastation of the countries’ governance systems
and economic structures, which has led to an increase in poverty in resource-rich areas.

24. IMPACT WATERACCESS
Sierra Leoneans collect most of their drinking water from polluted sources.
Pollutants and poor sanitation are attributed to some of the health problems in
the country. Sierra Leone is one of the toughest countries to survive in.

25. IMPACT HEALTH CARE
For many years Sierra Leone was in last place in the UN
Development Programme's Human Development Index
because of its poor health indicators.

26. AREAS OF CONCERN
1. Low level of education
2. Hunger
3. Less opportunities for young people
4. Access to electricity
5. Child labor
6. Poor Infrastructure conditions (roads and public transport)
7. Human Trafficing
8. Commercial sex work

27. VOICES OFVIOLENCE
WE NEED TO HEAR THEIR STORIES TO END IT.
Girls that are sexually abused and women that are raped are highly
traumatized.
.

28. GBV i RAPE
In Sierra Leone women and girls are faced with violence and
marginalisation. SL is ranked 179th in the GBV Index reflecting
the significant inequalities that women and girls face in society.

29. GBV i ABUSE
UN Woman estimates that 45% of Sierra Leone’s
population has experienced intimate partner violence
showing alarming rates.

30. GBV i VIOLENCE
GBV “refers to any act that is perpetrated against a person’s
will. It encompasses threats of violence and coercion.
It can be physical, emotional, psychological, or sexual in nature.

31. TEENAGE PREGANCY
Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of
teenage pregnancy in the world.

32. fgm
Female genital mutilation (FGM) has been internationally
recognized as a violation of the rights, health and integrity of
women and girls.

33. AMPUTEES i DISABLED
Insufficient care for those who have been badly
effected by the civil war.

34. PLASTIC WASTE
Plastic waste is a major problem in the slums bordering
Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital city. Water sachets ,empty
bottles and jerry cans litter the streets and clog up drains,
causing flooding in disaster-prone areas.

35. OUR PROJECTS, OUR DONORS
ONE DAY e.V.
gives funds for an Ebola
affected community,
who suffered by losing
38 adults. 93 Ebola
orphans have been
supported, 7 teachers
are employeed and
provided scholarschip.
PROJECTSFOR
E B O L A
AFFECTED
commit and act
gives funds to offers ACTS
PRO SOCIAL trainings to
reduce violence within the
country. They work with
couples, social workers,
health workers and teachers
etc.
ACTS
PRO SOCIAL
DARE TO CONNECT
T R A I N I N G S
KINDERMISSIO
gives funds to take care
of 200 girls per year in
the girlsshelter.
Abused girls find support
and shelter for min. 21
days and on going
support by social
workers.
G I R L S
SHELTER
ONE DAY e.V.
gives funds to take care
of 80 pregnant girls
below the age of 18.
These girls got pregnant
as result of rape. Babies
and mothers find
support.
BABYSHELTER
H O PE

36. Current Projects start and end dates
Project Donor Start Date End Date
Providing psychosocial
support to individual
couples and
community
empowerment
Commit and act 2010 On going
Providing a Centre for
Child and Adolescent
Survivors of Gender-
Based Violence to
Access Support
Kindermissionwerk 1st January 2016 31st December
2018
Hope Plus baby shelter
and Orphan project
One Day 1st January 2018 31st December 2019
Desert Flower Caritas Freetown 2 June 2015 On going

37. Total number of clients supported
29
536
375
22
962
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
0 to 5 6 to 14 15 to 18 19 and Above Total
NumberofClients
Clients by Age

38. GIRLSSHELTER

39. THE COMMIT AND ACT, GIRLS SHELTER
• In partnership with Kindermissionwerk, Commit and Act Foundation is
providing temporal shelter for sexually abused girls.
• While providing interim care for sexually abused girls, care givers and
social workers also provide counseling to restore dignity abused girls and
also build their confidence for the legal proceedings.
• This has helped to promote child protection and child rights. The
organization has retained the service of a lawyer to provide legal service
for girls who are victims of sexual violence or torture.

40. SHELTER KEY ACTIVITIES
• Provide individual counseling l group counseling
• Provide psychosocial support to clients
• Provide medication l medical treatment for clients by CHO at the shelter
• Provide dignity kits
• Provide food and non food items
• Provide livelihood support to the clients
• Provide educational support
• Provide legal Aid to clients
• Provide temporary shelter to those who have been abused
• Reunify clients to their biologicial parents

41. Commit and ACT, SL
This is our center in Bo. A shelter for raped and abused girls,
a shelter for mothers and babies as well as offices and a training location.

42. GIRLS SHELTERWe offer shelter to raped and abused girls.

43. COLLECT ClientSWe collect our clients at the family support unit FSU or
at the police station.

44. ENROLlMENT
As soon as women or girls are referred to the shelter,
a social worker is taking all data to enroll her case.

45. DATA TO REPORT
Our social worker is collecting all data to follow up
and to support.

46. MEDICAL EXAMINATION
We accompany our clients for medical examination by the
doctors at the Bo government hospital.

47. DIGNITY KITS
Our clients receive dignity kits.
Toiletries, fresh clothing while they stay with us.

48. COUNSELLING
We offer counselling sessions using ACT to help our clients
identify their values beyond the pain.

49. ACT THERAPY
With psychosocial support using the Act approach, clients choose to be happy
and they accept the pain behind the abuse and move to a valued direction.
Our social workers using the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

50. CHO FOR MECIALCARE
We provide medical support to all clients within the shelter.

51. GROUP COUNSELLING
In these sessions girls can open up to each other.
They can talk to girls who have experienced the same.

52. SHARING EXPERIENCES
To empower them and cope with the trauma.

53. LUNCH TIME
During the time at the shelter, we preparing 3 meals a day
for the girls and having a daily routines.

54. INDOOR & OUTDOOR GAMES
As part of the play therapy.

55. TRAUMA SENSETIVE YOGAand mindfulness to support the recovery process of our girls.

56. BRINGING BACK JOY
Face painting, dancing, singing, visiting church or the mall.
There is a life waiting after the pain.

57. STUDY TIME
During the time at the shelter, we preparing the girls
to continue school.

58. CHILD RIGHT ACT
We empower the girls to know their rights.
Likewise “my body, my rights”

59. LIVELIHOOD
Empower parents and caregivers with funds to start
small scale business to support our clients.

60. EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
We empower clients with educational support.

61. MEDIATION
We do mediation between parents/caregivers and our clients
to promote peace and unity to create a safe place for our clients

62. ACCOMPANY
Our social workers joining clients to necessary appointments.
Therefore we provide mobility by car.

63. POLICE i CASE MANAGEMENT
We join our clients to police. To support the case going to court, identyfing the
pepretrators at the scene of crime.

64. AT COURT
Our social workers joining clients to court,
to support and oversee necessary steps.

65. COMMUNITYENGAGEMENT
We do community engagement and use the Pro Social Approach to enable
communites work together for the best interest of the children.

66. FAMILY TRACING
To ensure we bring our clients back in safe family
structures, we do family tracing and assess reunification location first.

67. SYMBOLIC REUNIFICATION
Bringing girls back in their communities to avoid stigma and
encourage future care, support and awareness.

68. FOLLOWUP VISITS
We do follow ups on all our clients to ensure safety
and well-being.

69. HOPE BABY SHELTER

70. HOPE SHELTER
We support mothers under the age of 18 who became pregnant as a result
of sexual penetration. We offer medical support and babyfood supply to
support the mothers and ensure well-being of the babies.

71. Caesarean sectionFrom a medical point of view, teenage pregnancy is terribly risky.
Teenage mothers are estimated to be 40-60% more likely to die in childbirth.

72. FINDING EACH OTHEROur social workers and care takers supporting mother and baby to find a way
together. We support with counselling, training and a safe place for all clients.

73. HEALTH EDUCATION SESSION
We offer health education to our girls to help them with the knowledge
how to take care of themselves and the babies. We also promote hygiene.

74. IMMUNIZATION BABIES
We provide vaccine to minimize health complications.

75. BABYmILK SUPPORT
Mothers who became pregnant out of rape
will be supplied with babyfood to avoid malnutrition and
help them to go back to school.

76. TRAINING FOR CAREGIVERS
We empower caregivers on the knowledge of good parenting.
All this creates a safe place for mother and child.

77. SURGERYS AFTER BIRTH
If mothers or babies are faced with complication,
we take over responsibility for surgeries, which have
to be done at hospital.

78. DIGNITY KITS
When girls arrive at the HOPE shelter and when they
leave, they receive dignity kits with blanket, soap, baby powder
and other necessary items.

79. REUNIFICATION
“It takes a village to raise a child”

80. ENCOURAGE SCHOOLING
We support and strongly encourage our girls to go
back to school, start trainings or businesses.

81. FOLLOWUP VISITS
Our social workers meet our HOPE babies and mothers
regularly at the shelter or at their homes.

82. NUMBEROF HOPE Babies Gender
31
28
63
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Boys Girls Total

83. TRAINING AND
CAPACITY BUILDING

84. KEY ACTIVITIES
• Provide counseling for individuals or couples with difficulties, distress,
sadness or anger
• Training counselors and other professionals
• Empowering groups to help themselves or their communities

85. ACT TRAINING
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for different
professionals as a powerful tool. To promote psychological flexibility.

86. PRO SOCIAL TRAINING
For groups, how to work effectively as a group
in best interest of the communities.

87. DARE TO CONNECT
Couples in sessions diffusing their problems and
accepting to support themselves to live a peaceful life

88. DARE TO CONNECT
Pilot workshops for pupils,
in order to minimize violence at schools.

89. TRAIN THE TRAINER
Supervision with the trainer team.
Training of trainers with different ACT processes.

90. EBOLA ORPHANS

91. 93 EBOLA ORPHANsWe took over responsibility, encouraged foster parents and rebuilt the school.

92. MEDICAL SUPPORT
Several times per week our medical staff supports Ebola
orphans and extra children

93. RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIESAs a child right and to support the recovery process after the trauma
loosing parents due to Ebola.

94. EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
To orphans related to Ebola.

95. TEACHERS DEVELOPMENT
We offered scholarship to local teachers to empower them
and to improve the quality of services they offer.

96. SUSTAInABIILTYGoats, sheeps, agriculture projects are managed in a
multipurpose building to ensure community sustainability.

97. SKILL TRAINING
Knowhow in good parenting and hygiene.

98. LIVeLIHOOD SUPPLY
Provided to the caretakers in the community.

99. OUR CHALLENGES
• Insufficient funds to carryout activities as planned
• Insufficient funding for volunteers
• Rising number clients and cases coming
• Less agents and representatives in rural communites
to report compromised cases to us
• Insufficient mobilities to reach the hard to reach communities in time
• Limited amount of funds to support the Girl shelter‘s activities
• Insufficient funds to scale up activities in other districts
• Challenges due to low-level govermental support especially in the medical sector

100. ACTUALLY,
YOU DON‘t NEED A REASON
TO HELP PEOPLE, BUT …

101. 10 GOOD reasons
…TO SUPPORT US
1. To save women’s and girls from abuse and violence cases
2. To stop FGM for under age girls
3. To empower others by workshops and trainings to live in peace together
4. To girls who are pregnant as a result of rape
5. To empower youth to be responsible leaders and to live a positive lifestyle
6. To stop massive emigration from Sierra Leone to other countries
7. To minimize human trafficking into Asia and Middle East
8. To help Ebola orphans
9. To fight for local justice and human rights
10. To fight hunger by promoting local subsistence through farming and agriculture

102. TENKI
BOKU BOKU