Three feminine employees members of NSA beneficial by Dr. Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai, to the Chinese Embassy in Freetown, by the Ministry of Sports, has departed the shores of Sierra Leone at the moment to participate in a two-week anti-doping capability constructing programme in China.
The empowerment programme was solicited from the Chinese Embassy in Freetown by the trouble of the Minister of Sports Madam Augusta James-Teima. The endeavour is geared in direction of selling gender parity within the sports activities sector.
The beneficiaries embrace Madam Abigail Sahid, Admin Officer; Cecelia Kainesse, Secretary to the Authority; Hannah Mannah, Secretary; and Alfred Terry Deputy I.T Officer
Dr. Abdulai’s dedication to see the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Act 2022 being rolled out in sports activities aligns with the necessity to broaden the marketing campaign, pushing for President Bio’s name to supply 30% qouta to ladies relating to employment, coaching and the bettering of their entry and participation in monetary establishments and decision-making positions.
Speaking earlier than the departure of the trio , Dr. Abdulai mentioned:
“This is the beginning of what has been missing at the Agency. Under my leadership, every staff member will be exposed to different capacity building opportunities nationally as well as internationally. ”
It may very well be recalled that the NSA, by the NOC, offered three feminine athletes out of the 4 that represented the nation within the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, making Sierra Leone the one nation with 75% ladies illustration in France.
The National Sports Authority is an company of presidency established by an Act of Parliament with the mandate to advertise, encourage, develop, and supervise all sports activities and sporting actions in Sierra Leone and to supply for different associated issues.
