A Situation Analysis of Education in Fifteen Chiefdoms in the Northern Region of Sierra Leone

This project examined the educational landscape in 15 chiefdoms in Sierra Leone’s Northern Region, with a specific focus on the challenges facing girl child education. It highlighted key issues including enrolment trends, gender parity, teacher capacity, school infrastructure, and socio-cultural factors impeding girls’ access to education.

Key findings included disproportionately low female teacher representation, barriers such as early marriage, teenage pregnancy, and financial constraints, and a significant gender gap in enrolment and transition rates — especially at the junior secondary level. The study provided critical baseline data to guide the Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (CDHR) in shaping future educational interventions.