The objectives of MenEngage Sierra Leone are:

• To improve the status of women and girls and address issues of gender inequality
• To circumvent the traditional academic approach to gender promotion and advocacy by adopting a bottom-top approach with grassroots oriented strategies from within family settings

Key activities include:

• Community engagement forums on masculinity issues
• Raising awareness of national gender law and policy
• Radio discussion programs on gender equality
• Community drama performances on gender in relation to HIV and AIDS
• Intergenerational dialogues at community level on social norms and how they amplify violence against women and girls
• Public rallies
• School outreach programmes
• Debates and symposiums
• Training and capacity building for rural based men
• Training of men and boys on gender equality and the prevention of gender-based violence
• Policy Advocacy Campaigns on GBV laws and gender equality
• Training of Trainers of Civil Society Groups on social norms and mobilization on gender and GBV law