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Female rickshaw drivers in Sierra Leone rise above stigma to earn a living and empower women

Summary by Beckley Register-Herald
A small but growing number of women in Sierra Leone are entering a male-dominated commercial transport sector. Auto-rickshaws, known locally as kekeh, are an essential means of transport and until recently were almost exclusively driven by men. One such woman…

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Female rickshaw drivers in Sierra Leone rise above stigma to earn a living and empower women

A small but growing number of women in Sierra Leone are entering a male-dominated commercial transport sector.

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Rickshaw Drivers in Sierra Leone Overcome Stigma and Empower Other Women

As the late afternoon sun sets over Freetown's main transportation station, Hawa Mansaray parks her three-wheel motorized vehicle and walks away to take a break and pray.

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
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