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Dear Daughter: Lessons from childhood

Bullied as a child, Yeiwah returns to Sierra Leone to raise her daughter with confidence.

As a child, Yeiwah was forced to leave Sierra Leone, growing up far from the country she has always called home. Years later, after becoming a mother, she returns with her young daughter, determined to give her what she never had: confidence and a strong sense of self.

Yeiwah tells Namulanta Kombo that being bullied as a child left a lasting impact, making her fiercely protective of her daughter’s self-belief. She leads by example, embracing joy through singing and dancing, even when it leaves her daughter cringing with embarrassment, in the hope of raising a child who is unafraid to be seen.

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18 minutes

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Sat 12 Sep 2026 04:32GMT

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