Officials and members of the Association of Female Lawyers of Liberia put smiles on the faces of Female inmates at the Monrovia central Prison when the professional body donated assorted items to them. The gesture by AFELL was part of activities to commemorate the International Women’s Day which is celebrated annually on March 8, 2025. Unlike other groups and usual activities, AFELL through its leadership and members paraded in some parts of Monrovia’s main streets to create further awareness about their work and advocacy campaign for the protection of the rights of women and girls and subsequently ended at the Nation’s Premier Prison facility where they identified with some female inmates who were shocked by the timely and innovative move by AFELL. Speaking during the presentation, Cllr. Philomena T. Williams, President of the Association of Female Lawyers of Liberia, assured the female inmates and the public in general that AFELL through its professional cream of female Lawyers that they will accelerate their actions in the justice system to ensure that females receive justice. ” They are here, under our laws, they are innocent until proven guilty as such we will need to play our part in a professional manner and form to ensure that justice is served well for them,” Cllr. Williams asserted. The AFELL President reassured the female inmates of AFELL’s continuous commitment in working with female inmates at prison facilities across the country to ensure that their rights are protected. In a happy mood, the Deputy Superintendent for Operations at the Monrovia central Prison, Janet Siryee Mulbah, thanked AFELL for what she described as the professional body’s timely and important donation to female inmates. Superintendent Mulbah who highlighted some of the challenges they face, was also quick to appeal to the leadership of AFELL to always remember the prison facility especially the female component as the number of inmates continues to increase daily. She named medication, the right food for them to eat especially pregnant inmates are among the pressing challenges as such calls for swift intervention. The Deputy Prison Superintendent for Operations also promised that the essential and assorted items donated by AFELL will be used wisely by the targeted beneficiaries. randed as a timely outreach and innovative move as part of this year’s international Women’s Day Celebration, AFELL’s assorted items donated to the female inmates included Cartoons of Yazz Toothpaste, Toiletries, Sanitary Pads, Clora, amongst others. Meanwhile, the celebration was held under the theme: Accelerate Action for all Women and Girls.