From the field and the forum.
Community visits, international stages, and everything in between.
"Radio host. Cabinet minister. Storyteller. Speaker. Always — Mammy Saio."
I have always believed that the most powerful thing a person can do is help someone else understand their own world. I've tried to do that in every medium I've been given — radio, lecturing, policy, public speaking, and community conversation.
"Atunda Ayenda" was — and still is — one of the most beloved radio dramas in Sierra Leone. It used storytelling to bring civic education, peace messaging, and social commentary into homes that no government leaflet ever reached. And I was Mammy Saio.
Mammy Saio was a woman of wisdom and community warmth. She was the elder people turned to when they needed to understand something — a governance issue, a conflict, a decision about their rights. She explained the world with patience and love. And the people of Sierra Leone embraced her completely.
What I didn't expect was how much she would teach me. Every time I prepared for Mammy Saio, I had to learn to translate complex things — political processes, peace concepts, rights frameworks — into language that reached the heart. That skill has been the most useful thing I have ever developed.
I've been stopped on the street by people who told me that Mammy Saio helped them understand an election for the first time. Or decide to send their daughter to school. Or choose dialogue over conflict. Those moments moved me more than any award or title ever has.
Mammy Saio isn't who I was. She's who I still am — every time I stand up to speak, every time I try to reach someone where they are rather than where I wish they were. She taught me that.
The radio drama that changed the conversation in Sierra Leone. A legacy of peace, rights, and community wisdom.
I believe in showing up — in communities, in conferences, in the rooms where decisions are made and in the rooms where they should be made but aren't yet.
I talked about the digital divide as a power divide. About what it means to build a digital economy that excludes 60% of women. About what needs to change — and what I'm doing about it from the Ministry.
I told them what I'd seen on the ground in Sierra Leone. I made it personal. Because it is.
The day we stopped just talking about GBV and started building the infrastructure to end it.
A conversation about power — who has it, who doesn't, and why that needs to change.
Women leading climate resilience — not as beneficiaries but as decision-makers.
Making the regional case for what I fight for every day at home.
Taking our priorities to New York — and bringing resources and partnerships back home.
I'm never quite sure what to make of press coverage. But here's some of what's been written — make of it what you will.
"The Minister emphasized that legislation is only the first step; the real work is in the community implementation..."
"Dr. Mahoi's background as an economist is bringing a new level of data-driven rigor to the Ministry's programmes..."
"From the radio studio to the cabinet room, Mahoi has remained a consistent voice for the marginalized..."
"A landmark moment for the country, led by a Minister who has made survivor-centered justice her priority..."
"Minister Mahoi presented a compelling case for regional cooperation on gender-responsive climate action..."
"The transition from the country's most beloved radio character to a policy leader has been seamless and inspiring..."
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Community visits, international stages, and everything in between.
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