Agnes Bangali
- Award:50 Most Influential Young Sierra LeoneansAwarding Organization:Institute of Leadership, Entrepreneurship and DevelopmentDate Awarded:April 26, 2017
- Award:Best Female PhotographerAwarding Organization:Sisters Choice AwardsDate Awarded:April 29, 2017
- Award:Susan J. Rose Prize for Distinction in Gender and Women's StudiesAwarding Organization:Connecticut CollegeDate Awarded:May 19, 2013

After discovering that 76% of health facilities in Sierra Leone experienced stock out of FP commodities, my team and I developed a proposal to ensure constant availability of contraceptives at service delivery points.
Our solution, Firefly, is an integrated platform used by service providers and medical stores to facilitate delivery of FP commodities to the woman at the last mile. Firefly was selected for the UNFPA and WFP Innovation Accelerator programme, and will receive funding of up to $100,000 for piloting between July and December 2019 in Sierra Leone. My team will receive guidance, training and funding from development, supply chain and FP experts to ensure a successful pilot phase and subsequent scale up of Firefly’s use.
My country Sierra Leone has the highest maternal mortality ratio in the world: 1,360 deaths per 100,000 live births and 36% of all deaths among women are maternal deaths. I’ve been passionate about FP since discovering evidence that FP reduces maternal mortality. FP not only saves women’s lives, it improves their quality of life by giving them the power to make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health.
I lead the team developing the Firefly platform, a tool designed to facilitate Last Mile delivery of family planning commodities.
I also provide programmatic support to FP service providers as implementing partner focal point at UNFPA.
I facilitated the provision of FP information and services to adolescent girls through the National Girls Camp.
I engage in sensitization within my spheres of influence, providing information on how to access FP services through my social media platforms.
I will develop a FP programme for adolescent girls in Freetown. I already have strong relationships with service providers, the media, local NGOs, government Ministries and adolescent networks. I have institutional support from UNFPA, and also have my own platforms such as Femme Collective, a women’s empowerment organization which I founded. I am perfectly positioned to use the funds and networks gained from 120 under 40 to strengthen FP outreach for adolescents in the country.


