Evelyn Tinny Kpadeh

Evelyn Tinny Kpadeh is a three-time award-winning Liberian journalist. As a successful female journalist, she has broken into the ranks of professional journalism in Liberia’s male-dominated media environment. In 2014 she won two awards from her country’s press union as both Human Rights and Developmental Reporter of the year, and in 2013 Evelyn Tinny Kpadeh won her first award from UN Women Liberia for her report on violence against women. She believes that there are no news assignments that are particularly suited to woman journalists, and that women journalists are as capable of covering any news assignments as their male counterparts. Evelyn has produced a series of radio documentaries, two of which deal with teenage prostitution in Liberia(Africa), and child rape. As a result of her investigative documentary on teenage prostitution, Evelyn embarked on a self-help initiative in 2015, helping young prostitutes to leave the streets and become empowered.