Moiyattu Banya survived Sierra Leone's brutal civil war, where she saw friends and family killed in front of her. Then, she did something crazy: She came back. Not only that, but for more than a decade she's been working tirelessly to empower women and girls to be change-agents in her country and across the entire African continent.


Read more about the work she does at 100women.okayafrica.com. Follow the hashtag #Okay100Women all month long to learn about other incredible African women.