Campaign against SGBV ends in Bo
By Joseph A. Sesay Commit and Act Foundation Sierra Leone (CAF-SL) together with the Ministry of Social Welfare (MOSW), Ministry of Gender and Children’s Affairs (MOGCA) and the Family Support Unit of the Sierra Leone Police (FSU- SLP) Bo West Divisions has on Wednesday 26th September 2023, conducted a One Day Campaign Against Sexual and […]
Save The Children ‘momentum project’ director urges action to ensure child survival in Sierra Leone
At the Western Area regional launch of the Sierra Leone Child Survival Action Plan, Najima Bawa, the Director of the MOMENTUM Project, passionately called upon individuals and organizations to turn the said action plan into reality, ensuring a brighter future for the children of Sierra Leone. Despite progress, Sierra Leone still grapples with one of…...
Government bans meat importation from Liberia
By Amidu Kallon After a confirmed report of consecutive deaths of cattle in Liberia, the government of Sierra Leone has placed a temporary ban on meat importation from its sister country, Liberia, and restricted the movement of livestock in the southeastern part of the country. In a press release which is said to have come […]
SALWACO Enhances Trainings on Billing and Meter Reading to Improve Revenue
By Sheku Putka Kamara The Leadership of the Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO) is currently embarking on nationwide trainings on billings and metre readings at various work stations. In Kenema, the Commercial Officer, Madam Margaret Sandi in collaboration with the SALWACO-Kenema Management Team held a brief training to ensure effective billing and metre reading. […]
SALWACO REINSTATES NETWORK IN KENEMA
By Sheku Putka Kamara The Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO) has reinstated network transmission in Kenema district with a view to continue to provide safe drinking water for people. The reinstatement was done in few areas after the original TTWSSP installation was destroyed due to road works. The few pipes that were […]
Liberia and Sierra Leone Reaffirm Commitment for the Conservation and Shared Management of Gola Forest
Building on the governments of Sierra Leone and Liberia’s commitment to protect the Gola Transboundary Forest Landscape, officials representing the two West African countries gathered on February 18 at Liberia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Monrovia to sign amendments to their current memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding the conservation of this shared resource. The forest […]
We can’t allow COVID-19 undermine gains made in the malaria fight –Says Deputy Health Minister
The Honorable Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation 1, Dr. Anthony A. Sandi has said that they cannot let the huge progress already made in the fight against Malaria to be undermined by the current coronavirus pandemic in the country and we must maintain and accelerate progress towards malaria elimination with more determination than ever […]
UNFPA supports the Ministry of Health and Sanitation
UNFPA supports the Ministry of Health and Sanitation to preposition contraceptives & life-saving maternal health medicines. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Sierra Leone is supporting the Ministry of Health and Sanitation to preposition contraceptives and life-saving maternal health medicines to all16 districts and 24hospitals that provide family planning and maternal health services in the […]
Sierra Leone Embassy in Senegal Provides for Sierra Leoneans in Dakar, Rabat and Nouakchott
The Sierra Leone Embassy in Dakar Senegal, overseeing Mauritania, Morocco on Friday 24th April, 2020 donated assorted food items and cash to Sierra Leoneans living in those countries. The assorted food items were donated to Sierra Leoneans living in Senegal whilst the cash donation was made to Sierra Leonean students in Rabat, Morocco. Making the donation […]
Sierra Leone; World Wetlands Day with Climate Change Adaptation Plan commemorated
Sierra Leone marked this year’s World Wetlands Day celebration with the launch of its Climate Change Adaptation Plan (CCAP), a document that WA BiCC played a key role in developing. The CCAP sets the framework for an adaptation plan that is geared towards increasing the resilience of coastal communities across Sierra Leone. The document’s launch, […]
