Sierra Leone’s President Dr Julius Maada Bio on Thursday, June 2, 2022, joined the First Lady, Madam Fatima Bio, to commemorate the International Menstrual Hygiene Day and to launch the 2022 free sanitary pads distribution for school going girls in the country. Country Director for GOAL Sierra Leone, James Riak Mathiang, said his organisation had worked extensively to improve on WASH facilities, adding that menstrual hygiene was not only a...Read More
Education stakeholders, including national and local government, civil society organizations, education development partners, parliamentarians, youth representatives and the private sector came together to re-imagine education in Sierra Leone and set bold goals for the country as part of consultations for the Transforming Education Summit which will take place in New York in September 2022. The National Consultation took place on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at the Radisson Blu Mammy Yoko...Read More
PRESS RELEASE Freetown, 3rd June 2022: The Delegation of the European Union to Sierra Leone in collaboration with the Sierra Leone School Green Club (SLSGC) will on Monday 6th June 2022, organise a youth climate poetry and arts competition for Senior Secondary Schools, to raise awareness on the impact of climate change and environmental degradation in Sierra Leone, as part of celebrations marking World Environment Day 2022. The presentation of...Read More
The World Bank on Thursday, June 2, 2022 approved a $41.1 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to support the establishment of an efficient and accessible land administration system in Sierra Leone. The project will help strengthen the country’s legal and institutional framework in the sector by financing the implementation of the core aspects of the 2015 National Land Policy, including the registration of customary and freehold land tenure. The...Read More
Ms. Nadia Rasheed arrived in Sierra Leone on May 16, 2022 as new Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Country Office. A national of Sudan, Ms. Rasheed brings with her wealth of management experience on health, gender and development issues. She has represented UNDP in partnerships with other UN organizations, managed interagency programmes and provided advisory support to UNDP Country Offices and national partners. Before joining UNFPA, Ms....Read More
