Gender

President of Sierra Leone says record-breaking makeup artist has inspired the nation

A Sierra Leone woman got the attention of the president when she broke a world record. Mary Yongai became a local celebrity when she performed the most cosmetic makeovers in 24 hours (one artist). The 26-year-old gave beauty transformations to a total of 111 women when she took on the challenge in Freetown, Western Area, Sierra […]

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Sierra Leone Minister Has High Expectations From Azerbaijan at COP29

Azerbaijan has already taken on the responsibility of addressing humanitarian issues arising from climate disruptions, and I believe the country will continue to defend climate issues integrated with peace and security during COP29 Kenyeh Laura Barlay, Sierra Leone’s minister of Planning and Economic Development, believes that Azerbaijan will continue to defend climate issues integrated into

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German Africa Prize 2024 Awarded to Sierra Leone Politician

Mayor of the Municipality of Freetown in Sierra Leone, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, has been described as a powerful woman who has improved her city in many ways and made it a pioneer in several areas, according to the German Africa Foundation who describes her as an “inspiration.” it said in just six years, she had introduced models of sustainability

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Sierra Leone: Safe Drinking Water is Essential for Health Care

MSF is working to ensure sustainable access to clean water in a country where more than half the population uses unsafe water sources like rivers and unprotected wells. Health care is more than access to medicine and medical personnel. Clean drinking water and hygiene practices play an integral role in promoting and sustaining people’s overall

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Research Highlights Need for Comprehensive Puberty Education in Sierra Leone

Three key themes emerged from the findings: the need for teacher comfort in discussing puberty, the utility of a teacher’s guide for delivering this content, and the various system and resource constraints that hinder effective implementation. A recent study published in Frontiers in Education has underscored the critical importance of providing young people with adequate

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Calls for Moratorium on Recruitment of Nurses from Developing Countries

Countries that have not been traditionally active in international nurse recruitment are also showing increased demand for overseas-trained nurses, including Finland as well as Scotland, where the government announced an allocation of £4.5 million to support active international recruitment of nurses as part of the overall plan for pandemic recovery and renewal Click on photo

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Mercy Ships Returns to Deliver Life-changing Surgeries in Sierra Leone

The Global Mercy departed the country in June after spending the previous ten months performing 1,979 life-changing surgeries for 1,728 patients and training 145 healthcare professionals on board in that time.  The world’s largest civilian hospital ship, the Global Mercy™, was welcomed back to Freetown yesterday in a partnership between international charity Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.org) and the Government of

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The Tree-Planting Champions of Sierra Leone

Funded by the Icelandic Red Cross and implemented by the SLRCS with assistance in the field from Finnish Red Cross experts, the project aims to combat deforestation, promote biodiversity, and mitigate climate change. With her watering can in hand, Mariam Albert (photo above) carefully sprinkles each of the many tree seedlings that cover the ground around her.   Some

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