education

Research Highlights Need for Comprehensive Puberty Education in Sierra Leone

Education, Gender, Health /

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

Education, Gender, Health /

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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FEATURE: Sierra Leone Judo in Schools Activities, a Resounding Success

Entertainment, Opinions, Sports /

Through recent years, Judo in Schools activities organised in the cities of Freetown, Bo and Kabala have been a tremendous success, empowering hundreds of young people and fostering the growth of the sport across Sierra Leone. The organisers have been hosting regular school judo training camps with over 50 children participating every three months. These

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Iceland, WFP Support Sierra Leone’s School Feeding

Agriculture, Education, Politics /

The Government of Sierra Leone has prioritized home-grown school feeding as a key component of its National School Feeding Policy, with considerable premium on its multi-faceted nature including linking school feeding activities to local food production and procurement that has the potential to induce social and economic development of communities. The United Nations World Food

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INTERVIEW: We Shouldn’t Have to Beg or Negotiate for Women Rights – Sierra Leone

Education, Gender, Politics /

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs, Dr. Isata Bendu Mahoi, recently participated in the 68th session of the Commission on the State of Women (CSW) at the UN headquarters in New York. She shared insights with Africa Renewal’s Kingsley Ighobor on her empowerment initiatives, the challenges she faces as a political figure, and her message to young women across

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ECOWAS to Meet in Sierra Leone on Regulating, Controlling Autonomous Weapons Systems

Education, MRU, Politics /

Sierra Leone is gearing up to host a ground-breaking Conference on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS, on the Peace and Security aspect of Autonomous Weapons Systems under the leadership of President Julius Maada Bio. Scheduled to take place in Freetown from April 17th and 18th, 2024, this conference, a collaborative effort between

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VP Juldeh Jalloh’s Plea to Journalists: Let’s Present the Progressive Narrative for Sierra Leone’s Bright Future

Education, Gender, Politics /

In a gathering that many would later describe as more like a motivational seminar than a traditional Iftar, Sierra Leone’s Vice President, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, delivered a passionate call on journalists at the Radisson Blu hotel in Freetown. Speaking during an event organised by the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), VP Juldeh Jalloh

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Mayor Aki-Sawyerr at Harvard Kennedy School’s  Leadership for System Change programme

Education, Gender, Politics /

Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr was last week recognised by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship as an “Outstanding Public Social Intrapreneur of the Year 2023”, a sister organisation of the World Economic Forum and a leading global platform that promotes social innovation. As a Schwab Foundation Awardee, Aki-Sawyerr was invited to attend the “Leadership For

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