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Fighting Gender Inequality in Sierra Leone
Girls in Sierra Leone are stuck in a poverty, health complications, violence & dependency cycle, resulting in one of the highest child marriage rates.
Ending Child Marriage: A New Dawn in Sierra Leone
In a monumental step for children's rights, Sierra Leone's parliament has passed a landmark bill prohibiting child marriage.
National Learning Event for the Sierra Leone Education Innovation Challenge (SLEIC)
Launched in 2022 by Sierra Leone's Ministry of Basic and Secondary School Education, the Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation, and the Education Outcomes Fund, SLEIC aimed to improve literacy and numeracy outcomes for 134,000 children in 325 public primary schools across all districts of Sierra Leone
Major New Climate Resilience Project Launches in Sierra Leone
People facing rising seas, fiercer storms and hotter weather along Sierra Leone’s coast will benefit from a significant new initiative.
Experiences of child and early forced marriage programming in Sierra Leone
Dr Modupe Taiwo shares experiences of child and early forced marriage programming in Sierra Leone at the Women Deliver event in Rwanda.
Sierra Leone: Innovative sexual health app to help prevent surge in teenage pregnancy due to COVID-19
Sierra Leone: Innovative sexual health app to help prevent surge in teenage pregnancy due to COVID-19
Sierra Leone bans child marriage following campaign joined by girls across the country and Save the Children
Sierra Leone has one of the highest child marriage, early pregnancy and maternal mortality rates in the world
Thousands, including children, need food and shelter after fire devastates deprived community in Sierra Leone
Thousands, including children, need food and shelter after fire devastates deprived community in Sierra Leone
Rising Tides, Rising Hope: Sierra Leone Begins Landmark Effort to Restore Coastal Resilience
On World Environment Day, Sierra Leone officially launched the $26.8 million Sierra Leone Coastal Resilience Project (SLCRP), aimed at protecting 75 vulnerable coastal communities across five districts. With support from the Green Climate Fund and a coalition of international and national partners, the five-year project will restore 1,500 hectares of mangroves, strengthen climate governance, promote sustainable livelihoods, and empower women, youth, and children. The high-level event featured remarks from the Minister of Environment, traditional leaders, youth advocates, and development partners, marking the beginning of a bold national commitment to climate adaptation and environmental justice.
MORE THAN 1 MILLION CHILDREN TARGETED IN PREVENTION CAMPAIGN AS MPOX REACHES SIERRA LEONE
More than 1 million children and their families will be targeted in a major Mpox prevention campaign in Sierra Leone launched by Save the Children after the West African country recorded its first cases of the potentially deadly virus.