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Girls in Sierra Leone are stuck in a poverty, health complications, violence & dependency cycle, resulting in one of the highest child marriage rates.

In a monumental step for children's rights, Sierra Leone's parliament has passed a landmark bill prohibiting child marriage.

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

People facing rising seas, fiercer storms and hotter weather along Sierra Leone’s coast will benefit from a significant new initiative.

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 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

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 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.

Save the Children – Sierra Leone seeks expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced local and national actors (L/NAs) including National Non-Governmental Organizations (NNGOs), Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Organizations of People with Disability, Women-led/Feminist Organizations, Girl Led organizations/Groups, – national – who are interested and have their strategic plan aligns with SCI 2025-2027 Country Strategic Plan listed below;

When 19-year-old Kuji* managed to stop her cousin Kpemeh’s* marriage at age 15

AXA XL contributes $1.2 million to major African community climate-resilience partnership

Child marriage is one of the fastest ways to destroy a girl’s future

We must act to avoid a lost decade for African children

More than a quarter of a billion children better off today than 20 years ago

6 Ways Children Are at Risk in a Health Crisis, Even If They Don’t Get Sick