Read our April Newsletter for the latest updates from the United Nations in Sierra Leone. In this edition : – More midwives will help mothers and children survive in a country with one of the worst maternal and infant death rates in the world – Female farmers receive business and agriculture training – Rebuilding livesContinue reading Newsletter April
WFP support to Ebola recovery goes beyond food and nutrition assistance in Sierra Leone. In 2016, WFP launched an Ebola relief and recovery operation to rebuild livelihoods lost during the outbreak. To this end, WFP is supporting the Government’s Office of National Security (ONS) to build national capabilities in emergency preparedness and rapid response. ONSContinue reading Building Government Capabilities in Monitoring and Evaluation
The HMCS Summerside and Muncton Navy ships on 20thMarch, 2017 at the Queen Elizabeth the ll Quay hosted twenty Sierra Leoneans girls from the four regions of the country. The engagement was a step in the right direction especially after the just concluded International Women’s Day Celebration on the 8th of March 2017. TheContinue reading Girls mentored on Canadian ships
Sierra Leone has for centuries been engulfed in a patriarchal system that has manifested itself in the social, legal, political, religious and econonmic sphere and is deeply entrenched in cultural and religious beliefs. Power, moral authority, social privileges, control over land and property has mainly been in the hands of men. Property and titles areContinue reading SIERRA LEONE LAUNCHES THE HEFORSHE CAMPAIGN
