Government of Sierra Leone Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) New England, Freetown and United Bank for Africa Foundation (UBAF) PRESS RELEASE November 13th, 2020 National Essay Competition The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) and the United Bank for Africa Foundation (UBAF) today launch a National Essay Competition for SSS3…

_Port Loko, Northern Province, Sierra Leone: Thursday 8 October 2020_ The  Kadi Sesay Girls Secondary School, was formally opened by The President of Sierra Leone; H.E Julius Maada Bio. This laudable venture bridges a generational divide between education and development in Sierra Leone.  The state of the art facility was funded and built by Mercury…

Historical events do not just go away! They set the stage for excellence and good practice. Moot Court Competition in Sierra Leone? Unbelievable right? We thought the same and had to go past the raving reviews on twitter to delve deeper into the simulated court experience. Sierra Leone’s first Director of Public Prosecutions, Nasiru Deen…

Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer among women, impacting 2.1 million women each year, and also causes the greatest number of cancer-related deaths among women. In 2018, it is estimated that 627,000 women died from breast cancer – that is approximately 15% of all cancer deaths among women. Sierra Leone premier beach resort, The Place Resort at Tokeh supported breast cancer awareness this…

Since 2016 STEM Women has been recruiting primary school female students who have expressed an interest in STEM careers to be mentees of the organization. The organization launched the STEM Girl Ambassador program in order to put these mentees in leadership positions wherein they are tasked with the responsibility of helping the organization to encourage…

We are very pleased to announce that our Founder and Publisher; Ariana Oluwole  and other Sierra Leonean trail blazers were awarded as Sierra Leone’s 100 Most Influential Youths and Ambassadors by FePYoCAN in collaboration with the Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Youth Affairs and the National Youth Commission (NaYCom) The Federation of Patriotic…

In Sierra Leone as in many other developing countries, the citizens struggle with waste collection best practices. In 2013, Sierra Leoneans excitedly welcomed the services of  Masada , a waste management company with aspirations to convert waste to energy. Since then, the company has become a household name in handling waste management issues and supporting…

The IZELIA Experience (TIE) *A 3 Day Gara Tie & Die Fiesta* 5th – 7th April 2019 A beautiful dream became an idea which in turn became a plan. That plan was to be an event that promoted how our past and where we are now as a people can influence and shape what we…

Narnia comprises of a daycare focused on caregiving and learning opportunities for the early ages; between three months and three years.This early childhood learning center is based in Freetown, Sierra Leone. They are positioned to create a lasting desire to explore learning opportunities for the children they cater to.            …

You are not a mistake. You are not a problem to be solved. But you won’t discover this until you are willing to stop banging your head against the wall of shaming and caging and fearing yourself. ” ― Geneen Roth   V is for Victorious V is for Valiant V is for Valid V is for…