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…

Hands up if you took an okada (commercial motorbike) to work this morning. If its per the usual; the rider must have sped beyond limit. Took sharp turns and could barely wait for you to pay. ‘Passenger duya, try for mi’ When was the last time you waited hours to process one small document, at a…

Yakama Manty Jones is a Sierra Leonean woman with a passion for education and development, both in the personal and economic sense.  Having being groomed from an early age by her parents, Sanah Jonhsen Mara and Zaria Amina Mara on the importance of education, she finds everything that has to do with learning and acquiring…

Luciana Gilmore, was and will always be an educator at heart. She is the founder of  mothers and daughters revived. This is a conference that supports connections between mothers and daughters, creating a safe space to share while heightening awareness surrounding issues that have historically severed ties between them. She was in education for over…

Yeniva Sisay (M.A. Ed) is a value creator and change agent, who is passionate about the development and transformation of Africa. In 2007 Yeniva relocated to her ancestral home Sierra Leone, with a vision to develop the next generation of Sierra Leonean leaders, innovators, and change-makers. It was then that she founded EXCEL Sierra Leone; an educational…

I was asked to write a letter to my younger self & what a wonderful experience this has been. Thank you for the opportunity Ariana, & I encourage others to do so too. Below is my letter… Dear 15 year old Yasmine, I write to you while having my morning lemon & ginger tea in…

TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less).   TEDxYouth TEDxYouth events happen all year round in schools and in local communities.   TEDxYouthKingTom TEDxYouth@KingTom is the first TEDx event specifically dedicated to youth in Sierra Leone. Program TEDxYouth@Kingtom will be a full…