June 21
Sierra Leone: President Bio Commissions Lumley Children's Hospital
President Dr. Julius Maada Bio, has on Friday, June 14,officially commissioned the Lumley Children's Hospital dubbed "Paediatric Centre of Excellence." Read more »
September 26, 2023
Sierra Leone: Children Demand Brighter, Just Future
Children from across Sierra Leone have asked government to give them every opportunity to reach their full potentials in life, which according to them, is only possible when they… Read more »
September 21, 2023
Sierra Leone: Save the Children Organises Adolescents Summit to Address Challenges
In order to address challenges faced by adolescents across the country, Save the Children Sierra Leone has organised children's summit on Reducing Early Forced Marriage (project… Read more »
Sierra Leone: DCI Donates School Supplies to 100 School Girls in Karena
Defence for Children International - Sierra Leone (DCI-SL) has donated school learning materials to 100 in-school adolescent girls in two chiefdoms and five communities in Karena… Read more »
May 20, 2023
Sierra Leone: Only 41 Percent of Young People Know About the PR System - NaCCED)
Chairman of the National Council for Civic Education and Development (NaCCED) Kalilu Ibrahim Totangi, has stated that a survey conducted by his institution has revealed that only… Read more »
April 13, 2023
Sierra Leone: MP Says Child Rights Bill Is Close to Parliament's Heart
Bashiru Thullah Esq., attached at the Ministry of Gender and Children's Affairs, Aberdeen Road in Freetown, on Wednesday 12th April, 2023 spoke to this medium about the current… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Children Make Passionate Appeal for Passing of Child Rights Bill
Kofi Roberts, attending Sierra Leone Grammar School in SSS 1 (Science 2), has appealed to President Julius Maada Bio, saying: "because of the delay in enacting the revised Child… Read more »
March 15, 2023
Sierra Leone: 5th Edition of OSVP Launched - Orange-Sl Set to Identify More Young Innovators
Orange Telecommunication Company has launched its 5th edition of their Orange Social Venture Prize (OSVP), 2023 competition. The OSVP competition allows and gives young Sierra… Read more »
January 25, 2023
Sierra Leone: As 2023 Elections Draws Near UN Resident Coordinator Calls On Youth to Put Sierra Leone First
Delivering the keynote remarks yesterday at the start of a three-day training on negotiation and consensus building for political youth leaders at the Sierra Bay Hotel in Freetown,… Read more »
January 18, 2023
Sierra Leone: UNHCR - Respect for Children's Rights in Sharp Decline
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has reported that respect for children's rights around the world is in sharp decline. Read more »
November 17, 2022
Sierra Leone: Educating Girl Child Leads to Every Perspective of Education - CEO Madina Lewis Foundation
Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Madina Lewis Children's Foundation (MLCF), Juliett E.B Bright, has noted that educating girl child leads to every perspective of education… Read more »
November 16, 2022
Sierra Leone: President Bio Opens National Youth Employment, Entrepreneurship Fair
At the Freetown International Conference Centre at Aberdeen in Freetown, Sierra Leone's President, Julius Maada Bio, yesterday, November 15,officially opened the first ever… Read more »
November 14, 2022
Sierra Leone: Ecobank Inspires Youth in Kingtom Community
One of the leading banking groups in Africa, Ecobank has on Thursday October 10 engaged youths in Kingtom Community, training them how to save, manage business and finances. Read more »
November 03, 2022
Sierra Leone: HRCSL Engages Pupils On Laws, Policies and Human Rights Instruments
As part of its mandate of protecting and promoting the rights of all in the country, the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone has over the years conducted several community… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Sierra Leone: Over 10 Million Children Lost Parents to Covid-19 - Study
About 10.5 million children are estimated to have lost their parents and caregivers during the COVID19 pandemic, JAMA Pediatrics reveals earlier this month. Read more »
June 14, 2012
Sierra Leone: World Vision Sierra Leone Launches 'Child Health Now' Today
In collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation and other well-meaning non-governmental organizations, World Vision Sierra Leone has championed and will launch the… Read more »