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CHILD STREET TRADING: a by-product of circumstances or abuse?
By Gibrilla Abass Wisdom Kamara - Mar 2019 The International Labour Organization (ILO) refers to Child Labour as work that deprives...
Jan 19, 20213 min read


THE NEXUS BETWEEN URBANISATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
By Juliet Efalola Thomas Pollution happens when nature is unable to destroy harmful substances faster than they are introduced into the...
Jan 17, 20213 min read


WATER CRISIS - a never ending Salone problem
BY CORNELIA OLABISI THOMPSON Water is an inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odourless and nearly colourless chemical substance, which is...
Jan 14, 20212 min read


SAY NO TO CHILD MARRIAGE!!!
BY CORNELIA OLABISI THOMPSON Photo Credit: Africa Health Organisation Marriage is a legally sanctioned contract between a man and a...
Jan 10, 20213 min read


THE KILLER DISEASE
By Cornelia Olabisi Thompson The malaria parasite is deadly, and Sierra Leone is highly afflicted by it. According to statistics, about...
Jan 8, 20212 min read


JANUARY 6, 1999; A LESSON LEARNT?
By Juliet Efalola Thomas Who will forget this day? Even the younger generation is struck by the upheaval of January 6, 1999, in Sierra...
Jan 6, 20212 min read


Raped by my uncle when I was 12
By Ornette Turay Rape in Sierra Leone and elsewhere is a heinous and horrible experience. It is a violation of the rights of the victims....
Jan 5, 20213 min read


The Path Back To Our Roots
By Jacob Otieno African culture, is a culture of togetherness, respect, peace, strong work ethics and love. It is in every definition a...
Jan 4, 20214 min read


Newspaper Seller Builds School for Underprivileged Children: The story of Gibrilla Bangura
By Cyril Jengo People have inspirational stories about their lives that prompted other people to go for their dreams and never give up....
Jan 3, 20216 min read


A Time to End the Rape Culture
By Fayia Sellu “We have also committed our nation to the protection of the Girl Child, from rape, early marriage, exploitation,...
Jan 2, 20214 min read


52 Accolades and Counting – The Collins Archie-Pearce Story
By Osman Benk Sankoh He was looking for a hobby that would help to bolster his bravado, make him self confident and be able to influence...
Jan 1, 20215 min read


POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS; SHOULDN'T, WE BE CONCERNED?
By Juliet Efalola Thomas Considering that poverty and homelessness are not natural, they can be tackled by wilful actions of society....
Dec 18, 20204 min read


Gestational Diabetes - what you need to know
By Juliet Efalola Thomas Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar (glucose) that develops during pregnancy and normally disappear after...
Dec 16, 20202 min read


Gender-based violence: Downplaying the Pandemic
By Juliet Efalola Thomas This global peril called gender-based violence or violence against women and girls affects 1 in 3 women in their...
Dec 8, 20202 min read


Child Labour - robbing our children of their future
Andrew is a ten-year-old boy who lives with his father and siblings in Hastings, one of the construction and quarry areas in the Western...
Nov 24, 20202 min read


From Freetown to “Treetown”: Can urban reforestation build environmental resilience in Sierra Leone?
By Nina Meghji On 14 August 2017, a devastating mudslide claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people in the hillside village of Regent,...
Aug 6, 20205 min read


Blowing the ‘Afere’ on Morrison Jusu’s social conscious paintings
24- year-old Morrison Jusu first made a significant break at an arts exhibition in December 2016 at O-Casseys in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Jul 30, 20204 min read


Prescribing a cure for Sexual and Gender-based Violence in Sierra Leone
By Chief Superintendent of Police, Mira Dumbuya Kadijatu Madinatu Saccoh was only five years old when her childhood was snatched from her...
Jul 2, 20206 min read


IDRISS ELBA'S Year of Return
By Fayia Sellu The last time Sierra Leone made world news, managed a few moments of global attention, was for declaring rape a national...
Jun 29, 20205 min read


REMOTE LEARNING IN A PANDEMIC: GIRLS AT THE SENGBE PIEH ACADEMY RECEIVE RADIOS FROM PROJECT PIKIN
By Joseph Kaifala Every disaster in Sierra Leone unravels a series of other tragedies. When I heard of a pandemic ravaging places with...
Jun 29, 20202 min read
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