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LAUNCH OF POLICY BRIEF ON COVID-19 AND THE WORLD OF WORK
By António Guterres ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations "The world of work cannot and should not look the same after this...
Jun 24, 20202 min read
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SICKLE CELL: A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE
By Kadie Emma Deen Sickle cell disease is a group of blood disorders typically inherited from a person's parents. The most common type is...
Jun 19, 20204 min read
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CHILD LABOUR
By Femi Best Leone Mar 2019 "children are engaged in the worst forms of child labour in Sierra Leone, in diamond mining, commercial...
Jun 15, 20203 min read
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Post Card to my daughter on racial injustice
By Abubakarr Talib Jalloh Forgive me, dear Afsatu My heart is heavy. I am weighed by my mother’s sickness; she has been hospitalized and...
Jun 13, 20205 min read
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DISPATCH TO MY 17-MONTH-OLD BLACK SON WHO LOOKS LIKE GEORGE FLYOD
By Osman Benk Sankoh Dear OBS Jr, On Memorial Day, Monday, 25 May 2020, a 46-year-old Minnesota man, George Floyd, was killed by a...
Jun 1, 20205 min read
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Sierra Leonean Woman Whose Limbs were Severed by Rebels Sources Funds for Amputees Impacted by COVID
By Mariatu Kamara Lockdowns are helping a lot of countries flatten the curve of the coronavirus pandemic. But for some war-wounded or...
May 26, 20204 min read
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DE NA YU LEN CORONA
By Osman Benk Sankoh
May 10, 20201 min read
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DISTRICT FOCUS Koinadugu District: Kabala
Background Kabala is the capital of Koinagugu District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. Surrounded by a mountainous landscape,...
May 2, 20203 min read
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POEM - Mama Salone at 59
By Sallieu Sankoh (Center) 27 April 2020 In 1961, you fought for independence Growing up as a humble girl-child With admiration and...
Apr 29, 20201 min read
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THE SIERRA LEONEAN FEMALE CHIEF YOU DON'T KNOW
By Joseph Kaifala March 2020 Madam Tembi Yeva was a respected chief. She held Mocassi, Benduma, Kawayo and Jagma under her dominion. When...
Apr 27, 20202 min read
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CORO MEK AR WONDA
By Osman Benk Sankoh - April 2020
Apr 11, 20201 min read
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Sisters in arms…the incredible journey of the moiwo sisters
An Intriguing story of two Sisters with split loyalties to the British and Sierra Leonean Armies.
Apr 1, 20205 min read
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Corporate Social Responsibility
The role of SMEs in reversing the trend of unemployment in Sierra Leone through Social Enterprises and Corporate Social Responsibility By...
Mar 23, 20204 min read
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Lost Childhood: Yabom, The 17-year-old Breadwinner
By Osman Benk Sankoh 17-year-old Yabom Kargbo of Cole Tong New Site, off theWestern Rural District Town of Waterloo, had told herself...
Feb 22, 20204 min read
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Earthbag Bungalow: Saving Lives through Tourism at Lokomasama
By Osman Benk Sankoh - Sep 2019 The northern chiefdom headquarter town of Petifu in the Lokomasama Chiefdom in Sierra Leone does not have...
Feb 20, 20202 min read
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Making Salone Destination Numero Uno…Do Tourism Right
By Fayia Sellu - Dec 2019 The beaches are a fantastic chance to get it right. The good hing about Sierra Leone emerging to the game a...
Dec 1, 20197 min read
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UNRECOGNISED: THE KING'S GIFT MAKER
By Franklyn Margao Sheku Bernard knows too well what life is with and without physical disability. He also knows when to dream, and like...
Dec 1, 20194 min read
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300 ALL-FEMALE SL ARMY READY TO DEFEND THE MOTHERLAND
By Ahmed Sahid Nasralla (DeMonk), June 2019 Traditionally regarded as a male-dominated institution, the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed...
Sep 1, 20198 min read
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A new house with tears of joy for Gbassay, the widow
By Ornette Turay It all started on November 30 2014. It was during the peak of the West Africa Ebola outbreak that affected Guinea,...
Mar 1, 20193 min read
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