Sierra Leone

2 November 2012

Red Cross nar Salone takes to the airwaves

The Sierra Leone Red Cross Society has launched a new weapon in the fight against cholera. The society has taken to the airwaves to provide people with information and advice on preventing the disease. The first show took place on 23 October on the national radio station, SLBC, and will broadcast for one hour each week on a range of...
Hygiene promotion is key to fighting cholera outbreak in Mabela
28 August 2012

Hygiene promotion is key to fighting cholera outbreak in Mabela

The Sierra Leone Red Cross Society says the community of Mabela has one of the highest rates of cholera in the city.
Learning new skills after the war in Sierra Leone
23 May 2011

Learning new skills after the war in Sierra Leone

Like any teenager, Agnes is into clothes and talks excitedly about her tailoring course. She has learned to use a sewing machine as part of a Red Cross programme that...
Sierra Leone - Kalie’s story: respect and dreams after the war
31 March 2011

Sierra Leone - Kalie’s story: respect and dreams after the war

Kalie Kamara, 18, sits under the shade of a tree talking about his love of football and his excitement about his plan to work in construction – he’s come a long way ...
Sierra Leone 20 years on - Land Rover and Red Cross rebuilding lives
31 March 2011

Sierra Leone 20 years on - Land Rover and Red Cross rebuilding lives

Kalie Kamara , like thousands of young Sierra Leoneans, was caught up in the atrocities of the civil war which raged for 11 years. Many children lost families and home...
25 August 2010

Land Rover supports multi-country initiative

Land Rover and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) have launched a new multi-country initiative, under the theme ‘Reaching ...
10 March 2010

West and Central Africa: 85 million children to be immunized against polio

“Two of my family members are languishing as beggars in the streets of Freetown as a result of deformity due to polio,” tells Yabom Saffie, a Sierra Leonean mother ...
Red Cross gives essentials of life after floods in Sierra Leone
26 September 2005

Red Cross gives essentials of life after floods in Sierra Leone

The Sierra Leone Red Cross Society is still distributing essential goods to thousands of people affected by dramatic floods in mid August, when widespread flash ...
21 November 2003

Creating opportunities for Sierra Leone’s war amputees

By any standard Kadiatu Fofanah is a success.
Mothers’ gardens Sow seeds of peace in Sierra Leone
8 August 2003

Mothers’ gardens Sow seeds of peace in Sierra Leone

Every morning in the rainy season, groups of women sling babies on to their backs with bright wraps and walk along narrow dirt paths in the tropical forest to their ...
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