Sierra Leone Agriculture: Increasing Productivity
30 / 06 / 20
SLARI is an institution stablished by an Act of Parliament. The mission consists of enhance sustainable productivity, commercialization and competitiveness of the agricultural sector through generation and promotion of innovative agricultural technologies and empowerment of stakeholders. Kirstie and Esteban visit Kenema District to learn how cocoa, coffee and other...
Sierra Leone Support to Governance: Empowering Women in Politics
26 / 06 / 20
In this video, Kirstie and Esteban visit Parliament to learn more about the EU’s support to the governance sector in Sierra Leone and the Parliamentary Female Caucus’ push for affirmative action. Here they had a chance to talk to women who are working to improve female representation in government...
Sierra Leone Agriculture: Rebuilding Bandajuma, Rehabilitating Cocoa Plantations
26 / 06 / 20
In this video, Kirstie and Esteban visit Bandajuma Togboma in the Eastern Provinces with Welthungerhilfe to learn more about their support to cocoa farmers through the PROACT project. Once destroyed by the war, with Ngoyia – unity – the people of Bandajuma are continuing to rehabilitate their coca plantations...
Sierra Leone Agriculture: Support and Development of Cashew Sector
05 / 06 / 20
The ProResilience Action is a huge EU funded initiative implemented with the support of government partners and three NGOs – COOPI and InterAide in the northern provinces and Welthungerhlife in the East. The PROACT project’s overall goal is to improve food security in Sierra Leone by fostering smallholder agriculture....
Sierra Leone Agriculture: Crop Diversification
05 / 06 / 20
The ProResilience Action is a huge EU funded initiative that is fostering smallholder agriculture in some of Sierra Leone’s most remote and vulnerable communities. The project is implemented with the support of government partners and three NGOs – COOPI and InterAide in the northern provinces and Welthungerhilfe in the...
Sierra Leone Energy: Improving Renewable Energy Access
04 / 05 / 20
Energy is one of the main sectors that needs to be developed in Sierra Leone, especially in remote areas. PRESSD-SL (Promoting Renewable Energy Services for Social Development in Sierra Leone) is improving energy access in an affordable and sustainable way. This EU funded project is contributing to poverty alleviation...
Sierra Leone Agriculture: Boosting Food Security
16 / 04 / 20
Sierra Leone Agriculture is one of the main industries from the country, becoming a national priority through numerous policies. Boosting Agriculture and Food Security, or BAFS, is an EU funded project which aims to strength Sierra Leone agriculture security to ensure an independent production. Kirstie and Esteban visit...
Sierra Leone Education: Fighting Unemployment
13 / 03 / 20
Sierra Leone education is a priority for the country, where about 60% of the working age population is unemployed or underemployed. Esteban and Kirstie visit the Murialdo Institute in Kissy – one of many schools funded through the European Union’s support to the education sector in Sierra Leone. Here...
