A tragic history of conflicts and instability has left Sierra Leone’s economy in shambles, and a population struggling with the aftermath. Sierra Leone’s poverty rate stands at 56.80%, according to ...

In his office in Freetown, Kandeh Yumkella, chair of the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Food Security in President Julius Maada Bio’s government, is outlining a plan ...

The Sierra Leone government should prioritize the views and experiences of girls to advance its education reforms, Human Rights Watch and Purposeful said in a report released today. Despite the ...

new video loaded: One Man’s Inspiring Journey to Lift His Country Out of Poverty transcript There is something I’ve been hearing my entire life. “One of my life mottoes is education ends poverty.” But ...

On March 6, six Illinois students left for Sierra Leone under the supervision of professors Charles “Stretch” Ledford and Alison Davis. Partnered with students from Fourah Bay College in Freetown, ...

Antonio Rüdiger reveals the painful story of his childhood, shaped by war in Sierra Leone and his family’s sacrifice.