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After years of 18-hour daily blackouts, Sierra Leone just connected its first major solar project to the national grid in nearly ten years. The World Bank-backed system could more than double the country's electricity access rate.
Designers in Sierra Leone are transforming traditional textiles like Krio Print and indigo Léppi into a thriving fashion economy that preserves culture while creating jobs. A new industry association is helping weavers, dyers, and designers unite to compete in global markets.
A former refugee turned a passion for sustainable farming into a life-changing program for amputees in Sierra Leone. Over 100 people with limb loss have learned to farm, start businesses, and reclaim their independence.
Fourah Bay College just launched a new UniPod to help young innovators turn their ideas into real businesses. The hub offers mentorship, workspace, and support to build solutions for local challenges.
For 30 years, one man has helped rescue and rehabilitate critically endangered western chimpanzees torn from the wild by illegal pet trade and habitat loss. Now Pa Willie's sanctuary is transforming conservation by giving communities alternatives to hunting.
An infectious diseases doctor who battled Ebola in Sierra Leone wants the world to know about the extraordinary healthcare workers who risk everything to save lives during outbreaks. Their courage and resilience deserve recognition.
Sierra Leone is opening its doors to West African migrants being deported from the United States, offering a landing place for people who need one. The agreement marks a new approach to handling third-country deportations in the region.
In Sierra Leone's Bo City, 100 young students are learning to solve the climate crisis threatening their future. They're already planting trees, teaching neighbors, and shaping local policy.
Sierra Leone just opened its first-ever neonatal intensive care unit, ending decades without specialized care for premature babies. The $50 million maternal hospital will transform healthcare in a country where 1 in 52 women once died in pregnancy.
Fishing communities in Sierra Leone are rejecting poorly farmed fish, but their feedback is driving efforts to improve quality and nutrition standards. Their expertise could transform aquaculture into a trusted food source that complements wild catch.
While world leaders gathered to discuss power politics at Davos, Germany's development minister sat at a tiny school desk in Sierra Leone, sharing lunch with students who now get free meals every day. More than 34,000 children in one of the world's poorest countries no longer have to learn on empty stomachs.
