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Empowering young leaders committed to addressing the climate crisis

6/8/2024 Yesterday it was my pleasure to symbolically present cheques to the 9 winners of the Bloomberg Youth Climate Action Fund, launched in May 2024 by Freetown City Council, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG). The objective of the Fund is to empower young leaders committed to addressing the climate crisis. […]

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Community engagements with Kroo Bay on coastal flooding

2/8/2024 As the heavy rains continue and the risk of significant coastal flooding increases, I engaged members of the Kroo Bay community today. We will be demolishing large structures primarily built by “landlords” on illegal “banking” and replacing them with 75,000 mangroves. The “banking” is created from waste deposits which pollute the ocean and end

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Addressing Freetown’s flooding challenge

29/7/2024 I attended an extremely constructive meeting today chaired by the Minister of Environment  , with the Minister of Local Government And Community Relations, Deputy Minister of Lands, National Security Coordinator  of the ONS, NDMA, SLRA, Chairman of the Western Area Rural District.   All the stakeholders presented their perspectives on the reasons for the recent

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In Ghana to talk on democracy and governance

17/7/2024 It was an honor to speak today at the 25th-anniversary celebrations of Afrobarometer, a pan-African, non-partisan survey research network that conducts public attitude surveys on democracy, governance, the economy, and society. With a vision for a world in which Africa’s development is anchored in the realities and aspirations of its people, Afrobarometer is the

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Women4Climate

We are thrilled to announce the C40 Freetown Women4Climate Mentorship Programme that will match committed leaders from the business sector, international organizations, and community organizations with emerging women leaders.The mentors will share their knowledge and experiences, supporting the mentees in becoming powerful leaders in their chosen fields including politics, non-profits, business, media, community groups, and

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Reinventing Cities

We are thrilled to announce that Freetown is one of 13 cities joining the C40cities Students #ReinventingCities initiative. Freetown invites students to submit their ideas for a green and just future. We are #UnitedInAction and working towards creating #TheFutureWant. To learn how you can enter the competition, click here: https://www.c40reinventingcities.org/en/students/ The Closing date for this

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