Great to meet old &new friends at our launch last week, including our ‘HC for a Day!’ I was inspired by their leadership in communities to #EndGBV and by their song: “Wi don ready-oh, wi go fet for justice, wi go tinup for justice”

These women and girls are the future of 🇸🇱

At the MOVE grant launch, High Commissioner Lisa Chesney emphasised the power of women & girls as solution-bearers.

With a new approach to granting, the UK is committed to empowering grassroots movements and feminist organisations.
#RightsFreedomPotential

Amazing news of first Malaria vaccinations being rolled out in Sierra Leone to help end preventable deaths.

We are proud this vaccine was developed by 🇬🇧 science & is being deployed globally thanks to UK funding of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

Women have the right to make choices about their bodies without violence or coercion. Yet countless ♀️ are denied this right.

@‌UNFPA's new 🌍 report explains why we must sustain #threadsOfHope & end inequalities in sexual & reproductive health: unf.pa/toh

#ICPD30

Excited for the next-step of our MOVE partnership! Last week with WeArePurposeful we kicked off flexible, multiyear grants to 19 partners across Sierra Leone. Together we are combating violence against women & girls.
#RightsFreedomPotential #RightsFreedomChoice

📢 Exciting news!

Thanks to your generosity & matching funds from Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office for our The Times and The Sunday Times Christmas Appeal, our new programme in Sierra Leone has begun! It aims to enrol 4,500 children in school and support 2,000 caregivers with business training.

Have you ever wondered how to be successful in a Chevening interview? 💪

✅ Be yourself
✅ Be prepared
✅ Be confident

Watch advice from real #Chevening Scholars 👇 chevening.org/scholarships/a…

Super news! New malaria vaccine will end preventable deaths of children/babies in 🇸🇱. Big step to delivering the SDGs. Congrats to UNICEF, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance & Austin Demby!

Proud vaccine was developed by 🇬🇧 science & is being deployed globally thanks to Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office funding of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

⌚️Reminder - Funding for women's rights and feminist organisations. Apply by 30th April.

Good to hear President Julius Maada Bio confirm that this will be an inclusive, consultative & transparent process. An opportunity to consolidate progress, build on work to date & put recommendations of the Electoral Review Committee on a solid footing. Ensuring 🇸🇱 voices are heard will be 🔑

Start your UK Student visa journey with the right documentation. Save or screengrab this graphic and start your application process now! For further details, go to gov.uk/student-visa/a…
#UKStudentVisa

Wishing all Muslims in Sierra Leone and around the World a joyous Eid filled with warmth, happiness, and cherished moments with loved ones. #EidMubarak 🌙✨

Ambulances provide critical services in delivering healthcare so with support from Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Lisa Chesney UK in Sierra Leone 🇬🇧🇸🇱 Concern Worldwide we are equipping drivers of district health management teams to equip them with logistics best practices to improve health service delivery in 🇸🇱

UK-based Nigerian travel content creator and solo driver, Pelumi Nubi, completes her 68-day journey from London to Lagos, arriving in Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday.

More here bbc.in/3U9HIxB

🇬🇧 BPST(A) in #SierraLeone 🇸🇱

The BPST(A) and Defense Section - Sierra Leone UK in Sierra Leone 🇬🇧🇸🇱 collaborated to facilitate an innovative Field Fortification Package at the Peace Mission Training Center (PMTC), Sierra Leone to Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces delivered by an STTT from 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment .

The countdown to the 2024 #Chevening Conference is on! 🤩

In less than two weeks, scholars from across the UK will come together at the University of Glasgow to share their research and ideas on the topic of 'building for the future' 👏 We can't wait!

chevening.org/chevening-conf…

📰 The 10th edition of our quarterly newsletter is now live!

➡️ Read it here and sign up for all our latest news and publications: bit.ly/3VLoHny

This quarter we share our latest results, our #IWD2024 campaign, two new publications and much more. #SaloneX

We wish all Christians celebrating in the UK and around the world a happy #Easter

❗️NEW #Gender Justice Fund for #SierraLeone from @ComicRelief, supported by #UKDev !

♀️Core, flexible #funding for women’s rights and #feminist orgs available – for those delivering directly or redistributing funds.

Info & apply by 30 April➡️comicrelief.com/funding/fundin…

Exciting progress in 🇸🇱with #UKDev Funded Expertise to Support Economic Reform in🇸🇱. Today we've wrapped up a productive 2-week training on Standard Operating Procedures for audit follow-up, in Freetown & Bo. Thanks to GoSL & Development Partners for driving this initiative! 💼💡