{"id":420,"date":"2022-08-25T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T12:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cordaid.org\/en\/?post_type=country&#038;p=420"},"modified":"2023-07-13T11:57:42","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T11:57:42","slug":"sierra-leone","status":"publish","type":"country","link":"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/countries\/sierra-leone\/","title":{"rendered":"Sierra Leone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hero hero--results\">\n\t\t<picture data-post-image class=\"hero__background\">\n\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cordaid-Sierra-Leone-1-640x500.jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"\/>\n\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cordaid-Sierra-Leone-1-1440x407.jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\"\/>\n\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cordaid-Sierra-Leone-1-1920x530.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1441px)\"\/>\n\t\t<img class=\"hero__img\" src='https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cordaid-Sierra-Leone-1-1920x530.jpg' loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t<\/picture>\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-9 col-md-7 col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 data-post-title class=\"hero__title\">Sierra Leone<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero__text hidden-xs visible-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSierra Leone remains one of the world\u2019s poorest countries. The country was hit hard by the Ebola epidemic, which laid bare the urgency to increase employment and youth participation and to create sustainable socio-economic growth. It also exposed the poor quality of the healthcare system.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"hero hero--footer\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-6 hidden-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSierra Leone remains one of the world\u2019s poorest countries. The country was hit hard by the Ebola epidemic, which laid bare the urgency to increase employment and youth participation and to create sustainable socio-economic growth. It also exposed the poor quality of the healthcare system.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 offset-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__row\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"results-table__title\">Cordaid in Sierra Leone<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__data\">30<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__description\">years of experience<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__data\">91<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__description\">staff in West Africa<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__data\">17<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__description\">projects in West Africa<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section section--core \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 block-wrapper\"><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Cordaid has been working in Sierra Leone since the early 90s. Currently, we are working on health care and sustainable livelihoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">WHAT WE DO IN SIERRA LEONE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Health care<\/strong><br>We work on strengthening the health system<strong> <\/strong>with innovative approaches to a sustainable reduction in teenage pregnancy. Our approach includes working with boys and men.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-12 col-sm-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-links__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cordaid.org\/en\/what-we-do\/health-care\/\" class=\"btn btn btn--more page-links__link\"  >\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__text\">\n\t\t\t\tMore on health care\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section section--core \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 block-wrapper\"><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Sustainable livelihoods<\/strong><br>We further develop the private sector&nbsp;by supporting small and large businesses with microfinance and investments.<strong> <\/strong>We also increase resilience to disasters and risks in the face of climate change, environmental degradation and conflict.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-12 col-sm-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-links__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cordaid.org\/en\/what-we-do\/sustainable-livelihoods\/\" class=\"btn btn btn--more page-links__link\"  >\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__text\">\n\t\t\t\tMore on sustainable livelihoods\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section section--core \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 block-wrapper\"><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">WHERE WE WORK IN SIERRA LEONE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In Pujehun, Kenema and Bombali Cordaid supports teenage pregnancy reduction projects and the Private Sector Development programme supports entrepreneurs in and around Bo, Makeni and Freetown. In Bombali and Western Area Urban, we assist communities to become more resilient to disasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">PARTNERS AND DONORS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>For the Teenage Pregnancy SAN Project our partners are Planned Parenthood Association Sierra Leone, Christian Brothers, and Stop Aids Now (SAN).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the Private Sector Development programme, our partners are the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), and the Freetown Business School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the resilience programme, our partners are Catholic Relief Services, Freetown City Council and Action for Advocacy and Development Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block featured-articles\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block__title\">News and stories<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"row row--spacing\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li 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