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FCC to install a waste to energy model at Aberdeen Women’s Centre

8 Comments / December 2019, Environment, FCC News, International Engagements, Mayor, Transform Freetown /

Mayor Yvonne engaged with Masada and their partner The Waste Transformer (TWT), Netherland on a waste to energy project. The Pilot Project, which is a sustainable development initiative, will target the installation of Waste Digester at the Aberdeen Women’s Centre. This project will commence in the next few weeks. Waste will be collected from residence […]

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FCC Launches New Website: www.discoverfreetown.sl

6 Comments / December 2019, FCC News, Tourism, Transform Freetown, Uncategorized /

Today, Mayor Aki-Sawyerr launched FCC’s latest innovative platform in the presence of FCC Councillors and staff at the Mayor’s Parlour. The website – www.discoverfreetown.sl – will help residents and visitors of Freetown to learn about events and businesses in the city. The website supports the city’s TransformFreetown tourism target, as it will boost patronage and in turn revenues for

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Mayor’s Delivery Unit Present Cable Car Scheme to International Stakeholders

7 Comments / December 2019, Environment, FCC News, International Engagements /

On Tuesday & Wednesday, Freetown City Council was represented at a participatory workshop on Transitioning to Sustainable Urban Mobility that was organised by the Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre, in association with University College London. The team, from the Mayor’s Delivery Unit (MDU), used the opportunity of the forum to seek out the views of

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City-Wide Property Geo-Mapping is Under Way

11 Comments / FCC News, November 2019, Property Tax /

Our city-wide property geo-mapping has started after a successful pilot in three wards early this year. The geo-mapping initiative, which is funded by DFID, started as a pledge during Mayor Aki-Sawyerr’s Fo Wi Komyuniti, Fo Wi Friton, Fo Wi Progress campaign. Today, it was launched by the Mayor, in the presence of Councillors and staff

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Public Notice on the Sewage Overflow in Various Parts of the Central Business District

5 Comments / FCC News, November 2019, Sanitation, Uncategorized /

Freetown City Council wishes to apologize to the general public for the overflow of sewage from the sewage network at several locations in the central business district. These locations include various points along Charlotte Street and Wallace Johnson Street (Big Market, Government Bookshop and King Jimmy Bridge). In addition to maintenance works carried out earlier

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FCC Hosts its Annual Municipal Sunday Thanksgiving at Christ Church and Alfajr Islamic Mission

8 Comments / FCC News, Mayor, November 2019 /

Our 2019 Municipal Week ended today with our Municipal Sunday Thanksgiving Service at Christ Church, Pademba Road and a march past from the church to Council’s premises. This was preceded by a thanksgiving service on Friday at the Alfajr Islamic Mission at Calaba Town. As a Council, we have recommitted our plans and prayed for

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FCC Hosts Video Call with Climate Reality Representative

3 Comments / Environment, FCC News, International Engagements, Mayor, November 2019, Transform Freetown /

Today, Freetown City Council (FCC) hosted a video call with Gillian Hamilton. She is a representative from Climate Reality, an organization founded by Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States on a mission to accelerate climate action in every aspect of life. The conference call took place in the Mayor’s Parlour and various

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C40 African Regional Director Pays a Visit to the Mayor

3 Comments / Environment, FCC News, Health, International Engagements, Mayor, November 2019, Transform Freetown, Uncategorized /

Today, African Regional Director of C40 Cities, Hastings Chikoko, commenced a two-day visit to Freetown City Council (FCC). The visit marks the official inception of Freetown’s membership of C40 Cities – an international network of cities including London, New York Paris, Johannesburg, who are leading the way towards a healthier and more sustainable future. The

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FCC Provides Free Screening for World Diabetes Day

4 Comments / Health, Mayor, November 2019, Persons with Disability, Uncategorized /

To mark World Diabetes Day, which is today November 14, Freetown City Council provided free screening for diabetes for 100 market women across four markets. The screenings, which happened on November 12 & 13, 2019, were carried out by Parene Healthcare, one of the partners in the Health Sector Working Group. The screening exercises took

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Mayor Aki-Sawyerr Meets with Former Mayor of Medellin to Discuss the Introduction of Cable Cars as a Mass Transit System

2 Comments / International Engagements, Mayor, November 2019, Tourism, Transform Freetown /

“Freetown City Council is working on plans to introduce a Cable Car system to the city” As a C40Cities member committed to combating climate change, Freetown City Council is already working on reducing emissions from waste by setting up a controlled and regulated waste collection and management system within its integrated solid and liquid waste

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