TransformFreetown – the city’s inclusive approach to addressing some of the long-standing challenges Freetown faces, was launched on 24th January 2019. One year on, we are pleased to share our report of progress made in respect of the 19 targets set within the 11 priority sectors and 4 clusters of Transform Freetown. From helping 800 […]
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The general public is hereby informed that Freetown City Council has taken over the management of the sewage network in the city’s central business district (CBD) effective January 1 2020Freetown City Council is in the course of taking the following steps to improve the management of the sewage network: Carrying out a comprehensive survey of
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On Friday 24th January, Marcus Olsson, on behalf of Affixed Productions, unveiled his latest artwork at Jomo Kenyatta Road in the presence of Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr. The mural celebrates Sierra Leone’s high religious tolerance, which manifests itself through the many inter-faith marriages and families. The mural is also meant to increase motivation for religious tolerance
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Three high-profile representatives from the American Institute of Architects – Mr. Joel Mills, Senior Director of the American Institute of Architects; Ms. Erin Simmons, Senior Director of Design Assistance – Center for Communities at the American Institute of Architects; and Mr Wayne Feiden, Director of Planning & Sustainability for the City of Northampton, Massachusetts –
Tender No: 2020A1 Background The Mayor of Freetown and the Freetown City Council (FCC) is pursuing a strong reform agenda, under the Transform Freetown Agenda. Hence, the FCC has developed plans to achieve targets across 11 sectors and related initiatives include sanitation reform, construction of low-cost housing, and improving water supply. Dependency on external sources
As part of our efforts to make #FreetownTheTreeTown, on Tuesday 14th January, we planted 70 trees across four schools: the Methodist Girls High School, Freetown Secondary School for Girls, St Edwards Secondary School & E.B Williams Municipal School. We are planting 1 million trees in Freetown this year; would you help us reach that goal?
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On Wednesday 9th January, CRS handed over a DFID-funded utility vehicle to the Freetown City Council. The donation comes as part of Mayor Aki-Sawyerr’s efforts to build the Council’s capacity to deliver on its sanitation mandate – cleaning public spaces, managing dumpsites and enforcing sanitation bye-laws. The vehicle will be used by FCC’s sanitary inspectors
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Background One of the critical components of the Transform Freetown Agenda is the immediate need to address the urban mobility challenge of congestion particularly resulting in street trading. The Freetown City Council (FCC) has undertaken a wide consultation exercise and has devised a strategy to address this mobility challenge through collaboration with the private sector
