VIDEO MESSAGE ON CORONA VIRUS
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March 2020
Mayor Aki-Sawyerr Hosts the First Women4Climate Mentorship Program Orientation Session — 2
Yesterday, Freetown City Council (FCC), in collaboration with UN Women and Sierra Leone Women Engineers (SLWE) held an orientation session for the first cohort of the Women4Climate Mentorship Program mentees and mentors. Women4Climate is an initiative adopted by C40 Cities that engages female Mayors across the globe who are committed to tackling issues of climate
Mayor Aki-Sawyerr Hosts the First Women4Climate Mentorship Program Orientation Session — 2
Yesterday, Freetown City Council (FCC), in collaboration with UN Women and Sierra Leone Women Engineers (SLWE) held an orientation session for the first cohort of the Women4Climate Mentorship Program mentees and mentors. Women4Climate is an initiative adopted by C40 Cities that engages female Mayors across the globe who are committed to tackling issues of climate
45 mayors & city leaders from 30 countries share knowledge and advice on tackling COVID-19 crisis
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Freetown’s Cotton Tree lit up in green as it joins Ireland’s Global Greening initiative
Today, March 16, Freetown’s Cotton Tree lit up in green as it joins Ireland’s Global Greening initiative, which celebrates St. Patrick’s Day, for the second year in a row. As one of Sierra Leone’s oldest and most well-known landmarks, the Cotton Tree will turn green with over 500 world famous landmarks including New York’s Empire
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Freetown City Council encourages all Freetonians to pay their local tax
The Journey to Transform Freetown starts with you, join the Campaign now as Freetown City Council encourages all Freetonians to pay their local tax. Local Tax is compulsory for every adult, 18 years and above, according to the Local Government Act sections 59, 56, 57, 69 and 80 which gives Council the power to collect
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Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr attends WaterAid UK’s first Water and Climate Summit
On March 10, 2020, WaterAid UK held its first Water and Climate Summit, which brought together the public, private and philanthropic sectors for discussions around the impact of climate change on water accessibility in developing nations. Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr was invited to attend as a Water Hero, who are people on the frontline of climate
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Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr on IWD, joins other female public leaders at the official launch of the Amujae Initiative, flagship initiative of The Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development.
I commemorated International Women’s Day with other female public leaders at the official launch of the Amujae Initiative, the flagship initiative of The Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development. The launch took place in Monrovia, Liberia. I am honored to be a member of the first cohort of ‘Amujae Leaders’, a diverse
Mayor Aki-Sawyerr meets with other African mayors and experts working to build sustainable cities and achieve SDG 11 at the Africa Day Summit
Over the last two days, Mayor Aki-Sawyerr has been meeting with other African mayors and experts working to build sustainable cities and achieve SDG 11 at the Africa Day Summit and related events, organized by the European Investment Bank and UN Habitat. The Summit aims to bring city and government leaders, and international institutions to
FCC engages the Inter-Religious Council and with market chairpersons about raising awareness on Coronavirus prevention.
Over the last two days, FCC engaged the Inter-Religious Council and with market chairpersons about raising awareness on Coronavirus prevention. The engagement involved discussions around symptoms and prevention measures as prescribed by WHO and the Ministry of Health and a strong plea to pass on the message. All market chairpersons received Veronica buckets for their