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Freetown Strengthens Ties with Charleston South Carolina

8 Comments / FCC News, International Engagements, Job Creation, July 2019, Mayor, Tourism, Transform Freetown /

Last week, Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, embarked on a five day visit to Charleston, South Carolina, on a mission to strengthen the partnership between Freetown and Charleston. Mayor Aki-Sawyerr was hosted by the International African-American Museum (IAAM), whose president, Michael Bouleware-Moore, visited Freetown in February 2019. The IAAM had expressed deep interest in consolidating common […]

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Freetown City Council Pays Rent for Over 70 Persons with Disabilities Who Were Relocated from Cotton Tree

5 Comments / FCC News, July 2019, Persons with Disability /

Today, a group of persons with disabilities thanked Mayor Aki-Sawyerr and Freetown City Council (FCC) for paying one year’s rent on behalf of 74 of them, after FCC had asked them to stop begging at Cotton Tree. The decision by FCC to stop persons with disabilities from begging around the Cotton Tree was taken back

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FCC Registers Waste Service Providers in Freetown

16 Comments / FCC News, July 2019, Sanitation, Transform Freetown /

On Tuesday 25th & Wednesday 26th June, 2019, Freetown City Council (FCC) registered waste service providers in Freetown. The process was a tremendous success with almost 300 waste service providers being registered The registration itself happened in four simple steps. First, waste service providers identified the ward(s) they operate on a map of Freetown before

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FCC Launches the Sustainable Waste Management Project, Funded by the EU

3 Comments / FCC News, Job Creation, July 2019, Mayor, Sanitation, Transform Freetown /

On Wednesday, 26th June 2019, Freetown City Council (FCC) launched the Sustainable Waste Management through Local Micro-Enterprise Development Project, during a press conference held at the Mayor’s Parlour. The project seeks to facilitate the establishment of 61 small waste collection businesses over two years, by providing a waste collection tricycle, equipment and training for each

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FCC Unveils 49 New Classrooms with Support from Make-It-Happen, a UK Charity Organisation

8 Comments / Council Adverts, Education, FCC News, June 2019, Mayor, Transform Freetown /

On Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th June 2019, Her Worship the Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, unveiled a total of 49 newly-constructed classrooms across three municipal schools. With funding from Make-It-Happen, a UK Charity Organisation, FCC constructed 20, 18 and 11 classrooms at Henry Fergusson Municipal School, Fattah Rahman Municipal School and E.B. Williams Municipal

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FCC-UNOPS and Irish Aid Inspect Disaster Risk Resilience Project Sites

9 Comments / Council Adverts, Disasters, Environment, FCC News, June 2019, Transform Freetown, Urban Planning and Housing /

Yesterday, we were honored to have Mary Neil & Winfred Ade-Williams, representing Irish Aid & UNOPS respectively, inspect six of the sites in our Disaster Risk Resilience Project! With funding from Irish Aid & technical support from UNOPS, FCC has been able to rehabilitate drainage systems, construct footbridges and stabilize slopes in communities that are

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Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE delivers speech to the Executive Parliamentary Boards of the German Federal Government

9 Comments / FCC News, International Engagements, June 2019, Mayor, Press Releases, Transform Freetown /

Following the visit to Freetown of German Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas, in February 2019, Mayor Aki-Sawyerr was honored to receive an invitation to speak to the Parliamentary Leaders and Executive Board Members of the Coalition Parties that form the German Government. Mayor Aki-Sawyerr delivered a speech at the dinner that marked the start of the

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Mayor of Hull Visits Freetown As Part of 40th Twinning Anniversary Celebrations

5 Comments / Cleanest Zone Competition, Council Adverts, FCC News, International Engagements, June 2019, Mayor, Press Releases, Transform Freetown /

On Tuesday 11th June, 2019, Her Worship the Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr officially welcomed His Worship the Mayor of Kingston-Upon-Hull, Councillor Steven Wilson and members of the Hull City Council. The official welcome ceremony was held at the Mayor’s Parlour during which the visiting mayor and his entourage met the councillors and staff of

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#YouShouldToo: FCC Launches its Tree Planting Initiative

7 Comments / Disasters, Environment, FCC News, June 2019, Mayor, Press Releases, Transform Freetown /

PRESS RELEASE June 6, 2019 – Freetown Continuing in the spirit of World Environment Day, Freetown City Council joined the fight for better environmental management in Freetown by officially launching its Tree Planting Initiative, through a symbolic tree planting exercise at Victoria Park (Freetown Amusement Park) and at Henry Fergusson Municipal School, Kennedy Street. In

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Freetown City Council Hosts Delegation From the Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation to Explore Financing Mechanisms to Support Freetown’s Water Sector

5 Comments / Council Adverts, FCC News, Job Creation, June 2019, Press Releases, Revenue Mobilization, Water /

This week, Freetown City Council is hosting a delegation from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and their Partners, Geneva Water Hub & UN Capital Development Fund. The delegation’s visit aims to continue and concretise the discussions with Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr and Freetown City Council, around city twinning and blended finance partnerships, particularly for

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