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19/9/2024 At the Global Development Hub of Imperial College in London, Mayor of Freetown & C40 Co-Chair, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, shared her insights on the future of urban sustainability and policy, as well as the progress toward achieving SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. She addressed the challenges and opportunities cities in low income countries face, […]

11/9/2024 This week FCC is conducting a six-day training program for 1,750 tree planting beneficiaries on tree planting field operations, tracking and monitoring of trees, grievance redress mechanisms, operational health and safety and gender-based violence, in alignment with Environmental and Social Framework guidelines. These tree planting beneficiaries are being incorporated into FCC’s ongoing #FreetownTheTreeTown campaign

6/9/2024 In her capacity as C40 Cities Co-Chair and Mayor of Freetown, it was an absolute pleasure and honor to serve as keynote speaker for the C40 Cities Southeast Asia Regional Academy. Hosted by Mayor Joy Belmonte and Quezon City, the largest city (population 3.4m) in the Philippines capital, the event on Inclusive Climate Action

4th September 2024: The leadership of Freetown City Council (FCC) has read through the report of the Tribunal on the Auditor-General, Mrs. Lara Taylor-Pearce and the Deputy Auditor-General Mr. Tamba Momoh. The Council noted sections 248-257 under the caption: Failure to Conduct Proper Audit Exercise at the Freetown City Council for the Financial Year 2020

31 July 2024 On July 31, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, joined the Mano River Women Peace Network (MARWOPNET-SL), the Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs, and other stakeholders to commemorate this year’s International African Women’s Day and to officially launch African Women for Peace Day in Sierra Leone. Under the theme ‘Inspiring Inclusion’, African Women’s Day

At the invitation of the school’s leadership, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr on Saturday, August 3, 2024, joined the Proprietress, Headteacher, parents, pupils, and community leaders of Sarah Memorial Preparatory School in Mayaya Section, Konakridee, Lungi, in the Port Loko District as a guest speaker for the graduation of 29 nursery 2 pupils. The event is a

7/8/2024 On Wednesday, August 8, 2024, Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr met with the World Bank’s Third Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Financing DPO Technical Mission to Sierra Leone and discussed key priority areas for support, aligning with FCC’s Transform Freetown-Transforming Lives 2024-2028 Development Plan. The plan aims to facilitate the creation of 120,000 good green

On August 9, 2024, FCC began demolishing structures constructed on illegally reclaimed land at Kroo Bay. The “land”, created using waste deposits, has been a major source of pollution for the ocean and beaches. But more significantly, those living on that “reclaimed land” are very exposed to the risk of flooding and the risk of

FCC, Keke Riders Executive discuss ways of continued collaboration In the spirit of collaboration and partnership, Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, joined by her deputy, Kweku Lisk and a cross section of councillors, on August 19, 2024, met with representatives from the National Executive of the Keke Riders Association. The meeting was to find a

26/8/2024 In a committed effort toward environmental restoration, Freetown City Council (FCC) kicked off a three-day tree giveaway event on Friday, August 23, distributing and co-planting 25,000 trees throughout Freetown. Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, alongside partners including the Ministry of Tourism, #National Tourist Board, #IOM, #GIZ, and #Welthungerhilfe, led the symbolic planting of the first tree