28 June 2024 On Friday 28 June, Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyer convened the Women for Water and Peace (W4WP) project board meeting and discussed among others, implementation progress since 2022 and ways of ensuring sustainability. The W4WP Project addresses the challenge women face in accessing safe and clean water. The meeting was attended by […]

27 June 2024 Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr today joined 39 young girls at St. Michael’s Field in Lakka for a fun “Softball for Success” event. This is an initiative that provides access to sports for young girls by making available to them softball coaching and training as well life skills that will enable them

26 June 2024 On Wednesday, 26 June, members of the Parliamentary Committee on Local Government met with the leadership of FCC and expressed their full support to FCC’s 2024–2028 Transform Freetown Transform Freetown Development Plan, set to be launched on 4 July, 2024. The meeting with the parliamentary committee, attended a cross section of parliamentarians,

21 June 2024 This week, Deputy Mayor of Freetown, Kweku Melvin Lisk Esq, joined representatives from over 30 cities in São Paulo, Brazil for the Urban 20 (U20) 2024 Mayors’ Summit. The summit is hosted by São Paulo, co-chaired by São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, and co-convened by C40 Cities and United Cities and

17 June, 2024 As the cutting of trees directly impacts water reserve catchment areas and increases flooding, and mudslides, FCC in 2020 launched the urban greening and tree planting project as key strategy to transform Freetown into a resilient, productive, and livable city. The tree-planting initiative is supported with funds from partners including Bloomberg Philanthropies,

16 June 2024 A team from Freetown City Council made a delegation visit to the City of Mannheim in Germany. The purpose of the visit was to gain a better appreciation of how urban planning and design approaches can help to create a more sustainable, cleaner and greener city. The mission was aimed at informing

13th June 2024 FCC, with funds from the United Nations Capital Development Fund and other partners has supported the training of 200 young women in financial management and entrepreneurship as part of the Women for Water and Peace Project. The 200 women, chosen from Rokupar, Dwazark, Mayenkineh, Crabtown, and Aberdeen communities, will work as Water

28th May 2024 In the ongoing global efforts to address climate change, the youth have emerged as powerful advocates and change-makers as their passion, energy, and determination have catalyzed movements, pushed policymakers, and sparked a global awakening to the urgency of environmental action.Recognizing this, last week, the C40 Co-Chair who doubles as Mayor of Freetown

5th June 2024 On World Environment Day, Freetown City Council had the opportunity to promote the Freetown Cable Car project at the Cable Car World Congress in Essen, Germany. Under the patronage of the German Federal Minister for Digital and Transport Dr. Volker Wissing, the Cable Car World Congress brought together national and municipal government

11th June 2024 Between March to April this year, Freetown City Council identified 72 flooding flashpoints across the city. To improve community resilience and reduce the risks of flooding in these sites, FCC is collaborating with residents in those communities to remove silt and garbage build-ups that affect drainage. As of today, FCC has completed