The Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, was one of nearly 100 mayors from around the world who participated in the Global Parliament of Mayors’ (GPM) annual summit in Bristol, UK, from the 21st-23rd October, 2018. During the summit, the mayors addressed key global challenges, which many cities experience at local level including migration, urban security […]
The Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has today 10th October, 2018 launched the cleanest zone in Freetown award at the Kroo Bay Community Centre. The initiative which is one of the umbrella of the Sanitation Working Group will motivate communities to carry the spirit of National Cleaning Day into everyday life and ensure that they
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FREETOWN CITY COUNCIL LAUNCHES CLEANEST ZONE IN FREETOWN COMPETITION Freetown, 26th October 2018— In a bid to sustain the gains made by the flood mitigation plan, The Freetown City Council (FCC) on the 10th October 2018 launched its cleanest zone in Freetown competition (as one of the initiatives under the umbrella of the Sanitation Working
The Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr on Tuesday 25th September, 2018 was among a select panel of speakers at the United Nations General Assembly’s Fight Against Plastic Pollution Event in New York The event was hosted by Erik Solheim, the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme and Frank Timmermans, the First Vice-President of
The Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, was on Saturday 8th September 2018 joined by the Councilor of Ward 427 Madinatu Kamara, Executive Director of SLRSA David Panda-Noah, SLP Traffic Management AIG Senesie, Fuhad Mansaray of Traders Council SL and other local stakeholders as they engaged residents of Sibthorpe Street and its surroundings. Traders currently operating
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Freetown – 22nd August, 2018 – The Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, will be speaking on a panel at the World Meeting of Families on Thursday 23rd August, 2018 on the topic: Faith, Family and Development, The Witness of Women in Leadership’ in the Irish capital, Dublin. Over 37,000 people from around the world are
Yearlong program provides 40 mayors and their senior leaders with world-class executive training and coaching to help deliver results for cities FREETOWN – 20TH AUGUST, 2018 – The Chief Administrator Festus Kallay and the Councilor of Ward 427 Madinatu Kamara are going back to school this year to study leadership and management practices in a
by Zoe Tabary | zoetabary | Thomson Reuters Foundation Tuesday, 14 August 2018 00:00 GMT Freetown is still under threat one year after a devastating mudslide killed an estimated 1,000 people and left thousands homeless By Zoe Tabary LONDON, Aug 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown must tackle deforestation, poor housing and
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FREETOWN – 23RD JULY, 2018 – Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr is going back to school this year to study leadership and management practices, as one of 40 mayors chosen for an intensive education program with the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative. As a participant in the Initiative’s 2018 program, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr is part of a
As part of efforts to reduce flooding in the Freetown municipality, the Freetown City Council (FCC) yesterday (20th June) officially launched a flood mitigation plan aimed at alleviating humanitarian, health and economic impact of natural disasters on residents in the peak of the rainy season. Sierra Leone is among countries that experience heavy rainfall in
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