“Risky sexual behaviours, drug and substance abuse are one of the behaviours or traits which I have seen derail successful young people in achieving their dreams” – Dr. Christelle Uwantege Largely because there seems to be a correlation between young people that are exposed to risky sexual behaviours, drug and substance abuse and the apparent…

March 8th is International Women’s Day and the call is to “EmbraceEquity”. Women as well as men are quite connected to their physical features, some research claim it’s interlinked with self-confidence among a littany of varying cultural issues and perceptions. Stereotypes as to how someone is supposed to look has created enormous levels of pressure…

‘In Sierra Leone, the mortality rates of neonates, infants and children under five are also amongst the highest globally at 34, 82, and 111 deaths per 1,000 live births’. A concern that has often left various stakeholders curiously invested in working towards solutions that would help in making things better. On Wednesday 8th February 2023,…

A woman with a voice is by our definition a powerful force in society. It is not common to find such voices and the search can be remarkably difficult. Some people live their entire lives without speaking up for what they believe in.  In other instances, an individual will take a long time to develop…

At 23, I thought I was a game changer who had life going for her at a fast pace! I had a high- paying job, a family who adored me, an amazing circle of friends and was married to the ‘Man of my Dreams’. I couldn’t see beyond my nose, into the realities of becoming…

  Young people in Sierra Leone are eager to enter the workforce and others are looking at entrepreneurship as an alternative career option, but many still lack the essential entrepreneurial and career experience and capacity to become successful business owners and entry-level career professionals.  In 2019, Work Ready Africa was founded in Sierra Leone to…

‘Bloom means many things, but for us, it means prosperity, and enabling greatness in Sierra Leone’ – Bloom Bank Africa Greatness lands in Sierra Leone with the launch of a premier development bank, which aims to provide innovative opportunities, competitively priced loans to SMEs with a great approach to financial inclusiveness for all. The bank’s…

Vagina, my vagina, your vagina and our vaginas deserve the well-earned respect they have embodied for eons of years, pre-dating many centuries, cultures, taboos and myths. Lamentably, they can be termed the most misunderstood organ in the body, like their counterpart (the penis); normalized with derogatory under-tones, painfully ugly terminology, this or that, often called…

Ginger,  it’s botanical name is Zingibe offcinale, grows wildly in both Nigeria and Sierra Leone. In traditional medicine its used in a lot of tinctures and herbal tea for these reasons; Firstly, its promotes beneficial  sweating. Now the body eliminates toxins from the body in three ways : through sweating,  urinating and poo. Sweating is…

End all forms of malnutrition, including achieving, by 2025, the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age. Not your ordinary woman, but a passionate and caring mother who we crown the ‘Baby food CEO’. In this spotlight, Seinya Bakarr indulged us with the highlights of  how a simple meal for…