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IT IS A NEW YEAR, AND SO WHAT?
We have started a new year and like every year, it is a tradition to set goals and make new year’s resolutions. It is more of a tradition now than anything else really, but the truth is, it is no different than any other day. Like every other day in the previous year, nothing changes unless you have prepared…
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FRANCES WURIE SESAY : THE GOOD DOCTOR THAT IS POSITIVELY INFLUENCING THE SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SYSTEM IN SIERRA LEONE
Dr. Wurie Sesay started studying medicine in her home country Sierra Leone, and then she went on to do post graduate studies in Uganda.She is a wife, mother of two sons; eight and seven. She is a daughter and a sister. When she is not figuring out how to thrive in these roles, she teaches and lectures at the College…
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UBA SIERRA LEONE CONCLUDES MAIDEN EDITION OF THE UBA FOUNDATION NATIONAL ESSAY COMPETITION
Hafeez Othman Taqi and Jesse Nicky Kamara of Sierra Leone Grammar School and Christina M’Ewem of the Annie Walsh Memorial School whisk home Scholarships worth $10,000 from the 2020 UBA Foundation National Essay Competition. On Saturday 19th December 2020, three pupils two (2) from the Sierra Leone Grammar School and one (1) from the Annie Walsh Memorial School won the maiden…
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THE CHOICES WE MAKE ; THE SIERRA LEONEAN FUTURE
Maybe it is time, time for us to take a deep look into our being. Time to forget for a little while about “the future”, for what future do we have if we do not make better choices now? Our failures are indeed a “heavy shame” to accept and face. But to move forward or to fix anything, we…
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MY UNFORTUNATE ENCOUNTERS WITH EMOTIONALLY UNAVAILABLE MEN
A true-life story, the author prefers to remain anonymous.
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UBA FOUNDATION & MOBSSE LAUNCHES THE NATIONAL ESSAY COMPETITION (NEC)
Government of Sierra LeoneMinistry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE)New England, FreetownandUnited Bank for Africa Foundation (UBAF) PRESS RELEASENovember 13th, 2020 National Essay Competition The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) and the United Bank for Africa Foundation (UBAF) today launch a National Essay Competition for SSS3 pupils in Senior Secondary Schools across Sierra Leone. The essay…
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HOW TO AVOID UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT #VIRUS DURING THE HOLIDAYS
If you have ever had a cold or the flu, then you already know about an upper respiratory virus. The common cold is the most well-known upper respiratory infection (URI) while the #COVID-19 infection is a lower respiratory infection. Usually, the main cause of this type of infection are #viruses and bacteria. Most URI are contagious and spread from one person…
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LEADERSHIP IN A FLASH
The concept of leadership in itself is not unique in our society today. Everyone you meet that has a general understanding of adulthood, has their perception of who a leader is. Most times, these different perspectives especially in our society today are flawed by the concept of hierarchy; simply put the concept of a boss or political power. I cannot,…
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AN AFRICAN QUEEN: DEFINES THE PROMISE OF A RAINBOW BABY
Kaata Minah, wanted a second child. This was supposed to be easy, get pregnant, have a baby, raise the child. Sadly everything did not pan out as told in classic novels, it became an emotional roller coaster. In Part One, we spoke about the background leading to the story , our mission in raising awareness about pregnancy and baby loss.…
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A RAINBOW BABY STORY: AS TOLD BY AN AFRICAN QUEEN
A rainbow baby is a baby born after a miscarriage, stillborn, or neonatal death. It is called a rainbow baby because it is like a rainbow after a storm: something beautiful after something scary and dark. Every year, Since 2002 the 9th -15th October is termed Baby Loss Awareness Week . This aims to raise awareness about pregnancy and baby loss. How we…
