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Youth Employment in Africa Virtual Conference September 2022

Blog, National Youth Programs, News / By UNOVOLUNTEER2023

Youth Employment in Africa: Extinguishing Poverty through Innovative Strategies Virtual Conference September 2022 AYM will hold an annual Youth Employment in Africa Virtual Conference September 2022 and invite you to participate in the conversation. The 2022 conference is the beginning of preparation for future in-person meetings in anticipation of when the pandemic restrictions officially end. …

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Art About The Sierra Leone Civil War

Art Programs, Sierra Leone / By UNOVOLUNTEER2023

REPRESENTATIONS OF VIOLENCE: ART ABOUT THE SIERRA LEONEAN CIVIL WAR is an exhibition of civil war through the eyes of Artists. The role of Art is to bear witness and speak the unspeakable – Professor Aliko Songolo Purchase Catalog Here In 2003, Twenty-First Century African Youth Movement (AYM) developed a traveling art exhibition titled, Representations of Violence: Art about …

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River Tourism In Sierra Leone and The Gambia

Tourism / By UNOVOLUNTEER2023

The Snake has one river with several tributaries. The Tortoise has several rivers with several tributaries. The Snake has been making more ‘bests’ out of its few rivers than the Tortoise has been building out of its many rivers and their branches. Two questions arising from the above are – who is the Snake? And …

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Ecotourism Opportunities In Protected Areas in Sierra Leone

Blog / By UNOVOLUNTEER2023

Here are three questions before you start reading: 1. How many members of the public and relevant civil society organizations in Sierra Leone know that as of 2002 – which was the year the war ended – the country has had 38 forest reserves, 2 game sanctuaries, 7 national parks, 4 non-hunting reserves, 9 strict …

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Fish Exporting Is Big Business In Africa

Tourism / By UNOVOLUNTEER2023

According to the United Nations Environment Programme, Africa exported $4.6 billion worth of fish in 2016 led by the following countries:- 1. Morocco: $1.2 billion 2. Mauritania: $607.3 million 3. Namibia: $489.9 million 4. South Africa: $441.6 million 5. Senegal: $365.2 million 6. Seychelles: $218.4 million 7. Tanzania: $169.2 million 8. Tunisia: $158.4 million 9. …

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Unique Qualities About Pujehun District

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QUALITY NUMBER ONE: Pujehun District is perhaps Sierra Leone’s most ethnically diverse district. Also, the Tiwai Island in Barrie Chiefdom together with Lake Mape and Mabesi are among Africa’s top tourist potentials if developed. The District has 12 Chiefdoms made up of: • 4 Krim Chiefdoms (Kpanga Kabondeh, Kpanga Krim, Yakemo Kpukumu Krim and Mano …

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Cash Crops Exports By Liberia and Sierra Leone

Agriculture / By UNOVOLUNTEER2023

Liberia exports more rubber and palm oil than Sierra Leone. But Sierra Leone exports more cocoa and coffee than Liberia. This trend has been so since independence, and the FAO crop statistics database confirms this for the 4 crops over 5 decades. In 2013 (peak year), for example, Liberia exported 58,946 tons of rubber and …

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Strategic Youth Development Consultative Meeting

National Youth Programs, Sierra Leone / By UNOVOLUNTEER2023

On Wednesday, the 30th of May 2018, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and the National Youth Commission in collaboration with development partners and Youth-serving agencies will organize a Consultative Meeting with the sole aim of enabling a strategic discussion among all stakeholders on the Policy Direction for Youth Development under the New Direction. The meeting …

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Creating Jobs and Employment for Youths in Sierra Leone

National Youth Programs, Sierra Leone / By UNOVOLUNTEER2023

Did you know… According to President Bio, in all his policy proclamations, youth (persons 15-35 years) constitute one-third of the population of Sierra Leone, and that 70% lack employment opportunities? How you can help Buying into the AYM VISION and MISSION enables you to do good and do well. In line with the policies of …

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Data Analysis Shows Poverty Trends in Sierra Leone

Blog / By UNOVOLUNTEER2023

Poverty in Sierra Leone: 2018 Levels and Trends 2011 to 2018[yikes-mailchimp form=”1″ title=”1″ description=”1″ submit=”Subscribe To Receive Emails”] Main Findings from 2018 Sierra Leone Integrated Household Survey Poverty remains high in Sierra Leone with the official poverty rate at 56.8% in 2018. Calculations from the 2018 SLIHS place the food poverty line (the amount needed …

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