My heart this afternoon:

“There is a poem in this place, where youth will lift their heads, shake off the weights and soar; where the lion mountains that crouch behind our women will once again roar; where our city’s beauty and majesty will be seen, not by a few, but by all.…

Today I was honored to speak at the 2024 Skoll World Forum on a panel on “Green Futures: Youth and Climate Positive Economic Growth in Africa”. 70% of Freetonians are under the age of 35, and with 70% of youth being unemployed or underemployed, facilitating the creation of jobs…

If we are to #TransformFreetown , the lives and the future of our youth must be protected. Say #NO to #KUSH ! Urgent action must be taken by the relevant authorities to stop this life threatening menace which is now a crisis in our nation. Freetown City Council City Council stands ready to…

Blessings and peace to all

It’s #GoodFriday and on my way home from church I stopped to say a huge thank you to the Freetown City Council teams who are cutting the grass and clearing dirt from the medians and rights of way! Please join me in saying #ThankYou ! #TransformFreetown

The two-year feasibility studies for the Freetown Cable Car system started in July 2022. The feasibility studies are being funded by the C40 Cities Finance Facility and undertaken by an international consortium of experts led by GIZ.

Yesterday the preliminary technical,…

The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship is a sister organization of the World Economic Forum World Economic Forum and a leading global platform that promotes social innovation. I was honored to have been recognized by the Schwab Foundation as an Outstanding Public Social…

On Thursday 13th March, I was thrilled to witness the recommencement of construction works for the new Wilberforce Market! In a brief handing over event attended by myself, the Deputy Mayor, Councillors, the Chief Administrator and a cross section of FCC staff, the project…

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London’s air is improving faster than anywhere else in UK thanks to ULEZ clean air zone. That’s what we can achieve when we elect a mayor willing to use regulation to the full to protect all our health. Huge kudos ⁦Mayor of London⁩ ⁦Sadiq Khan⁩ theguardian.com/environment/20…

With funding from and in partnership with the charity Sustain For Life, Freetown City Council is excited to be constructing a two story primary school with 10 classrooms, a staff room, computer room and Headteacher’s office in Kroo Bay. This will have a significant impact on…

It was a pleasure to today receive Irish Ambassador H.E. Aiden Fitzpatrick and Kyle O'Sullivan, Africa Director, Department of Foreign Affairs for Ireland. We had an engaging conversation about the success of the FCC Kingtom Wastewater treatment plant, the importance of scaling…

This morning Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, FCC ESO Mustapha Kemokai, Cllr Mohamed Darboh, Cllr Abdulai Kabba, members of the FCC #FreetownTheTreeTown technical team, a cross section of community growers and two of our nursery partners visited the Miro Forestry’s operations in Mile…

On being a #WomanInPolitics #FirstElectedFemaleMayor

Today I met with the young and the old, had meetings to discuss sports for girls and war memorials for the deceased.

My day started with a meeting with DOFA (Dorwanty Organisation For The Aged). FCC will continue to support the elderly; we are also exploring partnering in the…