For Mimi Pabai, 42, a mother of three, she can now see light at the end of the tunnel with the introduction of the EU-funded Boosting Agriculture and Food Security (BAFS) project in which selected farmers in Bo District are beneficiaries.
Women & Business:
Supporting women’s success in academic research careers
In the U.S., women make up a substantial majority of students and postdoctoral researchers in public health, suggesting that most candidates for faculty positions in the field should also be female, said Meredith Rosenthal, professor of health economics and policy and senior associate dean for academic affairs at Harvard Chan School.
Princess: Sierra Leone musical sensation emerges from the grassroots to limelight
At a time when the nation is faced with traumatic experiences that one of the country’s emerging musical talents is uplifting the nation with heart-warming music.
Orange takes over Airtel in Sierra Leone
Orange (www.Orange.com) announces today that, together with its Senegal-based partner Sonatel, it has completed the acquisition of 100% of the mobile operator Airtel in Sierra Leone. Since the signature of an agreement with Bharti Airtel International (Netherlands) BV (“Airtel”) in… Read More ›
Efforts to help address maternal and child mortality targets African social entrepreneurs
The healthymagination Mother and Child Programme —launched in March 2016 by GE ( www.GE.com) and Santa Clara University’s Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship (www.SCU.edu/MillerCenter) to address maternal and child mortality by supporting African social entrepreneurs operating in the health sector — has taken the first… Read More ›
IFC Study Finds 70% Economically Active Sierra Leone Women are Market People
By Ahmed Sahid Nasralla (De Monk) A study launched in Freetown on Friday 13th March 2015 by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) reveals that an estimated 1.5 million Sierra Leonean business women are in the micro or small business sector…. Read More ›
