Country Info
- Freetown
- Capital
- Leone (SLL)
- Currency
- 5,426,618
- Population
- SL
- Country Code
Sierra Leone Slideshow
Sierra Leone
Travel Blogs from Sierra Leone
My second week
... for your patient. It’s a very strange situation. But on a good note I am really loving the people here in Sierra Leone. Everyone is unbelievably friendly. I am amazed by how resilient the women of this country are, particularly the older ...
It's all just so cliché
I'm acutely aware that this experience, my reaction to it, and even this blog are incredibly cliché. I mean, what am I, the millionth schmuck to go spend a little time in Africa only to come back rattling on about what a life changing experience it was ...
A little bit of context
... robbed. Without any first hand experiences to share just yet, I'll give a brief account of what I do know about the country. Sierra Leone is slowly rebuilding after being ravaged by a decade long civil war. The war resulted in the deaths of tens of ...
The inspiring stories of the locals
... a few hours away. With 12 siblings (many of them half-brothers and sisters who came from different mothers ... a common occurrence in Sierra Leone), Prince’s parents could not afford to take care of them all. But living with his uncle was just as ...
Preface
I firmly believe that a bigger part of our existence comes down to luck than people care to admit. I mean think about it, nearly a billion people live in abject poverty; meanwhile billions more have the bare necessities but not much more. With 8 ...
A post from Rob
... floor mopping, window cleaning, handrail disinfecting, and toilet cleaning which I like the least. Together with some Sierra Leone day volunteers, I work alongside a Dutch guy who sells financial software and a Danish guy who is currently ...
"Taking the people to Government"
... making.” The main objective of OGI is to promote a platforms through which the Government and the Sierra Leone population directly interact, thereby enhancing transparency and accountability of all three key state institutions in the process ...
save the whales
... ' or 'take action against global warming'. We had a film night and watched Peter Pan with all the kids which was followed by Sierra Leonian music where all the kids got up and did the national sexy-booty dance - a little unsettling the first time you see ...
Internet again
Back in the internet cafe, finally! Loads has happened since the last post, we're really starting to feel at home here. Have been ill with some sort of fever (thankfully not malaria as I now know how to test myself for that!) since monday but am better ...
Burreh Beach Party!
... of things. When dinner arrived they cleared off the table and set out huge bowls full of rice, oceanfish, and plasauce (a traditional Sierra Leone dish made form leaves and peanuts- kind of a curry). I filled my plate up and ate every last ...
The End of our VSO Experience in Sierra Leone
... from foreigners), has to spend the morning cleaning the streets. Apparently this was announced on the radio the previous day. Leaving Sierra Leone was a very difficult decision, but undoubtedly the right thing for us to do. I am still doing some work ...
More from Mercy Ships
... including little Josephine whose story you read about in the last blog. Presently the ship is preparing for a visit from the president of Sierra Leone. He is coming to see the ship and make an address to the crew to show his thanks for what Mercy Ships ...
Arriving in Freetown in a dark storm
We arrived as part of the largest batch of volunteers that VSO in Sierra Leone have ever received, although we did'nt know this until the next morning. What we did know was it was pitch black with torrential rain hammering down and we were in ...
Last day in Kambia.
My last day in Kambia was nice. Since it was all Saints day there was no school. Sherry wanted to show me her school so we rode bikes into old Kambia where her school is located. On the way we stopped at the library and the ...
Bush medicine and paramount cheifs in Bo
... supermarkets, air conditioned restaurants and all night Night Clubs such as the Jay Cee. I've mentioned that people like to party in Sierra Leone, possibly more so than any other country I have ever visited. The Jay Cee was typical, our hotel next door ...
Forgiveness
... Salone government. When talking to locals this message is so passionate that it is empowering and encouraging. Sierra Leone is surrounded by continuing conflict which hovers right along their borders. Yet unlike Libera who continues to ...
Surveying the effects of civil war
... now be 18 years old, with no education and no trade or marketable skill. That's a whole generation of children in Sierra Leone who were deprived of any opportunity for development. They have been left to fend for themselves. Call me ...
The place with many rebels
For 6 month I worked in Makeni and the surrounding area as Primary health Care and Anesthetic Nurse. A quite challenging place post war where people still struggle to live. We had 5 clinics that I visited once per week. Some of them 3 hours drive away. ...
DVT
... testify) more and more like an over-sized Alice in her under-sized room. Despite all these journeys into 'extremistan'***, Sierra Leone has been well worth getting to. They're a chirpy bunch once you get past their initial ...
Meeting my sponsor child!!
... and effects of poverty over the past few years, I’ve felt an increasing desire to help. Furthermore, by sponsoring a child in Sierra Leone, I would have an opportunity to arrange a sponsor visit to meet my sponsor child and see how my donations are ...
Hola Africa
Como anda gente linda? Como están todos? Bueno, yo que les puedo decir? De mi vida acá... Pues bien, me levanto a las 7 AM todos los días y comienzo a trabajar a las 8. A veces tengo laburo de oficina, pero la mayoría de las veces, salgo en el auto a ...
Village day.
For breakfast I ate some watermelon and bread and we planned on walking through the village. We strolled through the village stopping at the bakery where a woman makes bread and cakes in a mud oven. They call the cake "rich cakes" ...
NYE Bureh Beach: cocktails, dancing & singing
... board perfect. In fact, its so lovely that I couldn't help reflecting how as more and more people Western tourists venture out to Sierra Leone or Salone as the locals say the more it might change. (Visit now readers.) We arrived in time for NYE, not ...