Country Info
- Freetown
- Capital
- Leone (SLL)
- Currency
- 5,426,618
- Population
- SL
- Country Code
Sierra Leone Slideshow
Sierra Leone
Travel Blogs from Sierra Leone
Shenanigans!
Day 3: 10/30 The last day at the beach. I decided to wake up and put my suit back on. It was kind of a cloudy morning, but the sun came out in no time. Sherry and I took a nice stroll down the beach and found a nice ...
Outreach Clinic
... is an increasing incidence in these diseases, and need to provide cervical and breast cancer screening and treatment programmes in Sierra Leone. I had the amazing opportunity to be taught colposcopy by Dr Mackintosh on the left. The Medical ...
Salone’s Main Dishes
Hayley this entry is for you: I have finally gotten around to discovering where to go for home-cooked African food. I have now had three amazing dishes which by my understanding are the main dishes of the country, or at least in Freetown. The ...
Touring the Mercy Ship Africa
... areas around the world. Think of it as a cruise ship outfitted as a hospital. The Mercy Ship Africa has been in Sierra Leone since late February and will stay for 10 months to provide a wide variety of services such as performing surgeries (babies ...
Freetown Dance Party
... the war. It finished 12 years ago, and after successful disarmament of the rebels and defeat of the political wing of the RUF Sierra Leone has been able to move on and establish stability and peace. But reminders of the war are not far from sight and ...
It's Friday!!
Friday, it is almost the weekend!! Today I have learned that the local staffs usually leave around 1pm on Fridays. I inquired about why this was the case and found that it has to do with prayer. Salone is a mixed country with every big ...
On the way from London to Freetown
... city ever. When Perdo de Cinta sailed past the West African shores in 1462, this was his first view of Sierra Leone. He describes seeing Lion Mountains....presumably the mountains were in the shape of lions?....hence the translation of Sierra Leone as ...
My home for the next few months
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62b0oUSX0Eg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By2WwF6LY8Q&feature=relmfu Youtube videos of where I will be working I will be staying and working in Bo, at Mercy Hospital ...
Christmas Sierra Leone Style
... went to return our bottles and passed a concrete building, from which we could hear 'Once in Royal David City' being sung Sierra Leone style, accompanied by drums. Midnight mass was just beginning. We wanted to slip in quietly, but the entrance was right ...
An emotional day visiting locals in the village
... ) and head to Koidu town (in the Kono District in eastern province). As we approach Kono the landscape changes considerably. Sierra Leone is a mix of coastal swamps, low wooded hills, flat flood plains, relatively high mountains, and rain forests; which I ...
The beginings of Kamikwie's school
We've now been in SL for a week and have settled in and started work! The few days at the Hamilton Children's village was great. The kids are all little characters and they told us they named their two dogs 'orphan' and ' let him speak'. At ...
eggplant power
... dodgy, dodgy. We have a soccer rematch with the kids coming up and the 35+ year old 'boys' are currently indulging in Sierra Leonean 'double punch' (packet says ' consumption may be injurious to health') and practicing in our lounge with half a dozen kids ...
Hippos, elephants and monkeys
... them in just a few days time back playing with their friends. I've been told Kamakwei has the highest rate of malaria in Sierra Leone with the disease being one of the regions biggest killers. Our kids are lucky as they all get medical attention that ...
Arrival in Bo City
... to treat lightly. We keep getting by the locals warned about what not to do and where not to go. VSO in Sierra Leone appear to be have totally unprepared for the arrival of volunteers, so different from VSO UK. I really hope they can get ...
On the search for Pigmy Hippos
... about to go jumping out for a swim. Sadly saw no midget hippos.....I think they are like unicorns of Sierra Leone lands. Well actually, many of them have been hunted for food, and there only remains about 30 on the island. A lovely ...
Conflict diamonds are not forever
... decades is going to be huge with rising wealth in China, India and elsewhere. The diamond industry already employs more people in Sierra Leone than any other industry except farming; and if it is managed well it could be a means of lifting the country ...
Mercy Ships
... is a brief overview (taken from their web site): February 25th marked the fifth time in 18 years the West African nation of Sierra Leone has welcomed a Mercy Ship. For the next 10 months Mercy Ships is offering its state-of-the-art hospital ship, ...
Providing Peace through impartial reporting
... to be reduced and their role be transferred to the government. Thus, Today was the official launch of the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Cooperation (SLBC), which is the transformation of SLBS (state run) to an independent, impartial broadcasting company ...
Freetown
... . Old Fourah Bay College: Built in 1848, the oldest University in West Africa. Scholars from all over Africa traveled to Sierra Leone to study there. Only the stone foundation of the university remains, as a fire devastated it in 1999. Set ...
First impressions
... the overwhelming majority are only curious and just want to talk to you. If someone asked me to summarize my first impression of Sierra Leone or pick the one thing that stands out the most about my experience here, it's this: I'm amazed at how ...
What's the rush
... the money for the medicine. So Dr. James went and got the medicine for the boy. And this is not the only Sierra Leonian who has shown me their kindness to their "brothers and sisters". I know that I can not take any opinions yet because ...
The Mystery Shitter
It seems we have a mystery shitter. We have decided that we wont use the indoor toilets for number twos but instead to go out to the share drop toilet out that back. The reason is that we have to manually flush with lots of water which is a long ...
Dead goats, arrests and Motorbike crashes
... and yelled at the two slightly injured men. It turned out that they had just snatched a bag and people pushed the men off the bike as they sped past to get the lady's bag back. Just another day in Sierra Leone. Thank GOD I found frozen ...
I found internet!
... different. I wasn't quite prepared for such poverty, it's like a promotional video for comic relief, but constantly. There is a Sierra Leonean Public Health Dr working with WAFF too who has been great at looking after us (this is our 1st day ito Bo ...
What a flight!
... are Muslim and 21% are Christian. But religion isn't a dividing factor here with mixed marriages common. Although Sierra Leone should be a rich country, with multiple exports including being in the world's top 10 diamond exporters, it ...
The Teary End
... you are doing a clean out, think of donating to us as we will ship them over to our Children's Villages not only in Sierra Leone but also Kenya and Uganda and the kids really are so appreciative. I think that Rich will be posting some youtube clips in ...
My first night in Salone
As locals say it "How the' body?" I have arrived safely in Sierra Leone, also known as Salone. I was lucky to have my new friend Paul Kpaka, pick me up at the airport. For those who don't know, when flying into Freetown, Salone you arrive on ...
Tokeh Beach- Mattress on the sand paradise
The Freetown Peninsular has some incredible picture post card beaches of white fine sand, rolling waves, bush clad mountains and clear seas. Combined with a plentiful supply of beer and lobster; where could be a better place to spend a holiday in a ...