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Tzu Chi and partners concludes 21 days of Hot-meal for fire victims, and served 33,075 dishes of food to 1,575 people affected by a fire disaster at Susan’s Bay, a slum community in Freetown.
Read moreJohn Drake Sr., an African American man who fought in World War II, has recently turned 106 years old. The
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In a groundbreaking initiative aimed at revolutionising courier services and e-commerce in Sierra Leone, a comprehensive training program on the
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In order to raise money for their charity, a group of volunteers called Overseas Aid for the Kids of Sierra Leone (OAKS) who helped build a primary and secondary school in Sierra Leone are organising their annual ball.
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Everlene Davis has been a dedicated individual in the teaching field. The veteran is an educator from Colombus County, North
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Elizabeth Francis is an African-American woman from Houston, Texas, who recently clocked 114 years old. Not only is she the oldest person in Texas, Francis is the second-oldest living person in the entire America.
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Genevieve Charlene Lubanya Brewah is a remarkable 9-year-old Sierra Leonean-American author with a passion for writing and a deep love for history. She has written about five books, of which one has been recently published
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They are the only siblings in the history of athletics to hold concurrent world records, and have 4 Olympic Gold Medals, 2 Silvers, and 3 Bronze, along with 15 World Championships
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The College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS), University of Sierra Leone, was founded in 1988 by the Sierra Leonean Government in collaboration with the Nigerian Government and the World Health Organization (WHO).
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August 18, 1997, was the day National Union of Sierra Leone Students (NUSS) massively galvanized nationwide to demand the return to civilian rule after a coalition government by the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) and the Revolutionary United Front (RUF).
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Amber Corbett, a Black woman, will represent the United States in the Miss Intercontinental 2023 in Egypt, making her the first Black woman to represent the United States in the competition’s 51-year history.
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In 1966, at age 34, Enid Rosamund Ayodele Forde made history in the field of academia by becoming the first Sierra Leonean woman to obtain a PhD. She was also one of the youngest women in the world to obtain a PhD during that period.
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When asked by a Local 10 News reporter what is the key to her long and healthy life, Walters said: “be good to people, always help out and give lots of love.”
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19-year-old Chukwudi Godday Eze sourced locally-made materials and built a fully functional Mercedes G-Wagon.
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In a world where stereotypes and gender norms often limit opportunities for women, Adijat Ganiyu, a 25-year-old mechanical engineer from Ibadan, stands as an inspiration. Embracing a vocation traditionally dominated by men, Adijat’s determination and passion for her craft have paved the way for her success in the automotive industry.
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Amie Fornah Sankoh, a Sierra Leonean woman who experienced hearing loss at the age of three during the country’s civil war, has become the first deaf, Black woman to achieve a doctorate in any field related to science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) in the United States of America.
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Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, a Taiwanese foundation that has been contributing to better social and community services, medical care, education and humanism in Taiwan and around the world, supports Partnering to Serve Humanity in alleviating the sufferings of victims of the fire disaster in Gloucester, Freetown.
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Jesus the Lamb of God Church organized a feeding program that benefited over 820 people at the Wellington community center field
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Malakai Bayoh, whose parents are from Sierra Leone, has made it to Britain’s Got Talent semi-finals after ‘not-so-easy to impressed judge’ Simon Cowell pressed his Golden Buzzer.
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The Executive Director of Youth Leadership and Advocacy, Project Coordinator for Girls+ Sierra Leone, Ambassador Mohammed Harass Barrie joined world leaders at the 67th sessions of the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA.
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