by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Feb 1, 2017
The lack of affordable financing opportunities poses a major constraint to investment and growth in Sierra Leone. Furthermore, access to banking services is very limited for the majority of the population and particularly so in rural areas. Only 15% of the adult...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Jan 17, 2017
Over the duration of the 1991–2002 civil war in Sierra Leone, a large part of the educational system was devastated, meaning that a great number of children lost the opportunity to attend school. By the end of the war, less than 70% of primary aged school children had...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Jan 17, 2017
The fact that children are not enrolling in school at the right age in Sierra Leone is a challenge that must be faced if education is to be improved. In each class the age of the children can vary greatly. The findings of a previous UNICEF project, sponsored by...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Jan 17, 2017
Nearly half of the population in Sierra Leone is under the age of 18. Every day, children and young people face challenging social and economic problems and continue to be exposed to violence and abuse in the wake of the civil war. The public sector in Sierra Leone...
