By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah The Sierra Leone Commission on Arms and Ammunition (SLeCAA) has in a press release dated 1st September this year confirmed that there are 377unlicensed local gun manufacturers and repairers as per survey conducted in 2020. Of the total unlicensed gun manufacturers and repairers, 138 are local gun producers and 239 repairers, and according to the
May 31, 2021
By Elizabeth A. Kaine
Children from districts most affected by poverty are prioritized for school feeding. Photo published with author’s permission.
In 2018, President Bio promised to “Expand and improve school feeding programmes
in all pre-schools and primary schools.” Three years later we are examining this promise.
Accomplishments
There are several important accomplishments in school feeding since 2018. For example, the national budget included a dedicated line to school feeding, totalling 70 billion Leones for 2020 and 71 billion Leones for 2021. This May, Sierra Leone also approved the National School Feeding Policy, to guide the implementation of the School Feeding Programme (SFP), managed by the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE).