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June 1, 2021
By Jariatu S. Jusu
The Leader of the Sierra Leone delegation, Hon. Chernoh Maju Bah has in his report to the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) Parliament stated that sexual assault on children in Sierra Leone has been on the increase.
Hon. Bah made the above statement at the ongoing first Ordinary Session of the fifth Legislature of the ECOWAS Parliament held in Abuja, Nigeria.
“Sexual assault on children has been on the increase. In many cases of sexual assault on children, parents accept payments instead of taking the perpetrators to court due to the difficulties involved in dealing with the justice system, fear of public shame and economic hardship,” he said.
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).