Essential Stories
Meet Sierra Leone’s Essential Workers: The Petty Trader
Growing up, I didn’t have the opportunity to get a formal education because I was my grandmother’s caretaker. But after ...Meet Sierra Leone’s Essential Workers: The Artist
My journey as an artist started at the age of 5 when I started doing creative, practical arts. I’m self-taught ...Meet Sierra Leone’s Essential Workers: The Seamstress
Some years ago, I worked as a hairdresser, a job that I started just after I dropped out of school ...Meet Sierra Leone’s Essential Workers: The Electricity Sales Agent
I am a 42-year-old electricity sales agent. I sell top-up electricity credit, and I earn a commission from the number ...Meet Sierra Leone’s Essential Workers: The Mechanic
I’m from Makeni, Northern Sierra Leone, currently residing in Freetown. I am 22 years old. I have two children; a ...Meet Sierra Leone’s Essential Workers: The Labourer
Work is tough for me during this pandemic. Before COVID-19, I used to load sand on as many as nine ...Meet Sierra Leone’s Essential Workers: The Cosmetologist
I fell in love with cosmetology when I was a kid. It’s like it was wired in my DNA, so ...Meet Sierra Leone’s Essential Workers: The Electrician
Before I became an electrician, I was a fisherman. I gave fishing up because it affected my family. I’ve been ...Meet Sierra Leone’s Essential Workers: The Imam
I am the Deputy Chief Imam of Masjid Nurr in Murray Town. The pandemic has affected the Muslim community in ...Meet Sierra Leone’s Essential Workers: The Trader
What I’m doing to survive is this: if I come to work one day and God blesses me and I ...
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Sierra Leone Autism awareness walk highlights stigma offers hope for acceptance
On a bright Saturday morning, the last weekend in April, Freetown’s residents ... -
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