Livelihood
Capacity Building, FEDURP/CODOHSAPA
Recently, our Finance Manager, Augustine Steven Kamara and Assistant Finance Officer, Saidatu Sankoh have completed training under the Slum Dwellers International (SDI) Finance and Program Capacity Building and Policy Review Training, held in Dakar, Senegal, on 28th August to the 1st September, 2023. The training reviews the strength and weaknesses of policy documents, internal controls, …
Farm tools for Oyster Farmers in Ojuku Community
By Lewis French Ojuku is a small coastal community situated in the east end of Freetown, and most of the residents of this informal settlement and coastal community are engaged in Oyster farming, as one of their major sources of livelihood. Oyster is large flat sea creature which lives in a shell, and some types …
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Through the Incident App…Urban Poor Communities tell their stories, better.
FEDURP/ CODOHSAPA–KYC MEDIA By Emmanuel Nyakeh Momoh The idea of community ownership and community -led development have been identified as a rational approach to transformative development, in the informal settlements. In addressing some of these threats of climate change, poor hygiene and sanitation, and the lack of safe and dignified water facilities, among others, we …
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Safe and Dignified Water Hygiene in Urban Poor Settlements.
FEDURP/ CODOHSAPA–KYC MEDIA The informal Settlements within the Urban poor communities in Freetown, still face acute challenges in having access to safe and dignified water facilities. Hence, some of the residents of Dwarzak Community have been sharing their different stories to KYC Media by highlighting the rippling effect of such water shortage within the informal …
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Unleashing the skills of Informal Dwellers
Fish Net Repairers in Funkia Goderich Community. By Emmanuel Nyakeh Momoh. Our first series of unleashing the skills of informal dwellers captured the artistic skills of repairing fishing nets at the Funkia Goderich Community in Freetown. The Funkia Goderich Community has been well known for fish trading since the colonial period within the Western Urban …