by Admin | Aug 28, 2018 | News and Events, Press Releases, Publications
The Sierra Leone Alcohol Policy Alliance (SLAPA) was launched on the 28th of October 2015 to advocate for a national policy on alcohol. Since its launch, the membership has increased from 21 to 74 non-governmental organisations. It has established district chapters in...
by Admin | Aug 28, 2018 | News and Events, Press Releases, Publications
Health Fairs are community interactive sessions facilitated by Foundation for Rural and Urban Transformation (FoRUT) benefiting 60 communities in Moyamba and Port Loko districts. Health fairs are held once in every quarter at Community Health Centres (CHC) or...
by Admin | Aug 28, 2018 | News and Events, Press Releases
Community Credit and Savings Association (CoCSA) is a group formed at community level to reduce poverty by financially and socially empowering poor and vulnerable people mostly women. CoCSA is a self-managed group that does not receive any external funding. It...
by Admin | Aug 27, 2018 | News and Events, Press Releases, Publications
FoRUT, through its child rights project had promoted child rights principles in 37 targeted schools (4 Secondary and 33 Primary) in Port Loko and Moyamba Districts since 2009. FoRUT believes corporal punishment in schools is a violation of children’s rights and it is...
by Admin | Oct 10, 2017 | News and Events, Press Releases, Publications
The Sierra Leone Alcohol Policy Alliance (SLAPA) lobbied Members of Parliament (MPs) of relevant ministries for their active support for the development and implementation of multi-sectoral national alcohol policy that will reduce harm from alcohol. SLAPA reached...
by Admin | Jan 12, 2017 | Press Releases, Publications
Leading public health experts warn that youth around the world are exposed to extensive alcohol marketing. Current controls on that marketing appear ineffective in blocking the association between youth exposure and subsequent drinking. This is documented in a...
