by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Sep 26, 2018
There is a thriving music industry in Sierra Leone, but in many cases, it is still in its infancy. The talent is there for sure, but the opportunities to perform, get exposed, and collaborate are few and far between. The radio stations are by far the most significant...
by Halldora Þorlaksdottir | Mar 5, 2018
The Magbenteh Community Boarding School, which is located between the villages of Mathinka and Magbenteh in Bombali District was opened in October 2016 by the Swiss-Sierra Leone Development Foundation (SSLDF). With a current capacity of 200 students, the children were...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Feb 1, 2017
The Ebola epidemic hit Sierra Leone in May 2014, leaving 14,124 people infected of which 3,956 lost their lives. In the autumn of 2014, Aurora received a request from the First Lady of Sierra Leone asking for assistance in battling the epidemic. While the Aurora...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Feb 1, 2017
Aurora Foundation is a partner in the operation of a fish landing site in Goderich, on the outskirts of Freetown, Sierra Leone. In the early stages of the project, it quickly became clear that substantial local sanitation problems existed with all sewage from the...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Feb 1, 2017
The lack of affordable financing opportunities poses a major constraint to investment and growth in Sierra Leone. Furthermore, access to banking services is very limited for the majority of the population and particularly so in rural areas. Only 15% of the adult...
