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Mayor of the Freetown Municipality, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has inaugurated newly completed mural paintings at the Kissy Road Cemetery. The unveiling took place this Friday, 21 November, with the aim of promoting women’s access to information in the capital city.
During the Unveiling ceremony, she expressed deep appreciation to The Carter Center for its continued support to the Freetown City Council. She highlighted the initiative’s focus on sanitation and access to information.
The project is funded through The Carter Center’s Inform Women, Transform Lives campaign, and engaged muralist Morrison Jusu, whose creativity brought the powerful messages on the cemetery walls to lif
The murals promote women’s right to information and encourage them to utilise key municipal services, including the toll-free line #8244 for waste management information.
Representing The Carter Center, Yeama Thompson reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to helping FCC expand public access to information and commended the initiative’s impact.
Additionally, as part of its activities, FCC carried out a community cleaning exercise at the Kennedy Street Market, another effort supported by the Inform Women, Transform Lives project, to reinforce cleaner, healthier public spaces.
According to Mayor Aki-Sawyerr, the initiative focused on sanitation and improving women’s access to information.
“Our sincere thanks to The Carter Center for funding this work through its Inform Women, Transform Lives campaign, and to muralist Morrison Jusu, whose creativity brought these powerful messages to life.” She stated.
In conclusion, she stated that the murals promote women’s right to information and encourage them to use key municipal services, including the toll-free 8244 waste management line.
“It is encouraging to see a community cleaning exercise at the Kennedy Street Market, another Inform Women, Transform Lives-supported effort to promote cleaner, healthier public spaces.” She said.
