In a major push for gender equality, the Ministry of Social Welfare has partnered with UN Women, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Government of Iceland to launch an initiative aimed...
The Ministry of Social Welfare met with the Parliamentary Oversight Committee on Social Welfare to review the Professional Social Work Regulatory Bill Act 2025, a key legislative step aimed at addressing...
The community is in shock following the tragic and mysterious death of Mahawa Kamara, a resident of the Western Urban area in Freetown. Kamara, who recently relocated to Guinea for work, has reportedly...
On September 17, 2024, the Ministry of Social Welfare, in collaboration with the Sierra Leone Police (SLP), held a pivotal meeting to strategize the rollout of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2024. The...
On July 5, 2024, a significant milestone was reached at the Peace Mission Training Center (PMTC) in Hastings as the National Taskforce, led by the Ministry of Social Welfare and the Co-pillar Lead Ministry...
The Sierra Leone Ministry of Social Welfare, in collaboration with the Sierra Leone's Permanent Mission to the United Nations, hosted a historic event at the UN Plaza, co-sponsored by eleven Permanent...
The Minister of Social Welfare, Melrose Karminty has on the 1st April, 2024 launched the centenary celebration of the council of churches in Sierra Leone at the Bintumani Hotel in Freetown. It was noted...
A team of philanthropists from Norway led by Bård Stranheim has on Tuesday 26th March 2024 paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Social Welfare Honourable Mrs. Melrose Karminty at her New England Ville...
A woman named Kadie, who dumped her recently born baby on the street is currently with the police helping with investigation. Kadie was caught dumping her newly born baby a polytene bag around Wellington...
A certain woman called, Kadie has allegedly left a young child laid on the street helplessly in a polytene bag after delivery. She was forced by the community people and onlookers to take the child for...
