Secretariat support for Sierra Leone
Democracy
The Secretariat deployed an expert to help the National Electoral Commission with its preparations for the 2018 elections.
A Commonwealth Observer Group was deployed to observe the elections.
The Secretariat worked with Sierra Leone through the Commonwealth Elections Professionals Initiative to improve skills and career progression in elections management and the civil service.
Youth
The Secretariat helped the University of Sierra Leone develop and deliver youth work qualifications, including a youth work degree.
Education
The Secretariat has given money and training to lecturers and staff in higher education to help improve curricula and training materials.
Health
The Secretariat sent an expert to the Ministry of Health and Sanitation. The impact of this project will be assessed soon.
Blue Charter
Sierra Leone is a member of the Commonwealth Clean Ocean Alliance – the Blue Charter Action Group on tackling marine plastic pollution.
Sierra Leone in the Commonwealth
Raised in Sierra Leone and the United Kingdom, Aminatta Forna won the 2011 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize with her novel The Memory of Love.
