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Sierra Leone

  • The IRC works towards lowering mortality rates and combatting diseases such as malaria and diarrhea.

    The IRC works towards lowering mortality rates and combatting diseases such as malaria and diarrhea.

  • Through our education work we help children to access education and get a better start in life.

    Through our education work we help children to access education and get a better start in life.

  • Safe water and sanitation is a key part of our work.

    Safe water and sanitation is a key part of our work.

  • The IRC provides young people with business and life skills to help them set up their own businesses.

    The IRC provides young people with business and life skills to help them set up their own businesses.

  • The IRC provides maternal healthcare to women.

    The IRC provides maternal healthcare to women.

  • The IRC protects women and girls from sexual violence and supports survivors.

    The IRC protects women and girls from sexual violence and supports survivors.

Latest

IRC successfully responds to cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone
The West African nation of Sierra Leone has been suffering from an outbreak of the deadly disease cholera, declared a national emergency on 16, August 2012. In response, on 24, August 2012 the UK...
Preventing the spread of cholera in Sierra Leone: the IRC and DFID's rapid response in Kenema
During recent weeks, the IRC, as part of the Department for International Development (DFID) rapid response facility, has responded to the cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone that has claimed an...
Sierra Leone Cholera Outbreak – IRC to respond as part of UK DFID first ever use of rapid respone facilty
The International Rescue Committee is responding to a deadly outbreak of cholera in the West African nation of Sierra Leone. To date an estimated 200 lives have been claimed, and 12,000 cases of the...
A voice from West Africa
Globally, approximately 1 in 3 women will experience violence during her lifetime, often at the hands of an intimate partner. The cost of this violence on women, on communities and on the development...
The riskiest place for a woman
By George Rupp, President, IRC The International Rescue Committee is deeply committed to protecting and empowering women and girls in crisis zones and countries recovering from war and disaster. And...
Domestic Violence Primary Threat to Women in Post-War West Africa
IRC calls partner abuse a public health crisis that must be placed on humanitarian agendas 
Women in post-conflict West Africa continue to suffer violence at alarming levels and with shocking...
Overview

In 2002, Sierra Leone emerged from a long and violent civil war that displaced two million people, killed more than 50,000 and fostered widespread abuse of human rights.

As the country slowly recovers from war, the International Rescue Committee brings vital services and protection to the vulnerable population to help them stay healthy and safe and find ways to move towards economic stability.

How we help
  • The IRC enrols students in safe schools with well-trained teachers.
  • The IRC provides youth with business and life skills to find jobs and create their own enterprises.
  • The IRC works to lower mortality rates from treatable diseases such as malaria and diarrhoea and to make childbirth safe with accessible, high-quality health care.
  • The IRC protects women from sexual violence and supports survivors.

Our Partners

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