PAHA ENDS STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT ON SAFE MOTHERHOOD BILL

Sylvanus Joseph Kpana Karim

With efforts to enhance a better health system in the country, People Alliance for Reproductive Health Advocacy has ended a day stakeholders' Engagement On the Safe Motherhood Bill

The engagement which took place at the Centre For Accountability and Rule of Law Regional office in Bo City and targeted Civil Society Organizations, Traders Union Inter-religious Council, Ministry of Health and sanitation, Local Council Workers, Media houses, and other Partners from across Kenema, Bonthe, Moyamba, Bo and Pujehun Districts. 

Giving a brief background of the project, the national coordinator, Center for Accountability and Rule of Law, Jeremy Ben Simbo, who doubles as the Secretary-General for People Alliance for Reproductive Heath Advocacy said, the organization is a coalition of 50 Organizations in and out of Sierra Leone and that have got funding from Amplified Change, with the primary aim to Popularize and practice Safe Motherhood Bill in the Country.

Jeremy said, though the Safe motherhood Bills has once been discussed, but due to poor sensitization, limited knowledge about the bill and other key factors still remains a challenge to actualize its goal, maintaining that this is the second time the organization is working with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation in ensuring that the safe Motherhood Bills is actualized 

According to Jeremy, Teenage Pregnancy, early Child Marriage, STIs, Sexual Gender Based Violence and other diseases are possible challenges Girls are facing in the Community but said the introduction of Safe Motherhood Bills, will help reduce these Challenges, and will minimize to the number of unsafe abortion by quack doctors. 

He registered that in order to succeed in the implementation of the project he promised to closely work with the Media and other stakeholders in the district, asserting that lack of sex education in Schools and homes are some of the factors militating against reproductive health.

Philip Koroma is the focal person - People Alliance for Reproductive Health Advocacy in Kenema District; he said Safe Motherhood bill is currently in the hands of the law Officers department and they are expecting parliamentarians to pass it into law, revealing that the recent survey conducted shows that More Children are dying because of Criminal/unsafe abortion.

Show Biz Guys presents Muzik_Makers Live in Sahn Malen

Show Biz Guys in Collaboration with German Empire presents Muzik Makers, the South Side Best Music Group. 

Live in Sahn Town in the Malen Chiefdom, Pujehun District

Performance from all record labels

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BO GOV'T HOSPITAL TO COMMENCE FREE HERNIA SURGERY

The Bo District Council has disclosed that there will free hernia and hydrocele surgeries at the Bo Government Hospital on Monday 23rd January this year.

The Chairman of the Council, Joseph Munda Bindi disclosed that the council collaborated with some Italians in order to render this service to people of the district and that 100 people will benefit from it.

Chairman Bindi noted that the screening process has already commenced and that patients will be treated on a first-come-first-serve basis.

The council stated that the Mercy United Methodist Church Hospital will also be used as a centre for the surgery. 

According to the Cleveland Clinic, Hernia is a condition in which an internal organ pushes through a weak spot in one’s muscle or tissue. It is believed that some Sierra Leoneans are suffering from it because they couldn’t afford the fund for a surgery.

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SLFA MAKES IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS AHEAD OF WAFU ZONE A WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT

 APPOINTMENT OF NATIONAL SENIOR FEMALE TEAM COACHES

The Sierra Leone Football Association has on the 12th of January 2023 announce the appointment of the Technical Staff in charge of the Sierra Leone national female senior Team as the country prepares to participate in WAFU Zone 'A' Women's Tournament in Cape Verde, from the 30th, January 2023.

Below is the full list of appointments: 

Ernest Hallowel- Head Coach

Martha Conteh- Assistant Head Coach

Musu "Pele" Bangura- Team Coordinator 

Mamie Sheriff- Medical Officer 

Milton Koroma- Team Admin

Esther Marie Samura- Media Officer 

Head Coach Hallowel and his technical staff are expected to resume work effective immediately to prepare the team for the above mentioned tournament.

Signed by:

Ibrahim Kamara

Head of Media and Marketing- SLFA

PRESIDENT BIO'S NEW DIRECTION GOV'T FULLFIL MANIFESTO PROMISE IN THE EAST

ANOTHER FULFILMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S MANIFESTO PROMISE OF THE NEW DIRECTION GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT BIO. 

As payments of Compensation to 130 Project Affected Persons on the Kailahun-Beudu Road of about Le6.0 billion Old Leones starts, the contract between Government of Sierra Leone and Chico Construction Company will be signed next week and work on the road will start immediately. 

As he promised at the Kailahun Town Field on his First Presidential visit; HE Bio said he would not only restart the construction of the abandoned Pendembu-Kailahun road, but will continue through Buedu to Koindu.

It could be recalled that this road project was abandoned by the APC-led government of Ernest Bai Koroma. 

Former President EBK before 2012 elections promised the people saying: "Kailahun - Koindu road will be tarred under my administration and I will drive my vehicle from Freetown to Koindu if I'm allowed to be voted in as a President of the Republic of Sierra Leone under the umbrella of the APC Party". 

Though he was allowed to complete his second term in the office of the presidency, he woefully failed the people of Kailahun, especially the people of the 3 Kisses.It clearly meant that the APC was not and isn't good for themselves or the country. 

But with the advent of our Redeemer, developmentally oriented Tok and Do President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Dr. Julius Maada Bio, the Kailahun -Koindu road construction has become a reality with the commencement of the $35 million Kailahun-Beudu road and the already ADB commitment to financing the balance Beudu-Koindu of $35-40 million of grant money, to also include the the construction of Yenga Bridge and the Ultra Modern Koindu Market; indeed President Bio is a Tok n Do President. No runoff come June 24th 2023 general elections. 

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SAVE THE CHILDREN LUNCHES "RIGHT TO BE A CHILD" PROJECT IN PUJEHUN DISTRICT

 

Authored by Mohamed Jaward in Pujehun.

Email: mjaward895@gmai.com

+232-75-894-897.

10th January, 2023, 

Save the Children, an international organization, working in the best interest of children in the area of education, health, conflict and climate change has launched the "Right to be a Child" project in Pujehun District.

The project's kickoff ceremony was held at the Pujehun District Council Conference Hall in Pujehun and entertained many stakeholders including Civil Society, Paramount Chiefs, Ministry of Social Welfare, Ministry of Education, Youth Champions and the pressmen.

Giving the overview of the project, the Project Manager of the "Right To Be A Child" project, John Swaray disclosed that, the project is a three-year project which is aimed at increasing the right of a child and that the project will be operating in ten communities in four of the fourteen chiefdoms in Pujehun District.

He further revealed that, the objective of the project is to reduce violence in schools and communities and to also increase the capacity of parent/care givers.

Swaray said the project will provide a youth playing ground to increase the confidence of pupils in and out of schools.

Highlighting the structures the project will be working with, the Civil Society Chairman for Pujehun Dristrict Ibrahim B. Swaray said, the project will target community safe committee, school management committee, mother’s club and other structures that are almost established in the project operating areas and district stakeholders.

He disclosed that the pilot phase of the project targeted over 7,000 beneficiaries but the new project which has already started is expected to target over 10,000 beneficiaries with primary schools that consist of boys and girls.

He called on stakeholders in the project communities to provide accommodation support to staff members of Save the Children.

The civil society chairman pleaded to community stakeholders to own the project which he said will enhance a successful implementation.

Ibrahim B. Swaray disclosed that the three years project worth over 6,000 Euro and is expected to address the social problems the district is faced with.

Teachers according to him will benefit from training opportunities in the ten communities.

Speaking on behalf of all Head Teachers in the project trajectory, Maimba Randolph Koroma, Head Teacher of Sierra Leone Muslim Brotherhood primary school in Pujehun town thanked Save the Children for the project, describing it as a step in the right direction.

He stressed on the protection of the children as a key priority for everyone.

Olivia Fullah, a Youth and Girl Champion in Pujehun District on behalf of her colleagues expressed appreciation to Save the Children for lunching the "right to be a child" project in the district.

It is worth noting that, Sakrim, Yakemoh Kpukumu Krim, Gallinas and Kpanga Chiefdoms will be the four project operational chiefdoms.

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UNIQUE QUALITIES OF PUJEHUN DISTRICT

Map of Pujehun District showing localities 

Unique Qualities About Pujehun District

QUALITY NUMBER ONE:

Pujehun District is perhaps Sierra Leone’s most ethnically diverse district.

Also, the Tiwai Island in Barrie Chiefdom together with Lake Mape and Mabesi are among Africa’s top tourist potentials if developed.

The District has 14 Chiefdoms made up of:

• 5 Krim Chiefdoms (Kpanga, Kabondeh, Kpanga Krim, Yakemo Kpukumu Krim and Mano Sakrim)

• 4 Vai Chiefdoms (SoroGbeima, Gallinas, Perri, and Kpaka Chiefdoms)

• 1 Gola Chiefdom (Makpele),

• 1 Sherbro/Bullom Chiefdom (Malen), and

• 3 Mende Chiefdoms (Barrie, Futa Kpeje, Sowa)

However, all five major ethnicities mentioned above, fused with others such as Fula and Madingo, have been melted into one linguistic pot – that is the Mende Language. So everyone in this District is now Mende speaking.

QUALITY NUMBER TWO: 

Pujehun District is perhaps Sierra Leone’s most prosperous district in natural resource endowment and diversity.

This District has:

• Oil/Petroleum – the country’s largest oil pit is around the Sulima Waters

• Diamonds – only in Pujehun is the Gold Color Diamond Found

• Rubber – Pujehun is Sierra Leone’s first district to grow rubber and still maintains fertile lands for growing best grade rubber

• Coffee – among best fertile lands for growing organic coffee

• Oil Palm – among best fertile lands for growing organic oil palm • Cocoa – among best fertile lands for growing organic cocoa

• Fish/Marine Resources

• Tourist Potentials/Tourism Destinations – Lakes, Forests, Wild Life

• Hydro-electric potentials

• Highly educated and skilled indigenes in the diaspora

• Etc

The Gola Forest which Pujehun shares with Liberia is one of Africa’s top 5 biologically diverse forests regarding medicinal plant varieties and wildlife.

Also, the Tiwai Island in Barrie Chiefdom together with Lake Mape and Mabesi are among Africa’s top tourist potentials if developed.

The District also has high river navigation potentials – with the Wanjei, Moa, and Mano Rivers linked to the Atlantic Ocean on one end and to several tributaries that are navigable to several villages and tourism destinations in Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Pujehun District is also home to the Vai Script, Africa’s oldest indigenous form of writing. Pujehun is also home to Sulaimana Ernest Rogers – one of Sierra Leone’s three top legendary musicians – the other two are Salia Koroma and Ebenezer Calendar.

Editor’s Note: This story is from the Facebook page of Sidie Sheriff, a reputable Social Scientist with a razor sharp mind for analyzing contemporary social and economic issues with stints of historical perspectives on social media.

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