AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoUK Aid Cuts: Britain plans to cut bilateral aid to Sierra Leone sharply, with projected drops from £16m (2025–26) to £9m (2026–27) and £5m (2027–28), raising alarms for health services and other public support. Climate Youth Recognition: Sierra Leonean climate advocate Komrabai Dumbuya received the Queen Elizabeth II Commonwealth Trust 100 Young Leaders Award for climate-smart agriculture and rural resilience work. Local Climate Action Funding: Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr launched the third cohort of the Bloomberg Youth Climate Action Fund 2.0, backing youth-led solutions like tree planting, recycling and composting across Sierra Leonean cities. Protected Wetlands Crackdown: NPAA demolished structures at Aberdeen Creek in the Sierra Leone River Estuary, a Ramsar wetland, to stop encroachment in an environmentally sensitive area. Disaster Lessons, Again: A reflection on the 9th anniversary of the August 14 mudslide urges stronger land-use planning, drainage, waste management and early-warning systems as rainfall becomes less predictable. Digital Education Push: Sierra Leone is expanding tech-enabled schooling, launching 278 schools in six months and targeting 203 more to reach 751 by year-end. Youth Governance Grants: Fifteen chiefdom youth councils received EU-funded grants under YAGGS to run local livelihood, entrepreneurship and digital initiatives.
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