WASH & Community Resilience: Transform Sierra Leone held an inception meeting in Madina, Makpele Chiefdom (Pujehun) to boost community-led water, sanitation, hygiene and environmental conservation, with residents pledging support for compost fences, handwashing stations and other practical works. National WASH Investment: Government unveiled a 10-year WASH programme needing about US$7 billion, including a first US$180 million World Bank-backed phase, as it seeks safer water, better sanitation and stronger waste management. Flood Preparedness in Freetown: Caritas Freetown and Trócaire trained 45 people from flood-prone communities (Bottom Oku, Moa Wharf, Moyiba) through disaster memory mapping and risk assessment to strengthen local emergency response. Health, Water & Sanitation Standards: WHO/UNICEF reported that many West African health facilities still miss basic sanitation standards, underscoring the link between clean toilets, hygiene and safer care. School Food & Sodium Cuts: Freetown City Council is piloting low-sodium school meal guidelines to cut sodium intake by 15% in six municipal schools, aligning with WHO recommendations. Water Utility Trust-Building: SALWACO is reviewing a 2026–2030 branding strategy to rebuild public confidence in water supply and sanitation services. Gender & Digital Safety: Media and women’s rights groups pushed for stronger safeguarding and accountability against online abuse and harassment in Sierra Leone’s media spaces. Heavy Rains Warning: The Gender Ministry urged parents and caregivers to protect children during heavy rainfall by avoiding flooded areas, open drains and fast-moving water. Climate Finance Push: g7+ called for more practical, less bureaucratic climate finance for conflict- and post-conflict-affected countries, keeping Sierra Leone’s climate funding needs in focus.