Youth Advocacy and Development Organisation Sierra Leone

27/05/2025

Call for Applications!

Are you a young 🇸🇱 woman ready to lead change?

Apply now for the 4th Cohort of the Fellowship a UNDP Africa & initiative building the next generation of African women leaders.

Deadline: 1 June

🌐 http://bit.ly/4jfC5Z3

08/03/2025

Happy International Women’s Day!

Today, we celebrate the strength, resilience, and achievements of women everywhere. At YADO-SL, we stand for empowerment, equality, and opportunity for all women and girls.

Let’s continue to uplift, support, and advocate for a world where every woman has the chance to thrive.

01/01/2025

Happy New Year 2025

01/01/2025

25/09/2024

Congratulations!

Musa Kamara, our ICT Officer who has been volunteering at the Youth Advocacy & Development Organization, has been awarded a scholarship to pursue his Master's degree in China. We are extremely proud of you, Musa, and wish you all the best in your academic journey!

26/08/2024

We have completed a needs assessment for eight primary schools in rural areas of Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone, and developed a project proposal for the Rural Education Renewal Initiative (RERI).

The assessment revealed several critical challenges, including poor infrastructure, a severe shortage of trained and qualified teachers, limited access to essential educational resources, low community engagement due to economic constraints, and weak monitoring and evaluation systems.

19/07/2024

EU Empowerment Fund through the Global Youth Mobilization Open Call pitch message.

12/07/2024

The Future is bright! Be a part of the story, with the next generation of sustainability leaders! Join us at the UPG Sustainability Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2024 as we celebrate dedicated individuals who have transformed from passionate candidates to powerful changemakers, ready to tackle the world's environmental challenges.
Be a part of this momentous occasion!
➡️ RSVP Now: https://upg.live/upgs-commencement-RSVP

03/07/2024

Our founder, Amadu Ezekiel Koroma has been chosen as a UPG Sustainability Leadership candidate for 2024 at the United People Global (UPG) Organization based in Switzerland. His focus is on the SDGs 4: Quality Education, working on the project: Rural Education Renewal Initiative (RERI).

01/07/2024

Struggling for Survival: Stone Breakers and Their Families Endure Hunger in Sierra Leone

Food scarcity has become a significant issue. While waiting along the Big Water Highway on the Peninsular in Sierra Leone, I encountered stone breakers and their children, all waiting for the rain. A driver stopped to deliver a bag of rice and a small market bag to one of the residents. A stone breaker remarked, "I have that bag of rice now; I only have to worry about the sauce”. I was deeply moved by her words. She explained she was a stone breaker, and I took her picture.

Call to action:
Join us in making a difference. Support local initiatives that provide food and resources to vulnerable families like those of the stone breakers. Your contribution can help ensure that no child goes to bed hungry.

Donate today and be a part of the solution.

30/05/2024

Yes, I am choosing to participate in the 2024 Sierra Leone Innovative Tech Summit.