One Love Salone Foundation

20/04/2026

Happy Birthday to our beautiful mother and distinguished Honourable Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs - Madam Nabeela Tunis.

We’re grateful for all your indelible contributions and support to the people of this SL.

Your dedication and tireless commitment toward building our nation’s most valuable assets (youth) don’t go unnoticed, they’re truly valued.

Your priceless effort and remarkable work in supporting humanity and society is highly recognized.

May Allah continue to bless abundantly and reward your generosity, compassion, service to our people and country.

Happy Birthday, Ma’am. Wishing you many more years filled with good health, grace, happiness and prosperity.

Cheers, Ma’am 🎂🍿🧁🥂🍻🥃

08/03/2026

One Love Salone Foundation Supports Over 125 Students with Full Tuition Payments for the 2025/2026 Academic Year

The One Love Salone Foundation is pleased to announce the successful completion of tuition fee payments for all approved universities and colleges under its scholarship scheme for the 2025/2026 academic year.

Beyond financial support, the Foundation continues to amplify young voices and prepare young people to take on leadership roles across various disciplines. Through its inclusive approach anchored in the principle that no one should be left behind, the Foundation is creating spaces that empower young people to strengthen their productivity and contribution to society.

The Foundation is also expanding its support beyond tuition by introducing mentorship opportunities and internship placements, enabling beneficiaries to gain practical experience and develop the skills needed to transition successfully from education into the professional world.

The initiative reflects the Foundation’s broader commitment to a holistic support system, including mentorship programmes, leadership development, and encouraging beneficiaries to give back to their communities. This approach ensures that responsibility, service, and civic engagement remain embedded within the programme.

It will be recalled that in 2023 the One Love Salone Foundation launched a fully funded scholarship scheme for eligible Sierra Leonean students who, due to financial constraints, were unable to pay their tuition fees. The programme targeted undergraduate students across the country, with particular emphasis on those who demonstrated academic excellence, leadership potential, and community engagement.

Since its launch, the scholarship scheme has created opportunities for students across diverse institutions, ensuring that financial barriers do not hinder academic progress.

With the support provided to over 125 beneficiaries this year, the One Love Salone Foundation reaffirms its dedication to education, gender equity, and youth empowerment in Sierra Leone.

By prioritizing academic excellence, leadership, mentorship, and professional development, the Foundation continues to invest in Sierra Leone’s human capital, helping to position students and graduates to compete confidently on the national and global stage.

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Electronically Signed
Secretariat
One Love Salone Foundation

08/03/2026

To our brilliant young women and recipients of the One Love Salone Foundation scholarship, today we celebrate your courage, determination, and commitment to learning. Your dreams matter, and your voices are helping shape the future of Sierra Leone.

We are proud to provide a platform that supports and uplifts you, anchored in the principle of love that embraces and offers a safe, productive space for all.

Continue to rise with confidence and pursue excellence wherever you find yourselves, remembering that unity of purpose is essential for the transformation we all seek in Sierra Leone. Stay focused and continue to support one another wherever life takes you.

Wishing you all a meaningful and inspiring International Women’s Day.

One Heart
One Voice
One Love Salone

Nabeela Tunis

19/02/2026

One Love Salone Foundation Participates in Global Tourism Resilience Day Commemoration

Beneficiaries and students of One Love Salone Foundation recently attended the Global Tourism Resilience Day commemoration, held at the Tunde Cole Building, Fourah Bay College (FBC) in Freetown on February 17, 2026.

The event, organized by the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, brought together students and stakeholders in the tourism sector to discuss resilience strategies for the industry.

The program featured panel discussions, a student debate, and a drama performance, all centered around the theme of tourism resilience, “Tourism Resilience in Action: From Crisis Response to Impactful Transformation".

Our beneficiaries and students actively participated in the event, with some taking part in the questions and answers session of the panel discussion.

In her keynote address, the Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Md. Nabeela Tunis, called for collective action to transform the tourism sector of the country.

She encouraged students and stakeholders to participate in creative and innovative initiatives that will transform outbreaks into opportunities in the sector, which she believes the tourism sector sits at the intersection of all other sectors of development.

The Minister emphasized that tourism connects agriculture to hospitality, connects conservation to community income, connects digital innovation to global visibility, and connects Sierra Leone's painful history to a powerful narrative of freedom and transformation.

She stated that creativity shouldn’t just be a hobby but a driver of growth, adding that "Our music, our dance, our culture, our storytelling, and museum are all assets that we are proud of."

She noted that these assets, when utilized, can sustainably attract visitors, create jobs, empower women, engage young people, and strengthen communities.

Md. Tunis emphasized that the 2026 celebration focuses on youth-led tourism resilience and development, underscoring the role of young people in shaping the future of global travel and cultural cooperation

The Minister admonished participants to spread the message, as indicated in the inscription on the program video, "I am a young voice for tourism resilience," echoing the sentiments of our youth, who are eager to contribute to the development of Sierra Leone's tourism sector.

The Minister added that in the tourism industry, there is no discrimination, and every person has a productive role in Sierra Leone's tourism development sector. She emphasized that everyone has a God-given talent waiting to be discovered, nurtured, and amplified productively.

The Minister also highlighted that the United Nations General Assembly has declared 2027 as the International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism, and countries are encouraged to promote tourism as a driver of development, inclusive growth, environmental protection, and social empowerment.

She said the youth aren’t just the leaders of tomorrow but serve as partners in today’s development process. She encouraged the youthful population to work hard in the transformation of the country’s tourism infrastructures. She concluded with the powerful campaign slogan by the Ministry stating that “Tourism Bizness Na All Man Bizness”

Attendance was strictly monitored and will play a crucial role in determining subsequent sponsorship opportunities for our beneficiaries and students. We are proud of their participation and look forward to seeing their continued growth and involvement in promoting tourism resilience in Sierra Leone.

At One Love Salone Foundation, we believe in empowering young people to become agents of change, and events like Global Tourism Resilience Day provide the perfect platform for them to develop new skills and networks.

The One Love Salone Foundation thanks the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs for being a strong partner over the years and looks forward to continued collaboration in promoting tourism development in Sierra Leone.

Ministry of Tourism & Cultural Affairs Sierra Leone
2026 Culture and Creativity Year.
Nabeela Farida Tunis

18/02/2026

RAMADAN MUBARAK FROM One Love Salone Foundation

14/12/2025

The One Love Salone Foundation ’s work goes beyond scholarship, community involvement, leadership, and academic excellence. While investing in this nation's human capital development, we're also training young pros to embrace good citizenship culture within and outside communities.

14/12/2025

The One Love Salone Foundation ‘s work goes beyond scholarship, community involvement, leadership, and academic excellence. While investing in this nation's human capital development, we're also training young pros to embrace good citizenship culture within and outside communities.

13/12/2025

“‘I Am So Embarrassed, Let’s Do Something About It’ — young volunteers turn words into action for a cleaner Sierra Leone.”

11th December 2025
Western Area

A team of young volunteers—students drawn from various universities under the One Love Salone Foundation—embarked on the “I Am So Embarrassed, Let’s Do Something About It” campaign, an initiative aimed at supporting national efforts to keep the city clean.

The campaign was inspired by the powerful message of reggae icon Sizzla Kalonji, whose call to action moved many Sierra Leoneans, especially young people, to take responsibility for protecting their environment.

Armed with cleaning materials including brooms, shovels, refuse bags, face masks, and other tools, the volunteers assembled at Cotton Tree and moved through Gloucester Street, Circular Road, Campbell Street, St. John, Savage Street, and Bus Halt, carrying out a coordinated clean-up exercise.

The team demonstrated a strong belief that meaningful change and development must begin with young people. Their actions sparked curiosity and engagement among onlookers—business owners, passengers, drivers, school pupils, and residents—many of whom paused to learn more about the campaign.

The initiative was met with applause and encouragement from citizens who commended the volunteers not only for raising awareness, but for leading by example and showing practical steps everyone can take to maintain a cleaner, safer, and healthier environment for all.

This course is a continuous effort that will be extended to other parts of the City of Freetown and across the country as a whole.

Stay tuned!

21/11/2025

Exciting News from One Love Salone Foundation!!!

We are excited to announce the official launch of our website - your new home for updates, programs, and opportunities that empower communities across Sierra Leone.

Explore it here: https://onelovesalonefoundation.org/news

And the journey continues…Soon, we’ll be opening applications for our 2025/2026 Academic Year One Love Salone Foundation Fully Funded Scholarship Scheme, for eligible Sierra Leonean Students; who for any financial reason, are not in a position to pay their tuitions fees on their own, and are in need of scholarship opportunity to pursue TVET and undergraduates’ programs in Sierra Leone.

Stay tuned for details — this is your chance to be part of a brighter future, to build progress.

News From Scholarships To School Construction, One Love Salone Foundation Is Building Futures And Transforming Communities Across Sierra Leone. Real Change, Real Impact Mohamed Kallon In addition to offering scholarship opportunities to deserving students across the country, the One Love Salone Foun...

25/05/2025

ONE LOVE SALONE FOUNDATION CONCLUDES BEACH CLEANING EXERCISE IN FREETOWN

Sunday, 25th May 2025: The One Love Salone Foundation had its usual partnership and collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Tourism & Cultural Affairs Sierra Leone, with massive Beach Cleaning Exercise along the Lumley Beach in Freetown.

As part of their commitment to national development, the Beach Cleaning Exercise was conducted with the students/ beneficiaries, who are running full funded scholarship scheme with the Foundation from different programs and universities: Fourah Bay College, Institute of Public Administration and Management, College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, Milton Margai Technical University and Limkokwing University of Creative Technology.

Testimonies from the students and beach attendants revealed that, the action of the Foundation to involve in the Beach Cleaning Exercise is not only timely, but a strong support to the developmental growth of Sierra Leone; thereby encouraging students and other citizens to invest in community development initiatives, across the country.

Members of the Foundation applauded the performance of their beneficiaries and assured them of their unwavering support, including the facilitation of similar Community Involvement programs to other students/ beneficiaries outside Freetown: Njala University, Ernest Bai Koroma University, Eastern Technical University, University of Makeni, and Central University.

The Foundation special focus is to complement the effort and commitment of government and partners in the education sector, by providing fully funded scholarship scheme to students across the country through: Outstanding Academic Achievement, Leadership Skills and Community Involvement, with the view to mentor and help citizens to support and contribute to society and humanity.

The Beach Cleaning Exercise saw effective participation among students and Foundation members, showcasing the significance of collective responsibility towards national development initiatives, with special attention to community involvement and volunteerism.

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One Love Salone Foundation

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03/03/2025

One Love Salone Foundation

Completion of Payment of Tuition Fees to All the 2023/2024 Students / Beneficiaries

We are pleased to inform you that, the One Love Salone Foundation has made full payment of tuition fees, to all continuing students / beneficiaries under the Foundation's scholarship scheme 2023/2024.

Adding to our previous notices, we have completed the full payment of tuition fees to students or beneficiaries who are attending USL (FBC, IPAM & COMAHS) and EBK.

INSTRUCTIONS :

IPAM: All IPAM students or beneficiaries should contact the Secretariat and collect their slips against tomorrow, Tuesday 4/3/25 (From 10am-12pm).

FBC: All FBC students or beneficiaries should contact the NCTVA office and process their receipts accordingly. List of beneficiaries is accompanied for specific attendance.

COMAHS & EBK: All COMAHS & EBK students or beneficiaries should exercise patience for two or three days before visiting their finance or registry offices for processing of receipts. Hence, direct payment have been made but require few days for final processing.

On another development, All Njala University students or beneficiaries should contact their finance or registry to process their receipts. We have made complete payment to all students at Njala University.

Also note that we have made complete payment of tuition fees to all the eligible students or beneficiaries under the ten approved institutions.

Again, the entire students or beneficiaries under the scheme 2023/2024 can now check with their necessary authorities for processing of their receipts, and submission of copies to the Secretariat, ASAP.

Students under the scheme should contact the Secretariat and the Finance Department of their various institutions for onward action.

Finally, the foundation is still processing the 2024/2025 applications received. We’ll continue to reach out to applicants, accordingly.

Thanks!!!

For any clarification or further information, kindly contact the Secretariat.

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