Community And Rural Educational Development CARED

19/09/2026

🗣️ Taking Governance Messages to the Community

Effective local governance is not the responsibility of government institutions alone. Citizens also have important roles and responsibilities in shaping the development of their communities.
As part of its community engagement activities in Kono District, the CARED Kono Field Office took awareness messages directly to community members at a local market on Strengthening Citizens' Roles and Responsibilities in Local Governance in Kono District.

The engagement provided an opportunity to interact directly with community members and discuss the importance of citizen participation, responsibility and constructive engagement in local development processes.

Taking these conversations into public spaces such as markets helps ensure that awareness does not remain within offices or meeting rooms. It reaches people where they live, work and conduct their daily activities.

For CARED, community development is stronger when citizens are informed, engaged and able to participate meaningfully in issues affecting their communities.

A responsible citizen is not only someone who expects development, but someone who understands their role in contributing to it.

📸 Field experience from CARED Kono Field Office.

Community And Rural Educational Development CARED
European Commission
AU Small Finance Bank
EU International Partnerships
African Union
EU Sierra Leone
Amb Steven Sahr Mani-Chamba

19/09/2026

🟠 Protecting Girls, Strengthening Communities.

As part of its community engagement activities in Kono District, the Community and Rural Educational Development (CARED) Kono Field Office engaged secondary school pupils on an important issue affecting the lives and future of girls: Early Marriage and its Effects on Girls, Services and the Referral Pathways for Gender-Based Violence (GBV).

The engagement provided an opportunity to create awareness among young people about the consequences of early marriage and the importance of protecting girls from violence, abuse and other harmful practices.

Our discussions also focused on the services available to survivors of GBV and the referral pathways that can help individuals access the appropriate support and protection.

For CARED, community awareness is not simply about delivering information. It is about creating spaces where young people can learn, ask questions, understand their rights and become part of the solution.

Every girl deserves the opportunity to remain in school, develop her potential and make informed decisions about her future.

📸 Field experience from CARED Kono Field Office.

European Commission
EU International Partnerships
Community And Rural Educational Development CARED
African Union
EU Sierra Leone
European Union in Sierra Leone

24/10/2025

24/10/2025

17/05/2024

One year ago, the team of the Community And Rural Educational Development (CARED), visited school going pupils at the Roman Catholic Primary School, Manjama village, Soa Chiefdom, Kono district on a sensitization in the topic: "Reducing Teenage Pregnancy, Early Marriage, Prostitution and Street Child Leaving among School going Children in kono district". This actvity was a self sponsored intervention by the CARED membership contributions.
The primary objectives of the Community And Rural Educational Development (CARED), is to increase access to quality pre-primary, primary, secondary, technical and vocational education and training as well as university education that will enable them engage in meaningful productive Economic activity. To demonstrate our commitment to education, CARED organization will participate in advocacy to donors, partners in development, National and International Non-governmental organizations and government to sustain budgetary allocation to educational activities of the organization. Therefore, we are call on the attention of the Government, the Private sector including businesses, the Civil society organizations, the International community including development partners and donors, and the General public, to provide their little financial support in making this dream a reality.

Thanks for your partnerships and support in advance.
Steven Sahr Mani
Programme Managing Director
Community And Rural Educational Development (CARED)
Email: [email protected]
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