Sierra Leone Unites

02/01/2026

Sierra Leone Unites is taking it to the next level in 2026. Join us in achieving these goals:

- 🏛️ Youth reconciliation center: A centre of excellence for healing wounds, building bridges and offering employability skills to young people.
- 💰 Social enterprise launch: Sustaining the movement to increase its reach for greater impact.
- 🎤 Future Leaders Conference: Shaping tomorrow's leaders to work towards a sustainable future for their nation.
- 📱 Social media dominance: Amplifying the voices of young people to creat change through digital influence.

You can join us and support these goals by bringing your ideas, skills, knowledge, partnership, resources and energy to make Sierra Leone a united, peaceful and prosperous nation with a thriving economy.

Happy 2026.

01/01/2026

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026.

Happy New Year! May this fresh start bring you renewed energy, hope and joy. Embrace new opportunities, learn from past experiences, and shine brighter than ever before!.

25/12/2025

MERRY CHRISTMAS
May this season bring all our leaders, volunteers, partners and sponsors strength,. prosperity and much love.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

23/12/2025

SEASON'S GREETINGS

Wishing you a season filled with joy, love and laughter. May this special time bring warmth to your heart, happiness to your home and endless opportunities for the coming year. Cheers to beautiful memories and brighter days ahead. Happy Holidays.

19/12/2025

19/12/2025

December is a month of volunteerism - a sacred service to ones community without the expectation of reward. At College Secondary School in Kenema, Sierra Leone Unites School Mentor, Hawa Sheriff engaged over 700 girls and boys on the key benefits of volunteerism. Are you someone who wants to save the day? Are you that person who wants the job to get done and doesn't want to wait for someone else to get the job done? Are you passionate about improving your community? Do you want to do all of these by giving your time, energy, skills, knowledge and resources freely? If your answer is YES to all of these questions then you are already a volunteer or on the way of becoming one. When you volunteer, you are helping others including yourself.

13/12/2025

OUR TESTIMONIALS
When we engage, we gather stories from young people who have had a transformational experience through our activities. These are stories of positive shift in mindset, expansion of worldviews, a commitment to an inclusive Sierra Leonean identity and ongoing work towards justice for all Sierra Leoneans. During our recent school relations tour, Sierra Leone Unites captured the voice of Josephine Keister who was inspired by our plan to establish a school club in her school.

09/12/2025

The next generation of peace builders and national leaders are those with the character to eliminate prejudice, hate and self destruction. These young enterprising leaders from Linda Koroma Foundation Academy Girls Secondary School in Kambia are enthusiastic to join Sierra Leone Unites School Peace Club to unite their peers and build an inclusive Sierra Leonean identity.

09/12/2025

09/12/2025

Abdul’s Story 💫

Abdul Rahman Kowa is an accomplished peacebuilder with more than 22 years of experience in peacebuilding, conflict transformation, civic engagement, democratic good governance, youth leadership, and women’s empowerment. His work spans national government, nonprofit organizations, and community-led initiatives.

He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor’s degree in Humanities from the University of Sierra Leone. Over the years, he has served as a Management Lecturer (5+ years), Trainer (10+ years), and Media Practitioner (13+ years).

Abdul Rahman has been recognized across Africa and globally, with fellowships and honors including:
🌟2025 IEP Peace Ambassador
🌟2022 Goldin Global Fellow
🌟2022 Digital Steward Fellow
🌟2019 Young African Professional Fellow
🌟2018 African Changemaker Fellow
🌟2018 West Africa Peace Ambassador
🌟2015 Emerging African Leader (YALI RLC)

He is also a 2017 Mandela Washington Fellow, graduating as a Civic Leader from Duquesne University. In recognition of his contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the African Union Agenda 2063, he received the Young African Leaders Award (2019) and the Alumni Impact Award (2023).

🟢Why Global Unites?
Abdul Rahman believes deeply in the power of young people to rebuild fractured societies and lead transformational change. His commitment to youth empowerment and peace aligns closely with the mission of Global Unites.
As Founder and National Director of Sierra Leone Unites, he works to advance the Sustainable Development Goals through peacebuilding, nonviolence, conflict transformation, and strong youth leadership. For him, Global Unites is a movement where young people become active contributors to peace, rather than passive observers of conflict.
He sees Global Unites as a platform that amplifies local leadership, connects changemakers across nations, and transforms anger and division into purposeful collective action.

🌍Hope for the World
Abdul Rahman envisions a world where young people are restored as productive members of their communities, equipped to lead their nations toward lasting peace and inclusive development.
His hope is for a society where conflicts are resolved through dialogue, where women and young people share leadership spaces, and where communities thrive economically and socially.
He dreams of an Africa where local leadership is nurtured and celebrated, and where the values of dignity, justice, and nonviolence guide public life.

🎯 Advice to Young People Who Feel Powerless
Through Sierra Leone Unites, Abdul Rahman continues to:
🔸Train young leaders across Sierra Leone in peacebuilding, mediation, and civic responsibility.
🔸Coordinate volunteer networks that respond to community needs and crises.
🔸Mentor more than 1,000 youths nationally and internationally.
🔸Lead and support three nonprofit volunteer organizations promoting peace and sustainable development.
🔸Champion programs that empower women and strengthen youth participation in democratic processes.

Abdul Rahman is committed to building a generation of leaders who embrace nonviolence, engage their communities with integrity, and work toward a peaceful and prosperous future for Sierra Leone and beyond.

05/12/2025

Inspiring stories of impact from our volunteers who stop at nothing to achieve the goal of a united, peaceful and prosperous Sierra Leone with a thriving economy.
At Sunday Foundation Secondary School for Girls in Kambia, in the Northwest of Sierra Leone, Alie Conteh led a team to inspire over 500 girls to be the new generation of peace builders and national leaders.

28/10/2025

In the midst of a high rate of abuse of harmful drugs and substances, Sierra Leone Unites says, take drugs out of our youths, our youths deserve better.