Sierra Leone Environment Matters: GLFx Kenema

Sierra Leone Environment Matters: GLFx Kenema We are a group of volunteers working on reducing deforestation and advocating for wildlife conservation in Kenema District, Eastern Sierra Leone.

Last week, we continued our restoration work in Nekabo by planting 2,214 native trees. The village currently has no comm...
15/10/2025

Last week, we continued our restoration work in Nekabo by planting 2,214 native trees.

The village currently has no community forest of its own: The few existing forest patches belong to individual households. To change this, the community is establishing a shared forest on the grounds of the public school.

This initiative aims to restore the landscape, and bring back forest on a previous forested area.

Meet Our New Assistant Program Manager!We’re excited to introduce Marian Sheriff as the new Assistant Program Manager fo...
07/10/2025

Meet Our New Assistant Program Manager!

We’re excited to introduce Marian Sheriff as the new Assistant Program Manager for our Environmental Journey Program!

Marian holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and has been a dedicated volunteer with Sierra Leone Environment Matters for nearly five years. She brings with her a wealth of experience in working with children and a deep passion for creating positive change for the environment.

We’re happy to have her step into this new role and continue inspiring others to care for our environment in Sierra Leone.

Please join us in welcoming Marian to the team!

This weekend, we kicked off our Landscape Restoration Work in Bafawahun, one of four communities working with us to rest...
06/10/2025

This weekend, we kicked off our Landscape Restoration Work in Bafawahun, one of four communities working with us to restore over 10 hectares of degraded forest land.

Together, we’ll grow 10,000 trees to bring life back to areas once lost to deforestation. With strong community bylaws and an MoU in place, these trees will be protected for generations to come. Thanks to Global Landscapes Forum and CIFOR-ICRAF for making this possible 🙌🏾

Some highlights from last week’s sessions of the Environmental Journey Program: SLEM’s flagship environmental education ...
06/10/2025

Some highlights from last week’s sessions of the Environmental Journey Program: SLEM’s flagship environmental education initiative in schools.

04/10/2025

Restoration efforts have begun in Bafawahun, where more than 500 trees were planted on the very first day. The site, once a thriving forest, was lost to deforestation but is now being brought back to life. For the past three years, we have been providing environmental education in this community, and together we are strengthening local bylaws to ensure that the trees planted today, and in the future will be protected for generations to come.

04/10/2025

We didn’t add subtitles to the video since that came with an extra cost, but here’s the translation of what she says:

“My name is Gbessay, and I am the chairlady of Manina Bafawahun. Today, we are planting trees from our community nursery to restore this land, which was once covered by forest but has been completely cleared due to deforestation. You can see that you cannot see any big standing tree in this area.

I want to thank Sierra Leone Environment Matters for involving our community in this program. We are proud to welcome them here, and together we have worked hand in hand to make this restoration possible.

I also want to encourage other communities to follow our example in Bafawahun and take part in programs like this. And most importantly, I urge everyone: please do not cut down trees. But if you must, for any reason, make sure you plant another one in return.”

Schools are back in session, and so is our Environmental Education Program! This week, we launched the Environmental Jou...
16/09/2025

Schools are back in session, and so is our Environmental Education Program! This week, we launched the Environmental Journey Program at Dorwalia Comprehensive Secondary School. A huge thank you to the dedicated teachers and volunteers who made the session such a success for the students.

We were deeply honoured to be invited by the Alliance for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities for Conservation in A...
10/09/2025

We were deeply honoured to be invited by the Alliance for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities for Conservation in Africa (AICA), alongside many other NGOs from West, Southern, and Central Africa.

Yesterday’s gathering brought together Indigenous Peoples and Local Community (IPLC) leaders, community representatives, government officials, and conservation partners from across the region to share knowledge, strengthen collaboration, and shape strategies for sustainable conservation.

A special thanks to our National Coordinator, Maryam Kwajaffa, for representing us with such dedication.

Training for the final batch of teachers and volunteers is done and dusted.Sierra Leone Environment Matter (SLEM), with ...
05/09/2025

Training for the final batch of teachers and volunteers is done and dusted.

Sierra Leone Environment Matter (SLEM), with funding support from CIFOR-ICRAF (Centre for International Forestry Research), has completed a comprehensive training program for school teachers and SLEM volunteers from Kenema and surrounding rural communities.

The training equips participants to deliver SLEM’s hands-on environmental education program across all school levels in Kenema District, fostering awareness and active engagement in environmental conservation among students.

This week, with the support of education experts, we successfully completed training for the first group of school teach...
30/08/2025

This week, with the support of education experts, we successfully completed training for the first group of school teachers and SLEM volunteers from Kenema and surrounding rural communities, equipping them to deliver our hands-on environmental education program across all school levels in Kenema District. Thanks to CIFOR-ICRAF for providing the funds to make this happen.

We’re Hiring!We are looking for a passionate Assistant Program Manager to join our Environmental Journey Program (EJ) te...
27/08/2025

We’re Hiring!
We are looking for a passionate Assistant Program Manager to join our Environmental Journey Program (EJ) team.

The role involves supporting the Program Manager in delivering a consistent and impactful environmental education program across 10 schools in Kenema District. The Assistant Program Manager will work closely with partner schools, teachers, and volunteers to bring the EJ curriculum to life, emphasising hands-on learning about forests and the environment in Kenema, Sierra Leone.

Learn more about the Environmental Journey Program here: https://sierraleoneenvironmentmatters.org/

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