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LONDON, March 27, 2020 – Swift action to contain the spread of coronavirus would save at least three million lives in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia according to new research from Imperial College, but this prediction understates the number of lives at stake, warns Save the Children.

Save the Children Sierra Leone through the Danish TV “Mek wi tok bot Mammy en Daddy Bizness “Project has on Tueday,17^th March 2020 donated two Dell laptops and stationeries worth over thirty-six million Leones (USD 3,000) to the Family Support Unit of the Sierra Leone Police. 

There have been more than 55,882 grave violations against children in conflict affected areas in Africa between 2014 and 2018 according to new analysis by Save the Children [1].  This includes children being killed, maimed or sexually assaulted - despite commitments by African leaders to end all wars on the continent by 2020.

“Our big goal for 2020 is quality.  I really want us to focus on quality. Quality! Quality! Quality!”  Heather Campbell, Country Director.

Staff of Save the Children Sierra Leone over the weekend (30, 31 January and 1 February 2020) had our annual staff retreat; a platform for staff to interact, elect the staff welfare executives, reflect and plan ahead.