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From a small business loan to a happier future – how communities in Sierra Leone are overcoming COVID-19 challenges
Marie’s story Marie is a widow with four children from a poor rural community in Moyamba district, southern Sierra Leone.…
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Responding to COVID-19 in vulnerable rural communities of Sierra Leone
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a UK Aid Direct grant from the UK Government to…
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How we’re helping vulnerable people to tackle Covid-19 and hunger in Pujehun, Sierra Leone
Pujehun, in the southern province of Sierra Leone, is one of the poorest and least developed of its 13 administrative…
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Black Lives Matter
We are appalled, enraged and deeply saddened by the unjust and brutal murder of Black lives at the hands of…
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Action on Poverty’s response to Covid-19
During these challenging times, Action on Poverty would like to reassure our friends and supporters that we are continuing to…
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Sierra Leone: “Before we did not have enough food, but now I can provide for my family”
The Action on Poverty programme management team has just returned from a two-week project monitoring visit to Sierra Leone. Lauren,…
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How we’re helping to combat youth unemployment in Uganda
Imagine being a young person with no job and no prospects. Imagine also that you’ve not been to primary school…
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“MAPCO is the first NGO that has succeeded here in this community”
Despite the challenges faced by the brutal civil war and the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone, we have managed to…
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The Scourge of Femicide in Kenya
Ivy Wangechi was only months away from graduating from medical school. And it was on her way home from lessons…
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How bread making in Mano supports a community
There is nothing nicer than the smell of baking bread, so imagine how lovely the smell for some young people…
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How vocational training changes lives in Sierra Leone
Imagine being a young man responsible for a large family but with very little income. How would you cope? What…
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Sudden passing of Mr Sagestine Gandi
It is with great sadness that I have to report the sudden passing of Mr Sagestine Gandi on 5th March…
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Women and their community thrive on the Camili project
When Halima, a mother of seven from Garissa County in Kenya, decided to start a business in the camel milk…
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World Youth Skills Day 2018
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Zainab’s Story
Zainab Ahmed, is a 50 year old mother and wife; she lives in Dikabure Village about 10 kilometres from Garissa.…
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Changing the world, one apprentice at a time
For young people, getting a job and that first step on the career ladder is very challenging and highly competitive.…
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Camel Milk – In memory of John
Last week we had the sad news that a long-time friend of APT, had sadly passed away at the age…
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Empowering Communities: Meet Sallay
Sallay is a mother of 4 from Taninihun Kpapuima, Sierra Leone. Taninihun is a rural village just outside of Bo…
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#MakeASmile Gift catalogue
Training the wise men and women -£10 Why not buy someone the gift of teaching others – just £10 is…
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