Welcome from CEO & Founder, Dr. Adama Kalokoh
ISL Vision, Mission, & Strategy
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Impact Sierra Leone's vision is to ensure that underserved populations, particularly young women and children in Sierra Leone, have access to essential necessities. This vision includes advancing sustainability, entrepreneurship, and public health through targeted empowerment initiatives.
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Impact Sierra Leone's mission is to mitigate socioeconomic challenges in Sierra Leone by fostering empowerment, enhancing educational opportunities, and forging robust partnerships across the diasporic community.
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Over the next five years (2025-2030), Impact Sierra Leone will focus on empowering women to shape the future of Sierra Leone and establish a stable foundation for the lives of the girls and women involved.
THE FOUNDERS
Impact Sierra Leone was established in 2019 by Dr. Adama Kalokoh and Yeabu Conteh, two daughters of Sierra Leone. Their commitment to fostering economic and socio-emotional development in their homeland was inspired by their late father, a dedicated patriot of Sierra Leone.
Though born in the U.S., Adama and Yeabu were deeply influenced by their father's devotion to his country. Motivated by his legacy, they launched the Seeds of Life Program following his passing.
This initiative aims to tackle numerous infrastructural challenges, essential for unlocking the potential of a nation on the path to restoration.
Dr. Adama Kalokoh
Yeabu Conteh
TEAM IMPACT
ABOUT SIERRA LEONE
FAQs
Where is Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone is a country the size of South Carolina and located in West Africa, surrounded by Guinea, Liberia, and a long Atlantic Ocean coastline.
What is the capital city of Sierra Leone?
The capital of Sierra Leone is Freetown, founded on March 11, 1792 by 1,196 African Americans. It was the first settlement for African Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, and Liberated Africans.
What is the population of Sierra Leone?
As of 2024, Sierra Leone has a population of 8,642,022. The median age is 19.2 years. It is estimated that 62.5% of the country is under the age of 25.
What natural resources are there?
Sierra Leone is known for its significant deposits of diamonds, gold, platinum, limonite, iron ore, rutile, bauxite, coltan, and more.
What is the climate of Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone is a tropical climate with distinct dry and wet seasons. The “rainy season,” as it is colloquially referred to, takes place between May and November.
What is their political system?
Sierra Leone is a democracy with a two-party system and capacity for independent candidates.
ABOUT THE VILLAGE OF FOINDU
Foindu is a village located in the Tonkilili District of Sierra Leone’s Northern Province. The Northern Province is the famous center of the diamond trade in Sierra Leone, having been discovered in the commercial sense in the early 1900s.
The village was largely destroyed during the war, with nearly every home having been burned down during the conflict. As a result, it is one of the areas recovering the slowest from the 11-year civil war (1991-2002).
50% of the population of 500 in Foindu is under the age 18. However, this number may not be an accurate reflection of the true population. Due to high infant mortality rates, children under the age of 5 are not usually counted in census efforts.
