Sierra Leone News

Sierra Leone News.

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  Manchester United Footballer Traces Roots And Returns To Volunteer

  By Wynter Mitchell | Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  dubbed by the tabloid) recently completed a thorough genealogy report and learned that his father's grandparents hailed from the African state of Sierra Leone. Knowing the current state of the war-torn region, he turned to UNICEF, for whom he's an ambassador, and joined the organization on Read More

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  Gates Funds Bold Action For Mothers And Children

  By Katherine Gustafson | Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:00 PM ET

  to an Irish organization that will work to improve maternal and child health in six countries.The organization, Concern International, will start in Sierra Leone, Malawi and India to develop projects  aimed at preventing such dangerous practices as insufficient breastfeeding, lack of vaccination Read More

  More like this in: Bill Gates, India, Pregnancy, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF), Malawi, Melinda Gates, Childbirth, Project Concern International
• NFL Player Raising Money for Sierra Leone

  By Jimmy Langman | Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:04 PM ET

  becoming an NFL player in 2003, Gibril Wilson has been going back to his home country, but not just to visit its beautiful beaches. Through his “Sierra Leone Project” sponsored by the Gibril Wilson Foundation, he is helping to raise money to build schools, medical clinics, electri Read More

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• Making Childbirth Safer in India

  By John Casey | Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:30 AM ET

  For comparison, here in the US, the rate is about 11 maternal deaths for every 100,000 live births. The highest recorded rates in the world are in Sierra Leone, which had an astonishing 2,000 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. One reason maternal mortality rates are low in the US and othe Read More

  More like this in: Johnson & Johnson, UNICEF, Health, India, Health Care, Pregnancy, World Health Organization, Childbirth, mortality rate, Motherhood
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  Water World

  By Stevie Stevenson | Wed May 13, 2009 5:57 PM ET

  a solar pump in a remote area of the country. On that trip, Greenly ended up installing 20+ solar pump projects in several Asian countries and Sierra Leone. He and Terri founded the Water4 Foundation to provide water access to the 1.2 billion people without adequate water supplies and to th Read More

  More like this in: Water, Asia, Zambia, Community Development, Christo, US, Business, Entertainment, Life & Style, Regional/Local, Education, Personal Finance, Sports
• The Brief 4/28: Flying Pups, Zen Shrinks, Writers' Lucky Break

  By Caroline Walker | Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:14 AM ET

  Zen Masters can use a little support. Top places to save. Get crackin'. Prince Charles gaining on Gore? Skipping Mexico? Head to Sierra Leone instead. Watch out for flying Chihuahuas! Tinkerbell makes it home. Consumers exhale, money moods boosted. Philanthropist Read More

  More like this in: Prince Charles, Natalie Portman, Mexico, Nelson Mandela, Congo, Prince, Chihuahua, Desmond Tutu, Sienna Miller