U.S.-Sierra Leone Harmony Exchange
StatusCompleted
Programme areaPeacebuilding & Cohesion
LocationBo, Sierra Leone
Period1 December 2024 – 30 June 2025
Partners & fundersU.S. Embassy Freetown (Public Diplomacy Small Grant), Njala University
A youth exchange connecting changemakers from Sierra Leone and the United States around climate action and shared understanding.
The first cohort of the U.S.-Sierra Leone Harmony Exchange met on 3 January 2025 at Bush Garden in Bo, with monthly virtual sessions on climate action and sustainable development running until June 2025. Highlights included the Students' Climate Cafe at the Jay & Chris YES Alumni Recreational Garden, the "One Student, Ten Trees" initiative, and a Martin Luther King Jr. Day screening and public conversation.
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