The Recently Leaked Secret to Marijuana Legalization Uncovered Marijuana Legalization at a Glance Anyone 21 or older would have the ability to possess small quantities of marijuana and be permitted to grow a few plants in their house. According to the most recent reports coming out of Colorado, marijuana is a main cause of homicides...Read More

Bo City, 12th May 2023 – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has successfully concluded the implementation of a simulation exercise on fire prevention and road safety in Bo City. The World Bank, through the Resilient Urban Sierra Leone Project (RUSLP), funded the exercise. The National Simulation Exercise (Simex) which commenced on the 9th and...Read More

Bumbuna Town, Dansogoia Chiefdom, Tonkolili District, 5th May 2023 – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) through its Directorate of Research, Monitoring and Evaluation (R, M&E) has concluded an impact assessment of the World Bank-funded simulation exercise conducted in Bumbuna to ascertain gaps and challenges in domesticating emergency response at the local level.In November 2022,...Read More

NDMA Headquarters, Freetown, May 3rd, 2023 – In a bid to strengthen its disaster risk management and response interventions, the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) through its Directorate of Partnership has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RE:ACT for a strategic partnership in protecting the vulnerable during a crisis and supporting critical infrastructure and...Read More

Freetown, April 20th, 2023 – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) through the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA), with support from the Robert Flight Information Region (RFIR) based in Liberia, has established an aeronautical search and rescue sub-centre at the Freetown international airport (FNA). The RFIR is an international organization established on January 17th,...Read More

NDMA Headquarters, Aberdeen, Freetown, March 10th 2023: The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) in partnership with Bournemouth University (BU) with funding support from UK’s prestigious Research England (RE), has launched a research document titled: Evaluating Local Disaster Management in Sierra Leone (EVALDIS) Report 2023 to enhance effective management of disasters at the local level in...Read More

NDMA Headquarters, Aberdeen, Freetown, March 8th 2023: In a bid to diversify the concept of Disaster Management as a new phenomenon in Sierra Leone, the National Disaster Management Agency organized a one-day symposium to lecture Students offering Disaster Management from the Department of Sociology and Social Work, Fourah Bay College (FBC), University of Sierra Leone...Read More

FREETOWN, March 7th 2023: A cross-section of the senior management staff of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), representatives from the Resilient Urban Sierra Leone Project of the World Bank and senior members of the Milton Margai Technical University (MMTU) made an inspection visit at the proposed site for the construction of an Ultra-Modern facility...Read More

Bo City, Southern Sierra Leone, 23rd February 2023 – The Directorate of Relief and Response of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has on Monday 20th February 2023 commenced the provision of relief items to disaster victims in Kono, Kailahun, Kenema, Pujehun, Bo, Bonthe and Moyamba Districts, where a total population of 2,769 victims were...Read More

The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) on 8th Wednesday 2023, through the Directorate of Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness (DRR & P) continued its Social Behavioural Change Campaign on Fire Disaster Prevention by giving a public lecture at the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) Joint Force Commander’s Weekly Briefing at its headquarters, Cockerill...Read More