NDMA Headquarters, Aberdeen – Freetown, November 30, 2022 – Bournemouth University Professor of Crisis and Disaster Management and Dean of Business School, John Lee Miles visited the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) and discussed impactful research and best professional practice in the management of disasters in Sierra Leone. During his visit, Professor Lee Miles engaged...Read More

Bumbuna Town, Tonkolili District, 15 November 2022 – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), with support from the World Bank under the Resilient Urban Sierra Leone Project (RUSLP), has commenced a five-day National Simulation Exercise at the Bumbuna Hydroelectric Power Dam which seeks to promote disaster preparedness by testing policies and plans, standard operating procedures,...Read More

NDMA Headquarters, Freetown, Friday 11 November 2022: A cross-section of the 2022 Budapest-Bamako Rally delegation has donated a NISSAN XTRIAL T30 E vehicle to Sierra Leone’s National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) with a view of helping to address the vehicle constraints of the Agency to effectively respond to reported incidents across the country. The donation...Read More

Bank Complex, Kingtom, Freetown, November 3rd 2022 – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary School Education (MBSSE) and the Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency (SL Mets), with funding from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has launched the School Disaster Risk Reduction Teaching Guidelines (SDRRTG) and the Climate Information,...Read More

Following several incidences of flooding across the country and especially those in urban areas, the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) through its Directorate of Risk Reduction & Preparedness, with support from partners embarked on cleaning some major drainages/waterways from the 29th of September – 2nd October 2022 and improving on drainage infrastructure to prevent flooding...Read More

Freetown, October 13th, 2022 – The Government of Sierra Leone through the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has joined the world to commemorate the 2022 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) with the theme: Substantially increase the availability of access to multi-hazard early warning systems and disaster risk information and assessments to people by...Read More

NDMA Headquarters, Aberdeen, Wednesday 28th September 2022 – The National Disaster Management Agency through its Directorate of Communications has engaged Social Media Bloggers on Disaster Risk Communications and strides made in mitigating disasters across the country. The engagement was geared towards establishing collaboration with bloggers who will use tools such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and...Read More

NDMA Headquarters, Aberdeen, Freetown, 23rd September 2022 – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) through its Directorate of Communications, with support from partners, has commenced a four-day capacity building programme, targeting 320 community volunteers and community stakeholders. Welcoming the volunteers, the Director of Communications at NDMA, Mohamed L. Bah, said community volunteers/members are the main...Read More

Tihun Town, Sogbini Chiefdom, Bonthe District, Thursday 15th September 2022 – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) through its Directorate of Relief and Response with support from the Office of the President, has completed a swift Relief Response to 3,984 flood victims in Bonthe District, Southern Sierra Leone. On the 3rd – 5th September, 2022,...Read More

Bumpeh Town, Bo District, Saturday 3rd September 2022 – With Support from the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration (SLMA), the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has presented forty (40) brand new Life Jackets to canoe owners to ensure the safety of passengers currently using sea transportation to and from Bumpeh Town. It could be recalled that...Read More