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

Freetown, 2nd February 2023 – The National Disaster Management Agency, with support from the United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF), has facilitated the provision of educational and sports items to the Cockrill fire victims. The relief items presented include: tarpaulins, books, pens, pencils, erasers, footballs, basketballs, tennis, skipping ropes, scrabbles and drafts. On the 9th...Read More

Bo District Council Hall, Bo City, Southern Region, 2nd February 2023 – The Directorate of Partnership of the National Disaster Management has concluded the formalization of the Southern Region, Bo District and Kakua Chiefdom Disaster Management Committees with the theme: “Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response and to ‘Build Back Better’ in recovery, rehabilitation and...Read More

The Directorate of Research, Monitoring & Evaluation of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), has on Tuesday, 31st January 2023 embarked on a series of monitoring exercises on NDMA’s Regional, District and Chiefdom Disaster Management Committees in Bombali, Kambia, Port Loko, Kailahun, Pujehun and Kenema to review their activities in the year 2022. The monitoring...Read More

Armed Forces Technical Center, Wilberforce, Freetown, 1st February 2023 — The Directorate of Relief and Response of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has concluded a two-day humanitarian relief and response training for partner organizations such as the Sierra Leone Red Cross Society (SLRCS), World Vision, Caritas, Goal SL, the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed...Read More

Freetown, January 30th, 2023 – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) through its Directorate of Risk Reduction and Preparedness, in collaboration with the National Fire Force and other partners have commenced community engagement on fire prevention and social behavioural change in twenty-eight (28) fire-prone communities in Freetown. The essence of community engagement is to minimize...Read More

NDMA Headquarters, January 27th, 2023 – The Ministry of Gender and Children’s Affairs has completed a two-day capacity building training on gender mainstreaming for the management and staff of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA). On January 19th, 2023, the President of Sierra Leone, His Excellency Brig. Rtd. Dr Julius Maada Bio signed into law...Read More

Freetown, Monday, January 23rd, 2023 – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), through its Directorate of Relief and Response has responded to the Wilberforce fire victims by providing temporary shelter to 37 households affected by a fire incident which occurred on the 20th of January 2023. Although the cause of the blaze is yet to...Read More