Kenema City, Eastern Region, 22th August 2022 — With support from the Office of the President, The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) through its Directorate of Relief and Response last week continued the provision of food and non-food items to a total population of 1,011 fire and windstorm victims in various towns and villages in...Read More

Country Lodge, Hill Station, Freetown, August 24th 2022 — SAVE the Children International has concluded a three-day capacity-building training for staff of the National Disaster Management Agency and other institutions on the protection of children and women during disasters and emergencies. The training attracted 52 participants from the NDMA, Family Support Unit of the Sierra...Read More

Bo City, Southern Sierra Leone, 17th August 2022 — The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) through its Directorate of Relief and Response has over the week visited villages and towns in Moyamba, Bonthe and Bo Districts where a population of 4,833 victims were affected by windstorm and fire incidents displacing 807 households, destroying 485 houses...Read More

Mortormeh, Freetown, August 18, 2022 — Following a report received by the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) from the Chiefs of Motormeh community complaining about a strange crack within their compounds, the NDMA dispatched a team headed by its Deputy Director General, John Vandi Rogers and the Director of Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness Thomas...Read More

On the morning of August 14, 2017, significant mudflow events occurred at Mortormeh in the capital city of Freetown in Sierra Leone. It all started with three days of torrential rainfall coupled with inimical human activities that caused a huge quantum of mud and rocks to slide and destroyed hundreds of buildings beneath whilst killing...Read More

NDMA’s Conference Room, Aberdeen, Freetown, 4th August, 2022 — The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) through its Directorate of Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness has engaged key stakeholders and partners such as the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE), United Nations Development Program (UNDP), International Organization for Migration (IOM) and others on the...Read More

Wellington, Freetown, 2nd August, 2022 — With support from the Government of Sierra Leone, the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) through its Directorate of Relief and Response together with various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), and Partners has provided cash transfer, food and non-food items, and medical support assurance to the Wellington Fire Victims. It...Read More

Unicef Office, Freetown, Wednesday 27th July, 2022 — Unicef Sierra Leone has donated consignment of cleaning tools to the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) in support of its upcoming flood mitigation exercise in Freetown. Before May of 2022, when NDMA was accorded the responsibility of flood mitigation in the country by the Chief Minister, Hon....Read More

Occasions Resort, Lakka, Freetown, Monday 4th July, 2022 — United Nations Sierra Leone through their Resident Coordinator and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has commenced a five-day Disaster Management Training in Freetown for staff of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) and non-state actors in Sierra Leone. The training is facilitated by the United...Read More

Accra, July 5th 2022 — The National Disaster Management Agency’s Director of Relief and Response is currently in Ghana participating in a Three-day ECOWAS regional workshop on disaster recovery priorities and preparing a roadmap for recovery preparedness in West Africa. The workshop which is under the auspices of the Sahel Resilience Project and the Project...Read More