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

Wednesday 29th June, 2022 – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) with support from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), in collaboration with the National Fire Force (NFF) has completed its Community Engagement on Early Warning and Adaptation Mechanisms in Four Coastal Communities through a five-year Global Environmental Fund (GEF) project titled: “Adapting to climate...Read More

Shenge – Kagboro Chiefdom, Moyamba District, Monday 20th June, 2022 – The National Disaster Management Agency with funding support from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR), Institute of Marine Biology & Oceanography (USL-IMBO) and the National Tourist Board (NTB)...Read More

NDMA Headquarters, Aberdeen, Freetown, Friday 17th June, 2022 — The National Disaster Management Agency has received from Bollore Sierra Leone, food and non-food items for onward distribution to victims of Crab Town Fire Incident. It could be recalled that on May 24th 2022, the NDMA reported a fire incident at Lower Gbendembu, Crab Town, Levuma...Read More

Le Ndiambour Hotel, Dakar, Senegal – June 14, 2022 — Representatives of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) have concluded a Two-day ECOWAS Regional Training Workshop on Measuring the Effectiveness of Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems in Dakar, Senegal. The Two-day ECOWAS training workshop which spanned from Monday 13th – 14th June 2022 at the Le...Read More

Sherbro Town-Gbolor, Waterloo, Western Rural District, June 14, 2022 — The National Disaster Management Agency NDMA has concluded its assessment of a reported fire incident that occurred at Gbolor, Sherbro Town, Waterloo, Western Rural District on Monday 13th June 2022. Based on initial assessment so far, the fire incident was due to an unattended Smoke...Read More

Occasions Resort, Lakka, Freetown, 1st April 2022 – GOAL Sierra Leone in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) and Partners concluded a two-day simulation workshop to enhance the capacity of Agencies directly dealing with the management of disasters in the country. The workshop brought together partners comprising Freetown City Council (FCC), National Commission...Read More

Freetown, 20th April 2022 – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), in collaboration with the Republic of the Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF), the National Protected Area Authority (NPAA) and the Ministry of Public and Political Affairs, on Tuesday raided individuals who have been illegally burning the forest reserve within the Guma Dam – for...Read More

Freetown, 5th May 2022 – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) through its Directorate of Relief and Response over the week stockpiled, managed, coordinated and supervised the distribution of disaster relief items to victims of the Culvert/Race Course Community. On the 28th of April 2022 at the Culvert community, an ignited blaze caused by poor...Read More