Fambul Leh Wi Tok on Njaluahun Radio 107.7

03/11/2024

*BREAKING NEWS!*
✨ Big shoutout to the Kebbies! 🙌 They just donated players and supporters' jerseys valued over NLE 12,000, plus a $100 refreshment for the Malen Chiefdom Football Club! ⚽️ as they gear up for the district competition. ⚽️💪
Mr. J.I.K. Foday Esq reminded the chiefdom football team that their family's support is all about fostering social unity and honoring the legacy of their father, the late Hon. PC B. V. S. Kebbie III.
Hon. P.Cs dedication and encouragement for the malen chiefdom and Pujehun district were truly exceptional and enduring.
The team expressed great delight for the amazing support from the Kebbie family! 💖 The Malen FC team stated that the Kebbie family's kindness is no surprise, as they've always been there for the chiefdom, especially the youth.
The team further thanked the Kebbie family for being such a wonderful part of their journey! 🙌✨ The Kebbie family not only donated football jerseys, USD 100, but a bottle of wine 🍷 to honor the beautiful tradition of libation.
Cheers to the Kebbie family for keeping our culture alive and celebrating the bond between the living and our ancestors! 💫✨
Tom V. B. S. Kebbie, a true son and passionate youth, expressed his gratitude to the team and the community for their hard work and dedication to the growth of the chiefdom. He encouraged everyone to remain united and focused on their shared purpose, which symbolises victory for their beloved home, Malen. 💚✨ ✨💖 Celebrating the spirit of our youth! Let's go, Malen FC! 🙌⚽️ ✨ ✨

11/08/2024

IK & EDITH FODAY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION DONATES FOODSTUFFS WITH NLE 2000 TO KaiDsu HOSTEL RESIDENTS, FBC-CHAPTER, TO BOOST THEIR EFFORTS TOWARDS EXAMS*

Blessed they say is the hand that giveth. This divine declaration is what exactly that will befall our elder brother, uncle and friend, Julius IK Foday Esq. for remembering us at this crucial moment.

As August imposes its heavy and unceasing downpour of rain, braced with hunger and our normal academic works (exams), conspired with the sad economic make-up at the moment, it has been difficult for brothers and sisters on campus (FBC) to access and secure necessary foodstuffs that empower them for the goals they are pursuing in their respective areas on campus. Aureole from time immemoral has been a place where not just the brave but the strong survive. This is so as whatever climbs the mountain of Aureole adds extra-value. Students become educated, parents become hopeful, the lazy become strong, and the prices of goods are also and will never be an exception to such an increase. This and so many other factors do hunt our brothers, sisters, friends, and children acquiring education at Fourah Bay College, the University of Sierra Leone.

With these struggling situations mentioned and faced by siblings, a brother, friend and above all a mentor, a man known for philanthropism; Julius IK Foday Esq, an outstanding product of the Fourah Bay College and an indegene of kailahun district, remembered his students' family at the University of Sierra Leone (FBC) and decided to do it in the "KAILAHUN WAY"

The KAILAHUN WAY we all know, is a way that prides itself in kindness and compassion. Therefore, Mr. Foday provides Five bags of rice, dozens of sadine, cash of Nle 2000 and other necessary condiments that compliment the provision of a healthy and balanced diet for the students of KaiDsu pursuing education at Aureole, FBC, and those residing at the hostels in particular.

This kind gesture from Mr. Foday was embraced and celebrated by brothers and sisters at Fourah Bay College. According to them, they received the gesture not by surprise because Mr Foday is known within the nook and cranny of Kailahun and beyond for his indefatigable support towards students, more especially towards KaiDsu in all their activities; hailing from the past, present and even those planned for the future.

However, In this life, people are remembered for two things: The problems they create and those they solved. Mr Foday has chosen to solve problems and he would forever be remembered by the Fourah Bay College community for steeping-in at a time when needed. Thus, we extend our gratitude and exciting appreciations to the JIK family, for sharing with us from the little God has blessed them. Ngor baika🙏

30/07/2024

Meet Hon. Sarjoh Aziz-Kamara, a household name and a visionary Leader who has helped to make education and innovation a cornerstone of Societal development in Sierra Leone in support of President Bio's Big 5 Game Changers to transform Sierra Leone.

In an epoch where educational excellence is evident in every initiative and policy as part of Human Capital Development, Hon.
Sarjoh Aziz-Kamara epitomizes a mixture of dedication, Innovation, and commitment to better Our educational landscape amidst the ever-growing challenges of our traditional methods of learning, where the integration of technology to match international competitiveness is evident in his approach.

He distinctively supports the advancing of equal opportunities for all students to access quality higher education with a dynamic learning environment to support President Bio’s agenda, with a dynamic leadership team at the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education.

Transformation education is a must with Hon. Sarjoh Aziz-Kamara

09/07/2024

*PUJEHUN DISTRICT BENEFITS FROM I.K. & EDITH FODAY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INFRASTRUCTURE AGENDA.*

The I.K. & Edith Foday Memorial Foundation is resolved and dedicated to fostering development and improving learning outcomes in Sierra Leone. The Foundation's main objective is to assist the nation in achieving long-term, sustainable development by ensuring sustainable and inclusive human and economic development, empowering individuals to shape and control their lives and contribute to the growth of themselves and their communities.

As the rolling out of this philanthropic agenda, the only surving Girls School (Holy Rosary Secondary School) in Pujehun District on Saturday, 6th July 2024, received substantial grant which covers (200 bags of cement worth 1,500 United States Dollars) from The I.K. & Edith Foday Memorial Foundation for its ultra-modern assembly hall.

While receiving the grant, the school wholeheartedly appreciated the support given by the CEO and Co-founder Julius I.K. Foday Esq. on behalf of the Foundation as a roadmap for enhancing infrastructural development, thereby promoting a core pillar for Free and Quality Education in the country.

This support focuses on creating an environment for students to expand their knowledge and enhance their learning experience.

The I.K. & Edith Foday Memorial Foundation is dedicated to supporting educational programmes that are highly tangible and unquestionably effective. This commitment stems from a strong desire to contribute to Sierra Leone's Medium-term National Development Plan and its pursuit of the 2030 Agenda for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals and other development initiatives.

The foundation aims to create a better future for all Sierra Leoneans, particularly those who are most vulnerable, by promoting peace, health, and prosperity. It strives to empower women and men, girls and boys, to be agents of change in their communities.

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04/10/2022

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Launches National Electrification Plan Digital Platform, Calls for Urgent Need to Unlock Sustainable Development Potentials

New Brookfields Hotel, Freetown, Monday 3 October 2022 - His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has formally launched the National Electrification Plan Digital Platform at a high-level annual ceremony, to increase clean energy supply nationwide.

He urged the two-day roundtable deliberations to address the issues of supply, availability, reliability, affordability, financing, and investment in the energy sector, pointing to a few critical discussion points including financing of the energy sector; regional power sector integration; energy transition; the development of the Millennium Challenge Compact following a successful Threshold Programme; renewable energy mini-grids as an alternative approach to energy access; rural tariffs; and coordinated response to reliable and affordable energy access.

He also called on partners and sector players to urgently design the appropriate energy systems to address the country’s energy needs to further unlock its sustainable development potentials.

"I am honoured and delighted to welcome you to this Energy Sector Round Table. A hearty welcome to our development partners. Thank you for being a valued partner and contributing to Sierra Leone's sustainable economic development and social progress.

“I am happy to see all the essential players in the energy sector present here this morning, and I can feel the energy in the room for fruitful deliberations. I value your impactful voices and presence at this Roundtable with the theme ‘Charting a Path to Sustainable Energy for All," he said.

The President noted that energy was the engine that powered economies across the world, adding that the more energy economies had the more prosperous their people were. He further emphasised that the lack of energy was Africa's most critical challenge, suffering from the world's highest energy poverty.

“In Sierra Leone, access to electricity remains a challenge in terms of reliability and affordability. Our sustainable economic growth and prosperity depend on solving the energy crisis. It will require a more significant commitment than ever before, for our present and future depend on it.

"Despite rising global energy prices, we must continue our efforts to increase energy access to communities and productive sectors of our economy in the short, medium, and long term. We should also ensure that existing and future energy sources are reliable, efficient, affordable, and sustainable for our homes, businesses, industries, schools, and hospitals.

"I remain optimistic that despite global and local challenges, with close partnership with development partners and the private sector, our government has made significant strides in the energy sector," he said.

Country Director for the Millennium Challenge Corporation, MCC, Steven Grudda, said, "The MCC is delighted to be part of this event to collaborate with you all on achieving the government of Sierra Leone’s goals on sustainable energy for all. We can only make it effective by putting in our efforts, so MCC is glad to participate here this morning. Our team is working closely with the Sierra Leone Compact Development Unit to design the compact and increase the availability of reliable and affordable electricity for all in Sierra Leone".

"Following the successful implementation of a USD 44 million program, the MCC Board of Directors selected Sierra Leone to develop a compact in December 2020. Since then, the country team has been working closely to give the compact contract to be signed hopefully by late 2023. If achieved, this will be one of the fastest compact development processes in MCC’s history, which is a testament to the quality of work done and the strength of partnerships by MCC and the government of Sierra Leone," he confirme.

World Bank Country Director for Sierra Leone, Ghana, and Liberia, Pierre Laporte, said, "I would like to thank your Excellency for extending this invitation to the World Bank Group and to congratulate your government for organising this energy sector event. Your presence at this event indicates the importance of the energy sector in the transformation of Sierra Leone and its people, and your participation demonstrates the commitment of your government to achieve universal access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable electricity.

"Access to electricity is one of the drivers of self-inclusive and resilient economic development, access to clean and reliable energy is also an essential element for the United Nations agenda and an enabler for human capital development, which your government is championing. World Bank has been a long-standing partner that will continue to support your government's agenda and improve its operational and commercial viability," he said.

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