Africa’s development journey is built on bold ambition, innovation & agency. In 2025, @UNDPAfrica & partners scaled up action and delivered lasting impact across the continent. 👇🏾These are some highlights of what we made possible by working together for Africa.

The Sierra Leone Policy Conference 2025 is about to drop 🔥 Register ONLINE – 📱scan the QR code and secure your spot NOW! Let’s finance 🇸🇱 Salone’s future together! Who’s ready? @dsengeh @FredAmpiah @KevinPetrini @moped2025 @mof_sl @MoiceComm @UNSierraLeone @UNICEFSL

Let’s speak up against Digital violence and protect our women and girls! #16days @ahunnaeziakonwa @UNDPSierraLeone @UNDPAfrica

Today @UNDPSierraLeone, led by Deputy #ResRep @KevinPetrini, engaged with the @GroupEcobank Sierra Leone team to explore collaboration to strengthen the #MSME ecosystem. Discussions focused on de-risking, expanding access to capital, and supporting women and youth led

1/4: Productive exchange with Hon. Ibrahim Alpha Sesay, Minister @tradesalone at #IATF2025. We discussed unlocking trade-led growth through inclusive #MSMEs empowerment. Let’s invest boldly in Africa’s entrepreneurs. They are the engine of the continent’s transformation.

Meet Mariama Gendemeh, 25, a youth farmer from Kenema and founder of Fresh Veggies Agro, turning agriculture into a powerful tool for empowerment. #TheNowGen #YouthDay @FredAmpiah @ahunnaeziakonwa @UNDPAfrica @UNSierraLeone Click to read her story

Honoured to speak at the 7th @Orange_sierra #OSVP, celebrating solution-driven innovation. I emphasized the need for strong ecosystems for young innovators & how OSVP complements @UNDPSierraLeone’s upcoming @timbuktooafrica - UNIPOD, launching soon in 🇸🇱. Congrats to the winners.

With support from @UNDPSierraLeone , Turbo Solar is expanding access to clean energy across 🇸🇱, from powering remote events to lighting up homes, and communities. They told our #ResRep @FredAmpiah UNDP’s support allowed them to grow their energy business. #PartnersAtCore

@UNDPSierraleone drive to solarize 2,183 households across rural Sierra Leone is ongoing! Each home gets a 12W system with 5 bulbs + phone charging ports, bringing light, safety & connectivity. ✅ Gbondapi, Pujehun ✔️ 📍 Moyamba next! #RenewableEnergy #U

@UNDPSierraLeone is proud to support the journey of empowering young people and contributing to the Status of Youth Report 2025 , a vital step in supporting evidence-based youth policy and programming. @FredAmpiah @ahunnaeziakonwa @UNDPAfrica @Youthaffairsmin @UNDPWACA

Today, we had the privilege of presenting the groundbreaking Status of Youth report to His Excellency the President. It's time for action to empower our future leaders! Together, let's turn insights into impact. @ahunnaeziakonwa @UNDPWACA @UNDPSierraLeone #YouthEmpowerment

Our #ResRep @FredAmpiah has met with new Youth Min., Hon Ibrahim Sannoh to discuss the strategic priorities for youth empower't focusing on youth in agric, climate tech,Electric Vehicles pilot & the upcoming Status of the Youth Report. Strengthening our co-creation & partnership.

Happy #EidMubarak to all celebrating!

Thrilled to hand over new facilities to the dedicated communities of Soa, Gbense, and Kamara Chiefdoms in Kono district. This Human Security Project with @UNDPSierraLeone & @FAOSierraLeone, funded by @UNhumansecurity, will boost peace, security, resilience, and wellbeing.

Today, I had the pleasure of joining the Minister of Information, Hon. @Cee_Bah, and the Chairman of the Electoral Commission CEC @MKKonnehECSL, and partners to inaugurate @ECsalone's state-of-the-art Media Centre. With innovation at its core, this facility will be a permanent

Thank you @UNDPSierraLeone for facilitating government service delivery.

@UNDPSierraLeone has begun installing solar lighting systems for 2,183 rural households across Falaba, Kambia, Moyamba, Pujehun, Bonthe & Western Area. Each 12W solar unit provides lights + mobile charging, boosting safety, learning & connectivity. Installations started in Tombo!

Through resilience-focused initiatives, @UNDPSierraLeone is transforming lives across 🇸🇱. In a meeting with 🇯🇵 Amb Yoshimoto, beneficiaries shared powerful stories, from Bike Riders turned peacebuilders (via @UNPeacebuilding) to MSMEs scaling through UNDP’s Accelerator Programme.

Huge congratulations to Zainab Iyamide Joaque of @awokonewspaper for winning @UNDPSierraLeone’s funded Journalist of the Year Award at #SLAJMediaAwards2025. A celebration of journalism that champions excellence, courage & public service in advancing democracy and development.

Last week, discussions at the @APRMorg #SSTrC Forum highlighted the growing momentum for #SouthSouth & #TriangularCooperation. @UNOSSC's @SambaHThiam highlighted the importance of strengthening coordinated mechanisms to support these cooperation models at the regional level.