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A single mother turned business coach: Mary Alpha’s journey in Sierra Leone
Mary Alpha’s journey from single mother to business coach and founder, empowering over 1,200 entrepreneurs in Sierra Leone through training, mentorship, and inclusive rural development initiatives.
ILO’s Opportunity Salone Programme Empowers Communication Officers
The International Labour Organization (ILO) Opportunity Salone project in Sierra Leone has trained communications officers of various institutions on writing skills and storytelling.
ILO’s Opportunity Salone Programme empowers youths in Bombali district
Makeni, the headquarter town of Bombali district, receives huge support from the ILO’s Opportunity Salone Programme funded by the EU, to maintain 14km feeder roads and thereby create links within the communities, providing decent jobs for unskilled...
EU-Funded Program Transforms Sierra Leone's Rural Roads, Empowering Communities and Bolstering Economic Growth
In a remarkable collaborative effort, the International Labor Organization (ILO), with funding from European Union (EU), executes crucial routine maintenance on approximately 33.05 kilometres of roads in the Bo, Kenema, Bombali, and Port Loko...
ILO hosts knowledge-sharing event on Opportunity Salone Programme in Sierra Leone
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) convened a knowledge sharing event on the Opportunity Salone Programme in Freetown, Sierra Leone in December 2023. The Knowledge share events brought together SME businesses to discuss and share ideas on...
EU-Funded Opportunity Salone Programme, Supports Entrepreneurs for Job Creation
The Opportunity Salone is set up to promote the creation of decent jobs and increase livelihoods of the Sierra Leonean Youths, Women, and Persons living with disabilities across the districts of Bombali, Port Loko, Bo, and Kenema districts...
The Opportunity Salone business proposal form
The Opportunity Salone requests for private sector players to submit business proposals that create jobs for women, youths and persons with...
Opportunity Salone is an EU-funded project implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO) that aims to support Sierra Leone in its quest to develop a vibrant and resilient economy delivering Decent Work opportunities to Sierra Leoneans....
Value chain development
Opportunity Salone Programme
The Opportunity Salone Programme aims at job creation and job quality improvement with a focus on women and youth in Sierra Leone. It supports infrastructure improvement and immediate job creation through feeder road maintenance and longer term...