Aid and Development

Friends of Sierra Leone - Friends of Sierra Leone is a non-profit organization founded in 1991 by a small group of returned Peace Corps Volunteers, soon joined by their Sierra Leonean friends and other volunteers who had served in Sierra Leone.
http://www.fosalone.org/

UNDP in Sierra Leone - Official United Nations Development Programme site for Sierra Leone provides news, speeches, statements and publications along with information about its activities, progress, Millennium Development Goals, partnerships and staff. Focused on poverty, health, governance, environment, natural resources, and information and communications technology.
http://www.sl.undp.org/

USAID - Sierra Leone Mission - Official local site provides information about the country plus all programs, factsheets, employment and procurement opportunities, documents and partners of the US Agency for International Development.
http://www.usaid.gov/sl/

IRIN News - Sierra Leone - News on relief, development, social, economic and political affairs, by the Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN) of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
http://www.irinnews.org/frontpage.asp?SelectRegion=West_Africa&SelectCountry=Sierra_Leone

Amnesty International - Sierra Leone - Ongoing collection of news and reports on the status of human rights.
http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/africa/west-africa/sierra-leone

Sierra Leone War Trust For Children (SLWT) - UK-based registered charity works through partnerships to promote education, health, rehabilitation and self-sufficiency of children and youth affected by war in Sierra Leone through the provision of advocacy, financial and technical support.
http://www.slwt.org/

US State Department - Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Sierra Leone - 2007 report on the current status of human rights practices including human freedoms, civil liberties, political rights, international investigations, discrimination, worker rights, child labor and working conditions.
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2007/100503.htm

International Conflict Research (INCORE) - Sierra Leone - Directory of annotated web resources including maps, news media, government agencies, NGOs and publications.
http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/services/cds/countries/Sierra_Leone.html

Youth For Sierra Leone Improvement - Non-profit organization educating young people about how they can improve their lives and their country.
http://www.youthforsierraleone.com/

Directory of Development Organizations - Sierra Leone - Comprehensive directory of international organizations, governments, private sector development agencies, civil society, universities, grantmakers, banks, microfinance institutions and development consulting firms. Includes contact information. [PDF]
http://www.devdir.org/files/Sierra_Leone.PDF

Human Rights Watch: Sierra Leone - News and detailed reports on the situation in the country.
http://hrw.org/africa/sierraleone.php

USAID - Sierra Leone - Official portal provides information about the country plus all programs, factsheets, employment and procurement opportunities, documents and partners of the US Agency for International Development.
http://www.usaid.gov/locations/sub-saharan_africa/countries/sierraleone/

Campaign For Good Governance - NGO aims to increase citizen participation in governance through advocacy, capacity building and civic education to build a more informed civil populace and a democratic State. Information on staff, programmes, services and documents. Based in Freetown.
http://www.slcgg.org/

Organization for Research and Extension of Intermediate Technology (OREINT) - ORIENT provides technical assistance to sustainable development community initiatives through participatory project design implementation, monitoring and evaluation at the grassroots level.
http://www.oreint.kabissa.org/

Amnesty International USA - Sierra Leone - News, reports and success stories for the country including AI Annual Report entries for the past ten years. [English, Spanish]
http://www.amnestyusa.org/By-Country/Sierra-Leone/page.do?id=1011232&n1=3&n2=30&n3=982

UN OCHA ReliefWeb: Sierra Leone - Latest news and an collection of links.
http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/ByCountry/Sierra+Leone?OpenDocument&StartKey=Sierra+Leone&Expandview