Africa
Policy Information Center (APIC). (http://www.africaaction.org/)
The primary objective of APIC, the educational affiliate of the Washington office on Africa (WOA), is to widen the policy debate in the U.S. around African issues by providing accessible policy-relevant information and analysis usable by a wide range of groups and individuals.
The African Development Bank Group (http://www.afdb.org/)
Site contains basic economic indicators and project reports for Sierra Leone and other African countries.
African Development Foundation (ADF) (http://www.adf.gov/)
The African Development Foundation (ADF) is the principal agency of the U.S. Government that supports community-based, self-help initiatives that alleviate poverty and promote sustainable development in Africa. The ADF is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and is the only agency working directly with community-based groups to help them diagnose and solve their own problems.
All is One (http://www.all-as-one.org)
Organization facilitates adoptions from the African countries of Sierra Leone and The Gambia.
Amnesty International (http://www.amnesty.org)
"Site provides information on Amnesty activities in Sierra Leone, and a large huge of material on the theme of conflict and ethnicity."
Bread & Water
for Africa (http://africanrelief.org)
"In Sierra Leone, Bread & Water for Africa provides food and medical relief, and supports grassroots initiatives for self-sufficiency, health and education."
CAUSE Canada (Christian Aid for Under-Assisted Societies Everywhere) (http://www.cause.ca)
A non-profit international relief and development agency working in West Africa and Central America.
Campaign for Good Governance (http://www.slcgg.org/)
"Organization facilitates and encourages the full and genuine participation of all Sierra Leoneans in the Political, Social, and Economics processes of Development in Sierra Leone."
Center for Alternative Development Strategies (CADS) (http://www.cads-sierraleone.org)
A non-governmental organization promoting sustainable development practices, using alternative development strategies as instruments of social and economic change.
Children of the Nations International (COTNI) (http://www.cotni.org/)
"A non-profit organization that assists destitute children and orphans in Sierra Leone."
Committee to Protect Journalists (http://www.cpj.org/)
"CPA’s mission is to promote freedom of the press throughout the world by defending the right of journalists to report the news without fear of reprisal."
The Commonwealth (http://www.thecommonwealth.org)
‘Voluntary association of 54 states which work together to achieve international goals’.
Conciliation Resources (http://www.c-r.org)
Site provides details of the CR program in Sierra Leone.
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) (http://www.ecowas.int/)
Official website of ECOWAS a regional organization which aims to promote trade and economic growth among member countries. Site provides a description and structure of the organization, country profiles of each Member state, publications, and press releases.
Friends of Sierra Leone (http://www.fosalone.org)
A non-profit organization founded in 1991 by a small group of returned Peace Corps Volunteers, Sierra Leonean friends and other volunteers who had served in Sierra Leone.
Global IDP
Project (http://www.internal-displacement.org)
"Operated by the Norwegian Refugee Council, the Global IDP Project provides comprehensive information on internally displaced persons around the world."
Global Witness (http://www.globalwitness.org)
"Global Witness was the first NGO to bring the issue of conflict diamonds to the attention of the diamond trade, world governments and the United Nations; forcing them to recognize that the trade in these diamonds was, and is, unacceptable." Site includes organization’s May 2000 report on "Conflict Diamonds."
Human Rights Watch: Sierra Leone (http://www.hrw.org)
Site provides information and reports on the human rights conditions in Sierra Leone.
Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN): Sierra Leone (http://www.irinnews.org)
"A unit of the Nation Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Site provides a clearinghouse of information for humanitarian and international communities on the crises in Sierra Leone and other sub-Saharan African countries."
International Committee of the Red Cross (http://www.icrc.org/eng)
Site provides information on ICRC activities in Sierra Leone.
International
Committee of the Red Cross. Family
News Network (http://www.icrc.org/web/doc/siterfl0.nsf/htmlall/fl_home
)
"Site provides names of relative being sought for unaccompanied children from the conflicts in Sierra Leone and Liberia."
International
Crisis Group (ICG) (http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?)
Web site provides news, an overview of its Sierra Leone project, and links to full-text reports.
Kambia Hospital Appeal (http://www.kambiahospital.org.uk)
Kambia Hospital Appeal is a link between Cheltenham, England, and Kambia in Sierra Leone. The Appeal provides equipment and training for Kambia through UK medical links.
Leonenet Street Children Project Inc (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/6193/)
A non-profit organization registered in Kentucky to provide foster care for orphaned and homeless child victims of war in Sierra Leone.
The Luke Society (http://www.lukesociety.org/)
The Luke Society is an interdenominational organization of Christian health and business professionals providing support for community health outreach programs for refugees in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). (http://www.msf.org)
"The aid agency MSF provides a range of information on Sierra Leone, including details of MSF’s activities in Sierra Leone, press releases, and other information on the country."
Nehemiah Project, Lifeline West Africa (http://www.thenehemiahproject.org)
"LifeLine operates numerous projects in Sierra Leone with a focus on education, reintegration and reconciliation. Support is provided from the UK by two registered charities, Lifeline Network International and Sierra Leone Refugee and Relief Fund in the form of funding, training and short-term team visits."
Partnership
Africa Canada (http://www.partnershipafricacanada.org/index.php)
"Includes organizations January 2000 report, 'The Heart of the Matter: Sierra Leone, Diamonds and Human Security' which documented the link between the illicit diamond trade and the conflict in Sierra Leone."
Physicians for Human Rights. (http://www.phrusa.org/)
"Mobilizes health professions and the public to protect the human rights of all people." Site contains link to the group’s Sierra Leone page
Refugees International (http://www.refugeesinternational.org)
A Washington-based advocacy organization.
ReliefWeb (http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc100?openForm)
"A project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), has the latest news and humanitarian response information on current emergencies. Also includes a link to IDPs in Sierra Leone from the Global IDP Project on internally displaced persons."
Search for Common Ground (http://www.sfcg.org)
"By promoting a new national and sub-regional dialogue, the organization seeks to use the media as a tool for conflict resolution in Sierra Leone."
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (http://www.unicef.org/)
"UNICEF works for children’s rights, their survival, development and protection."
United Nations Development Programme (http://www.undp.org)
Site contains the Human Development Report for 2002, including a national report for Sierra Leone.
United Nations Economic
Commission for Africa (ECA) (http://www.uneca.org/)
Site includes links to reports, news sources, a database of meetings and events on Africa, an archives on ECA activities, and other organizational information.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - Sierra Leone (http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/5/sleone.htm)
Site highlights the mandate and activities of the organization in Sierra Leone. Also, provides an overview of Sierra Leonean Refugees.
United Nations. High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). Country of Origin and Legal Information
(http://www.unhcr.ch/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home)
Web site for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has databases for country of origin and legal documents and reports, maps, and news.
United States. Agency for International Development -- Africa (http://www.info.usaid.gov/regions/afr)
This site includes a comprehensive Africa section covering programs on private sector development in Sierra Leone and in other sub-Saharan African countries. Site includes country information, testimony, speeches, press releases and publications, and a description of the West Africa Regional Program.
United States. Peace Corps (http://www.peacecorps.gov)
Provides an overview of Peace Corps projects in Sierra Leone.
Washington Office on Africa (http://www.woaafrica.org/)
"The Washington Office on Africa is a church-sponsored advocacy organization which seeks to address issues affecting grassroots African interests throughout the continent."
West African Bankers' Association (http://www.wabao.org)
The Association covers Benin, Burkin Faso, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
World Bank Group (http://www.worldbank.org)
The World Bank Group is composed of five organizations: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), International Development Association (IDA), International Finance Corporation (IFC), Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The Group provides substantial amounts of data, statistics and full-text documents and reports on various sectors of economic and development development in Sierra Leone and in other sub-Saharan African countries.
World Food Program -- Africa (http://www.wfp.org/)
Site contains information on humanitarian aid programs in Sierra Leone.
World Trade Organization (http://www.wto.org/)
Site provides trade statistics for Sierra Leone and full-text official documents on trade and investment-related topics.
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