Sorry for accidental CAPs. Used to visit my husbands family in Freetown years ago, but have not been in a very long while ~10 years. Trying to plan a trip and looking for the latest tips.

• Advisable to get visa through embassy in US?
• How does airport fee work?
• how safe are the boats to Freetown? Is there a preferred boat company?
• Will my old leones be usable?
• any other safety or effeciency tips?
• is the Radisson still a good hotel?

Thank you!

Hello,

I have someone who does work for me who lives in Freetown. Sometimes he can't do much because he can't charge his laptop. I want to get him a portable solar panel generator. It doesn't have to be that much. 100 W is probably more than he needs.

I have looked at the options Orange and Easy Solar offer and they aren't very good and very expensive. Amazon doesn't really ship to Freetown and Alibaba isn't really offering what I am looking for.

He rents a room that has a window. He'll charge the panel when can. I doubt he will be able to have it go outside as he doesn't own the building.

Any suggestions?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03p7fi2knBs

I've been exploring S.E. Rogie's work recently and I would love to know these lyrics. I finished a big painting recently inspired by this song and the painting (abstract) has had a meaningful and deep impact in viewers. I loved the song's energy and if anyone can translate this song ill be very grateful if you could.

There's a friend of mine travelling to Kenya and the cheapest flights are in Abidjan. Which buses go from Freetown to Abidjan and how much are they?

Hello from Switzerland

I'm currently thinking about visiting Sierra Leone from the 24th of dezember till the second of january for holidays. My problem at the moment is to figure out which visa to get. My plan is to stay two nights in Freetown and then visit the tacugama sanctuary with some backpacking in between. Now for the e-visa I need to nama a host. But since I'm a tourist whos name do I enter? The other option would be to get a visa on arrival, but I'm a bit confused if I need to apply for something beforehand. Thank you very much already for your help.

What are tipping guidelines in 2024 in SL? As in hotel staff, general people helping, etc?

I have a question, why is it that my visa status still showing "Refused" since I took the requested document to the embassy on Sept 23rd even though, the last date of update changes over time. Does it mean, they did not agree with the submitted document. For example, Sept 19 after the interview, it changed to refused, when I submitted the document at the embassy, it still remained refused, event hough it says last date updated September, 26. On Oct 16, ststus updated but still remains Refused, on Oct 22, status date updated but still remained Refused

Hello, Sierra Leone subreddit! 👋

My name is Tom, and I'm a researcher for the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) in the Netherlands. I’ve chosen Sierra Leone for my study because I genuinely believe in the country’s immense potential. I also feel that Sierra Leone deserves much more international attention, especially regarding its unique leadership dynamics.

We’re conducting a major global study on leadership, and we want to highlight the distinctive leadership culture and practices in Sierra Leone. To make this possible, I’m inviting everyone in leadership positions—whether in business, community organizations, government, or other fields—to take a short survey, which will take no more than 3 minutes of your time.

Your insights are incredibly valuable to us, and by sharing your experiences, you'll be contributing to one of the largest global studies on leadership. The results will provide a unique perspective on Sierra Leone’s leadership landscape and will be published as part of this comprehensive study.

For anyone who prefers it, I’ve even arranged for a Krio translation option in the survey, so everyone can participate comfortably.

Your participation will help create a meaningful and impactful representation of Sierra Leone on the world stage. Thank you for considering this opportunity to share your voice! 🌍

Here is the link to the survey:

https://hva.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_25dfZIOYcUtblC6

Hello there. I'm arriving at Lungi airport soon for a 9 day trip. I was wondering if the currency exhange at Lungi airport is a good place to exchange or if I better only exchange a little for on the way and exchange the rest in the city? Any other airport arrival tips are welcome. Got my transport and ferry to Freetown prebooked.

Hey guys! I look at gaming cultures around the world and I am a racing game fan. I have asked all of these questions on different subreddits, simply because I am curious about how each and every single country on this planet experiences video games. I am also curious about gaming in Sierra Leone. My questions are:

What is more popular? PC or console?

What was more popular in the late 90s and early 2000s? PC or Console?

What racing game was popular in the late 90s and early 2000s!

What do racing game fans in Sierra Leone play today?-(I get it might not be the most popular genre, but for people who like it, what do they play?)

In general, what games are played there?

Also, since what years has gaming been a thing there?

Thanks for your responses!!!!

How about enterprenurers launching free tv channels for students across the country where the interactive lessons may broadcast grade and topicwise. Making interesting programs like young students providing free education to poor, programs about making relevant projects in home and/or institutes, program on testing foreign grain/fruits/plants/projects on different types across country, program on implementing one-house-one-farm project in rural areas, exploring and creating local businesses and works, program on interecting expatriates to implement foreign succeccful projects in home, program on making local commnities self-sufficient, programs about competition on different things among schools, colleges, universities and uniting different communities etc. What do you think?

Hey everyone!

We're a group of university students from TH Köln in Germany, participating in the Engineers Without Borders competition. Our project focuses on improving sanitation in rural Sierra Leone by empowering local communities to build and maintain their own UDDTs (urine-diverting dry toilets) using locally available materials and skills.

In recent years, these types of toilets have been developed and constructed for schools in collaboration with local organizations and craftsmen. Here's a press report about one of these projects: YouTube link. Now, there's a desire to adapt these toilets for private households.

Our goal isn't just to drop off finished toilets and leave. We want to provide people with the knowledge and tools to address sanitation challenges themselves. By doing so, communities can improve hygiene and health sustainably.

To ensure our design fits well with local preferences and culture, we'd love to get your insights:

• Squat or sit? What's more common or preferred in Sierra Leone, especially in rural areas? Do people usually use squat toilets or sit-down ones?
• Building materials and styles: What materials are typically used for constructing toilets or small structures? Are there traditional building methods or styles we should incorporate?
• Cultural considerations: Are there any cultural beliefs or practices related to toilets that we should be aware of? For example, should the toilet face a certain direction, or are there specific privacy needs?
• Hygiene habits: What are common hygiene practices related to toilets and sanitation?
• Thoughts on DIY toilets: How do people feel about building and maintaining their own toilets? Any concerns or hesitations?
• Openness to new ideas: How do people generally feel about new types of toilets like UDDTs? Any thoughts or concerns? Also, what are some effective ways to convince locals of the benefits of these toilets? We'd love to hear your ideas on how we can introduce these concepts in a way that resonates with the community.

We ware happy about any kind of input. Your experiences, stories, and advice would be incredibly valuable. We want to make sure our project is actually helpful and meets the needs of the community.

Feel free to drop a comment or send me a message. And if you have any questions about our project, don't hesitate to ask!

Thanks for your time and help!

Hello! I'm a 1st gen American, child of Sierra Leoneans. I've wanted to learn Mende for a long time, as my mother who is Mende never taught it to me growing up. As I understand, it's primarily an oral language, although there were attempts to make it literate (with the Kikakui script). However I myself began studying Kikakui and I just find it far too difficult, as it's a syllabary with nearly 200 characters, and the characters past the first 40 or so have no discernable pattern to make them easier to memorize, unlike Ge'ez for example that's used to write Amharic.

I discovered the N'Ko script used to write Mandinka and other related languages in Mali, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau. Obviously Mende is not intelligible with these languages but it is part of the same language family (Mande languages) In addition, after I learned to read and write N'Ko (it's an alphabet rather than a syllabary and has ~28 letters), it's much easier to learn than Kikakui, and the sounds that are represented in N'Ko fit the Mende language much better than Latin script. It has letters for the sound 'ɔ' (ߐ), ɛ (ߍ), e (ߋ), and even has letter that represent digraphs common in the Mende language like gb (ߜ).

I want to learn how to speak Mende and learn to write it using this script. Obviously no one else does so, so I want to teach Mendes how to read and write using this script as well. Although we are not Mandinkas, Dyulas, or Bambaras, I think using the same writing system as them could bring us closer to our neighbors and help foster a sense of regional unity, and would do a great deal to re-indigenize ourselves after colonization forced many things upon us, including the use of Latin script to write our own language, a script which was not designed for us.

How feasible do people think it would be to do something like this?