Media Action

BBC Media Action in Sierra Leone is helping to improve access to vital services (Wi Di Pipul) and youth engagement (Mi Stori) through radio debate and social media. We've also helped improve government transparency and accountability in Sierra Leone through talk-show Tok Bot Salone.

During the Ebola crisis we worked with media and NGO partners to provide life-saving information and engaging radio drama as well as providing training for journalists and public service announcements.

Our educational programmes enabled cocoa farmers to gain new skills at a time when they were recovering from the long-term economic effects of the civil war.

We also helped raise public awareness, understanding and debate about the processes of international justice by supporting Sierra Leonean and Liberian journalists to report from the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor in The Hague.

Empowering adolescent girls in Sierra Leone
There are 32,500 girls in Sierra Leone aged 13-17 who are not in school. Our project called Every Adolescent Girl Empowered and Resilient (EAGER) aims to aid in their transition to education, training or employment and inspire hope for their future.
Protecting pregnant women and children from malaria in Sierra Leone
Using insight from our response to the Ebola outbreak we're building awareness about malaria for those most at risk, using radio, TV, social media and community outreach.
Using radio and television to inspire young people in Sierra Leone
Mi Stori (My Story) aims to inspire young people in Sierra Leone to be active, positive participants in their community through an interactive radio show and mini-documentaries championing positive role models.
Wi Di Pipul: Improving access to education, health and social services through radio
A radio show focusing on the country’s health, education and social care sector – reporting problems, as well as discussing and sharing solutions.
Tok Bot Salone: Encouraging debate in Sierra Leone
A radio debate programme enabling Sierra Leoneans to ask questions of their leaders and discuss issues of national and local importance.