Cote D'Ivoire

Vulnerable communities are experiencing life-threatening hunger as the country faces high rates of poverty.
Poverty, widespread malnutrition, Ebola and a weak economy are just some of the problems the small West African country faces.
The population faces a range of challenges, ranging from poor sanitation services to rampant hunger and high infant mortality rates. Lack of access to basic services is also a problem, with less than 40% of the population having access to clean water.
The government has responded by developing a strategy that prioritises four areas:
Despite this, Sierra Leone remains highly vulnerable with Ebola having further weakened the country.
Sierra Leone has a population of 7.7 million people.
Sierra Leone ranks 181st out of 189 countries in the Human Development Index.
More than a third of Sierra Leonean children under five suffer from malnutrition.
Our teams’ programmes in Sierra Leone include:
We reached more than 70,000 people through our programmes in Sierra Leone in 2019.
We have 68 staff based in Freetown and Moyamba.
We started working in Sierra Leone in 1991.
Vulnerable communities are experiencing life-threatening hunger as the country faces high rates of poverty.
One of the world's poorest countries, much of the population in this West African country lives below the poverty line.
Despite growing insecurity in the country, we continue to treat children under five for severe malnutrition.