Welcome to FOCUS1000
Key Strategic Areas
Evidence Generation Advocacy Community Engagement And Capacity Development
FOCUS 1000 (Facilitating and Organizing Communities to Unite for Sustainable Development) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in Sierra Leone that is committed to making the best investment in the most crucial period in a child’s life: the first 1000 days.
VISION
A society where children and young people can grow, develop and enjoy their fullest potential in life.
MISSION
Ensure that children and young people achieve their fullest potentials by facilitating maximum community participation, ownership and sustainability of programs geared towards the enhancement of their livelihood and quality of life in partnership with relevant stakeholders and complement the effort of Government.
CORE PRINCIPLES & VALUES
Ensuring community equity, engagement, and ownership Fostering shared responsibility and collective learning among stakeholders Supporting creativity, innovation, and novelty in approaches Fostering diversity in perspectives Supporting sustainable development
KEY Intervention Areas
Promotion of Maternal and Child Nutrition Reduction of Teenage Pregnancy And Improving the Quality/Utilization of Basic Services.
The first 1000 days of a child’s life, is a period which is often referred to as the golden window of opportunity. Investments made during this period have an everlasting impact on the child’s likelihood to survive, thrive, and become a productive member of society. All our programmes, studies and activities contribute to our focus and ethos which aims to exercise the potential of this period in every child’s life
SUN partners in Sierra Leone validates stakeholders mapping report
Freetown – March 14 (KMN): There is the need for a concerted and coordinated government-led initiative to harness the commitment and resources of multiple sectors to reduce the high levels of malnutrition in Sierra Leone, an official has said.
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FOCUS 1000 is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in Sierra Leone that invests in the first 1000 days of a child’s life – the period from conception to the child’s second birthday. During this crucial period, the child is susceptible to life-threatening illnesses and conditions such as diarrhea, malaria, malnutrition, pneumonia, and HIV.
Opening of FOCUS 1000 Office Kambia District
The Newly Appointed Chief Justice of Sierra Leone Hamid Abdulai Cham on 26th February 2016 opens FOCUS 1000 Kambia District Office.
FOCUS 1000 is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in Sierra Leone that invests in the first 1000 days of a child’s life – the period from conception to the child’s second birthday. During this crucial period, the child is susceptible to life-threatening illnesses and conditions such as diarrhea, malaria, malnutrition, pneumonia, and HIV. FOCUS 1000 short video on Scaling Up Nutrition and Immunization Civil Society Platform (SUNI CSP) interventions in supporting the Ministry of Health and Sanitation through District Health Management Teams (DHMTs) for an increased immunization uptake in Sierra Leone. Dwazark Community a case in point.
Our Blogs
Why We Must Break the Silence Around Stillbirths to Fulfil Our Pledge to Women and Children
SUN rise for Scaling Up Nutrition
Religious Leaders Intensify Ebola Preventive Messages in the North
Traditional Healers on Contact Tracing Drive in the North
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Jessica Vapnek
Gail Uilkema
Bruce Kennedy
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Contact Information
Phone no
+232 99 434 001
+232 79 060 592
+232 79 878 824
info@focus1000.org
Address
Main Office: 7e Conteh Drive Off Old Railway Line, Tengbeh Town, Freetown, Sierra Leone
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Ebola KAP Study Lead
FOCUS 1000 provided support to the efforts of the Government of Sierra Leone, development partners, and civil society in ending the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemic in Sierra Leone. With the support of the Centres for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), UNICEF and the Catholic Relief Services (CRS), FOCUS 1000 conducted a series of National KAP studies to determine public knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) relating to EVD Prevention and Medical Care in Sierra Leone. The findings are being used to help inform national social mobilization efforts.