- Ensuring community equity, engagement, and ownership
- Facilitating shared responsibility and collective learning among stakeholders
- Supporting creativity, innovation, and novelty in approaches
- Fostering diversity in perspectives and supporting sustainable development
Welcome to FOCUS 1000
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 live, grow well, thrive, and enjoy their full potential in life.
MISSION
Facilitate maximum community participation, ownership, and sustainability of programs to enhance the livelihood and quality of life of children and young people to complement the efforts of Government in partnership with relevant stakeholders.
CORE PRINCIPLES & VALUES
KEY Intervention Areas
- Maternal & Child Health, and Nutrition
- Young Child and Adolescent Development and Protection
- Improving Quality and Utilization of Basic Services
- Emergency Preparedness and Response
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.
We Work With The Government and Development Partners
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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.
We Work with The Kombra Network
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Media Houses
Opening Of First FOCUS 1000 District Office In Kambia
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
© 2000 Ismail Ferdous, Courtesy of Photoshare Robin Gorma of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health wants us all to add our voice to ending preventable stillbirths. Stillbirth is…
SUN rise for Scaling Up Nutrition
Photo: Ramatu Jalloh Coordinator Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) and Immunization CSP/ FOCUS 1000 delivering a presentation during the Safe Clinic Conference organised by Ministry of Health and Sanitation As the…
Religious Leaders Intensify Ebola Preventive Messages in the North
Cross section of religious leaders in Port Loko townhall meeting The northern parts of Sierra Leone (Bombali, Kambia, Tonkolili and Portloko districts) at this time are the latest sight of…
Traditional Healers on Contact Tracing Drive in the North
Cross section of tradiational heallers contact tracers in Kambia FOCUS 1000 has been facilitating community engagements with Traditional Healers and Religious leaders in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and…
Religious and traditional healers’ intervention saves DIFID millions of pounds during the Ebola outbreak
The Social Development Adviser for DFID Richard Carter has disclosed to religious and traditional healers in Kambia district that their timely intervention during the difficult times of the Ebola outbreak…
Over one million children to be vaccinated against polio since the Ebola outbreak
At a press press conference held at the Ministry of Health and Sanitation on Tuesday 23rd February, the Deputy Programme Manager Child Health Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) Dr. Mariama…
Former UNICEF Bosses visit Sierra Leone courtesy of FOCUS 1000 CEO
Time flies away so fast, after 26 years they left Sierra Leone, Madam. Jaa-Hee Kim UNICEF’s first Country Representative to Sierra Leone and Bruce Kennedy UNICEF Programme Coordinator from 1984-1990…
HC3 and MoHS engage CSOs to develop behavioral change communication to increase demand and uptake for RMNCH services
The Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) of the John Hopkins University Centre for Communication Programs in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) in Sierra Leone have started…
Our Friends
Jessica Vapnek
Jessica’s connection to Africa is long and rich: she was a Peace Corps Volunteer in the former Zaire…
Gail Uilkema
In 2003, after 21 years as a school superintendent, Gail retired and immediately founded Lantern Projects. Over the…
Bruce Kennedy
Bruce Kennedy was a program officer with UNICEF in Freetown for 5 years in the 1980s. Altogether he…
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Contact Information
Phone no
+232 78 848 925
+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.