FOCUS 1000 (Facilitating and Organizing Communities to Unite for Sustainable Development) is a Non-Governmental Organisation (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. We have a team of over 100 staff members with diverse backgrounds cutting across public health,…
Evaluation of the WASH-Village Savings and Loans (VS&L) Linking Project Plan International has contracted FOCUS 1000 to conduct an endline assessment of the WASH-VS&L Linking Project in Port Loko and Moyamba Districts, a pilot project funded by the UK Department for International Development through Adams Smith International. The main objective of the project was to…
Diaspora Engagement Strategy for the Health Sector Sierra Leone faces a massive shortage of professionals in the health sector. Following the protracted civil conflict, many Sierra Leonean health professionals migrated out of the country to Europe and North America – leading to a “brain drain” in the health sector. The Office of Diaspora Affairs (ODA)…
Study on Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV Sierra Leone has made remarkable progress in increasing access to antenatal care (ANC) and PMTCT services, especially since the introduction of the Free Health Care Initiative by His Excellency President Ernest Bai Koroma in 2010. Despite the gains, the country has not attained universal ANC…