Service For Peace Sierra Leone Office

About us

Service For Peace-Sierra Leone is a voluntary, international and interdependence non- profit making organization that operates in Sierra Leone in order to achieve lasting peace and improve in the quality of the deprived young people, their families and their communities to meet their basic needs.

However, it also strives to increase their ability to participate in and benefit from their societies through fostering relationships in order to increase understanding and unity among peoples of different cultures in the world and that promote the rights and interests of young people throughout the world.

In addition, The unique ability of SFP-SL is helping diverse groups cross barriers of race, religion, creed, or national origin. We help communities organize meaningful service learning programs that promote local interests and build a culture of service. SFP ensures the most efficient and effective use of volunteers through preliminary community surveys determining and prioritizing compelling community needs. SFP interviews community leaders involved in education, public safety and health and human services to ensure programs are crafted to meet community wants needs.

SFP links service to education by involving secondary schools and institutions of higher education to create lasting community change and provide opportunities for intensive commitments to service that foster civic responsibility. To strengthen grass root coalitions SFP provides technical support and outcome-based evaluation measuring positive community change and helping to build capacity and sustainability. SFP continues to reach underserved populations by forming partnerships with agencies that serve such groups.