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The Society on Environmental Pollution in Sierra Leone (SEPSiL)

Region

Africa

Country

Sierra Leone

Flyway

East Atlantic flyway

Initiative

WLI Africa

About

Name of organisation

The Society on Environmental Pollution in Sierra Leone (SEPSiL)

Funding support

Membership annual contributions and donor funding support

Number of staff

12

Number of visitors per year

At least 50 visitors. These are mostly national partners and school children.

Overall aims of the centre

SEPSiL is a voluntary community-based organisation that seeks to address all forms of pollution through research, education, strategic communication, policy advocacy and direct actions.

Description of the centre

SEPSiL currently operates in one site in the Western Area Urban District of the country. The organisation however is working on establishing a fully functional and larger site in the North-Western region.

The organisation supports the protection of Sierra Leone’s terrestrial and marine ecosystems and the endangered species therein including birds, reptiles, mammals and primates. This is done through environmental education in schools and communities, communication, advocacy and roundtable discussions/engagement interventions.

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Work Areas

Main CEPA work area

SEPSiL designs, produces and distributes education materials for communities, schools and policy makers. The organisation also works with School Nature Clubs to strengthen their capacities to enable them to conduct environmental education sessions among their peers. SEPSiL also organises radio and TV programs to raise public awareness on environmental health and sustainability.

Top three successes

  1. Establishment and operations of School Nature and Peace Clubs.
  2. The organisation’s exceptional approach of working with communities, schools, relevant government institutions has been a huge success.
  3. Membership’s support towards the operations of SEPSiL has been phenomenal since its formation.

Top three challenges

  1. Government’s commitment to combat environmental pollution has been minimal, and a challenge towards complementing SEPSiL’s efforts.
  2. Meeting community expectations has been a very serious challenge especially when their demands do not tie with the organisation’s financial strength.
  3. Reliance on donor support for projects.
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Expertise

Interpretation techniques

Creating signage / site information; Producing written materials; Using audio-visual tools; Developing nature trails

Visitor centres

Setting up a new visitor centre; Managing / creating habitat; Running a visitor centre; Building / maintaining structures

Participation

Working with disabled people; Engaging hard-to-reach groups; Engaging young people; Engaging the local community; Working with volunteers

Education and communication

Early years education; Delivering adult education; Working with primary schools; Lobbying / running campaigns; Working with secondary schools; Developing resources / materials

General

PR and marketing; Health and safety; Project planning.

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Contact

Name: Abdul Dumbuya

Address: 72K Kamara Street, Lower Allen Town, Freetown

Telephone: +232-76-643546

E-mail: society.epsil@gmail.com

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