Sierra Leone: Freetown City Council
The new City Hall Complex consists of conference rooms, a 460 seater multifunctional activities conference hall with the latest technology, an underground power station of two 800KVA Generators, and a car park for over 100 vehicles.
Transform Freetown
Sierra Leone: Freetown City Council on 6th November 2020 hosted the Opening Ceremony for the new City Hall Complex and Hon. Tamba Lamina, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, delivered the keynote address.
Present at the Opening Ceremony was the Ambassador of South Korea to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Sierra Leone, Major General Lee In-Tae and his delegation; the Deputy Minister of Finance, Hon Patricia Laverly, and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon Solomon Jamiru; Esq. Also present were Dr. Kaifala Marah, former Minister of Finance, Mrs. Ebun Strasser-King, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, members of the diplomatic community, Councillors and staff of Freetown City Council.
The 15 stories New City Hall is the administrative complex for Freetown City Council, whose primary purpose will be to serve as the Office of the Mayor and the Council’s Administration - a modern building in the heart of the City’s Central Business District. When all the contractual obligations finalized, the building expected officially hand over to the Freetown City Council administration.
The facilities include:
A rooftop garden, sky-lounge restaurant, kitchen, and ten hotel rooms
Three floors of ultra-modern office space, of approximately 1000 square meters each
A library, computer laboratory, and open exhibition area
Multi-story car park
An auditorium for 460 people with cinema seating, fully-fitted stage, and audio-visual equipment
The New City Hall will provide much-needed space for Freetown City Council to provide services and engage with residents as the Council implements its Transform Freetown Agenda. The council plan to lease out parts of the complex.
The official handing over of the building to the Council Administration is at the end of November, and moving in before December, 31st 2020.
The New City Council: The new City Hall Complex consists of conference rooms, a 460 seater multifunctional activities conference hall with the latest technology, an underground power station of two 800KVA Generators, and a car park for over 100 vehicles.
FCC Unveils 49 New Classrooms with Support from Make-It-Happen, a UK Charity Organisation
With funding from Make-It-Happen, a UK Charity Organisation, FCC constructed 20, 18 and 11 classrooms at Henry Fergusson Municipal School, Fattah Rahman Municipal School and E.B. Williams Municipal School respectively.
Newly-constructed classrooms across three municipal schools
Her Worship the Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr
On Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th June 2019, Her Worship the Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, unveiled a total of 49 newly-constructed classrooms across three municipal schools.
With funding from Make-It-Happen, a UK Charity Organisation, FCC constructed 20, 18 and 11 classrooms at Henry Fergusson Municipal School, Fattah Rahman Municipal School and E.B. Williams Municipal School respectively.
The nine-month long construction of the classroom blocks is one of FCC’s Education Sector initiatives, aimed at improving the teaching and learning environment in municipal schools, in the #TransformFreetown Agenda. Before now, the schools were in deplorable conditions, to the extent that E.B Williams being popularly called “pan bodi skul“.
Mr Michael Colin, Chief Executive of Make-It-Happen
Speaking at the unveiling ceremonies, Mr Michael Colin, Chief Executive of Make-It-Happen, explained, “What we have provided here is planting an acorn. From the seed that we have planted, we very much hope that there will be a mighty oak tree, which will be your performance in the years to come. The reward I look for is to know that a student sitting here today will be a president of this country.”
Also present at the unveiling ceremonies were the British High Commissioner, a representative of Ministry of Education, members of the schools’ boards, Member of Parliament, Councillor and FCC’s Education Officer.
Addressing the students before cutting the ribbons, Mayor Aki-Sawyerr said, “This is about you. This is us actively playing our part to ensure that the quality of your education improves. The ball is now in your court; make use of these classrooms! Your success is our ultimate reward.”
In addition to the classroom blocks, toilets, staff rooms and office spaces were constructed at the schools.