07/09/2020
Who we are
SHADE is registered as a Local Non-Governmental Organization under the laws of Sierra Leone to serve as humanitarian, development, rights-based environmental civil society organization, community-based land governance advocacy institution that is non-religious, non-political. It works, collaborate and coordinate with both private and public sectors to improve upon people’s living standards and their environment. It was established on the 1st January, 2012 to serve as sub-partner to Bioclimate/UK to implement USAID biodiversity, climate change and forest conservation project in the Outamba-Kilimi National Park/Kuru Hills in the Tambaka Chiefdom, Republic of Sierra Leone and the Pensilie-Soya Reserve Forest in the Republic of Guinea.
Due to funding constraints since 2017, SHADE adopted a low profile project implementation by using a small free office space, undertook low key interventions that require little expenditure such as supporting pupils in rural communities who excel in the National Primary School Examination, support women in Household Savings and Loan Scheme, support awareness raising, consultancies, capacity building in shade crop cultivation etc. SHADE signed memorandum of agreement with Sierra Leone Poverty Alleviation Agency in 2017 to implement UNICEF funded project on Moderate and Acute Malnutrition (MAM), Severe and Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) and Integrated Youth and Community Feeding (IYCF).
Contacts - Email: [email protected]
Phone: +23278217184 or +23277653048
What we have
After successfully implementing the USAID project, Biolcimate/UK bequeathed to SHADE all the asset and other items such as D4D Hilux vehicle, DT125 motor bikes, AG Yamaha motor bike, Camera Traps, assorted digital camera, laptops, desktop computers, generators, printers etc.
What we do
We specialize in promoting community development, social cohesion, community based forest protection, sustainable land and watershed management, environment management, inclusive land governance, sustainable biodiversity conservation, capacity building, fight against corruption, agricultural development, justice, girl child advocacy through the following interventions:
• One-village-one-forest initiative;
• Inclusive land governance advocacy through the VGGT;
• Private/public sector dialogue for responsible agricultural investment;
• Environmental services, education, awareness for sustenance;
• Shade crop cultivation and agroforestry;
• Promoting soil health , UN standards on Land rights and right to food of marginalized groups in resource poor communities;
• Sustainable agriculture, livelihood protection and poverty reduction;
• Sustainable protection of mangrove, water catchments and lowland ecology;
• Support to women’s savings and loans scheme (WSLS) and women in cacao and coffee cultivation
• Support to community health and sanitation (CHS)
• Sanitation and social marketing
• IVS cultivation (IVSC) and conservation agriculture;
• Research and consultancy (RC)
• Construction of community structures and feeder road rehabilitation
• Support in the fight against corruption through our ‘Undercover Agents investigation’
• Campaign against public (government) and public/private partnership waste
What we have done
Project Title Year
Implemented Partner Remarks
Sustainable transboundary forest management of the Outamba-Kilimi National Park in Sierra Leone and Pennsili-Soya Prefecture in Guinea
April 2012-Oct 2015 USAID/STEWARD SHADE served as sub-partner to Bioclimate/UK and Bioclimate/West Africa
Sanitation marketing and sustainable protection of water catchments Jan 2016 – Nov 2016 Donations from members Implemented in Tambaka chiefdom
Tree crop rehabilitation in Kailahun district Jan – Nov 2017 Donations from members Direct support - Supported communities to nurse seeds
School tuition support for excellent external examination pupils Jan – July 2017 Donations from members Implemented in Yawei chiefdom, Kailahun and Nongowa, Kenema district
Household Savings and Loan Scheme Jan 2018 – on going Donations from members Implemented in Tambaka chiefdom
One-village-one-forest initiative Jan 2018 – on going Donations from members Implemented in Tambaka, Gbo and Dasse chiefdoms
Conducted assessment of the impact of CoViD 19 on socio-economic, health, institutions and livelihood April to June 2020 Donations from members Kenema district
Damage and loss assessment of storm and flooded areas in Yawei chiefdom June 2020 on going Donations from members Kailahun, Kenema
Conducted rapid school assessment in Yawei chiefdom August 2020 Donation from members, Honourable and minister Yawei chiefdom, Kailahun
Provided transport fare and lunch to all students from Yawei to travel 20 miles to Bunumbu to sit 2020 BECE Sept 2020 Donation from members and Madam Eleanor Banya and friends in the USA Yawei chiefdom, Kailahun
How we manage the organization
The overall management of this organization is divided into three layers: the decision-making body which include the Board of Trustees that comprises seven people (four females and three males). This body meets once every six months though extra-ordinary meetings may be called when the need arises. The second layer is the administrative and programme implementation headed by the Director of Operations through the Programme Manager and supported by an Administrative Officer, Finance Officer, Procurement Officer, Conservation Officer, Agricultural/Livelihood Officer, Research/Monitoring Officer, Advocacy /communications Officer and other positions as may be required by projects. The last one focuses on partnership and collaboration with different service delivery partners, government agencies and other development partners.
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