How do you scale waste services in a growing city? ๐๏ธ
For Freetown Waste Transformers, it took technical support & early-stage capital from RAIN, achieving:
12 โ 23 jobs
0 โ 180 customers
0 โ 59 t waste collected
SLE100 โ SLE64k monthly revenue ๐
#SierraLeone#Investment
Unlocking private sector growth in #SierraLeone requires more than capital alone โ it requires strategic partnerships. ๐ค
Freetown Waste Transformersโs journey shows how collaborative approaches can reshape the early-stage investment landscape: ow.ly/N3jS50Ytz2g
So Pure secures major investment after strengthening its business readiness with support from Invest Salone. ๐ซฑ๐พโ๐ซฒ๐ฟ
A strong example of how targeted advisory support can unlock capital and scale local enterprise.
Read more:
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And finally, we will share:
Publicโprivate dialogue in action: How importers, clearing agents and government collaborated to address port delays, waiver bottlenecks and rising tax costs.๐ค
#CoalitionForCapital
The highlight of the event will be an exhibition showcasing Invest Saloneโs work, including:
Finance that fits: How a new partnership between Small Foundation, Vista Bank Sierra Leone and Invest Salone aims to transform lending for small businesses. ๐ช
#MadeInSalone
Another exhibition highlighting progress made to private sector development in Sierra Leone will be:
When capital meets capability: Investment readiness and impact stories featuring Freetown Waste Transformers, So Pure and Jolaks. ๐
Today is our high-level event โBuilding a Coalition for Catalytic Capitalโ, highlighting #InvestSaloneโs contribution to private sector development in #SierraLeone since its launch in 2019. Weโre showcasing progress made possible through strong partnerships #CoalitionForCapital
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Happy New Year from #InvestSalone ๐
As we step into 2026, take a moment to reflect on what we did in 2025: investsalone.com/news
We're continuing to build on this momentum, facilitating new #Investment, raising incomes & generating jobs in #SierraLeone.
๐ Honouring a Brave Member of Our Team: Amadu Bangura ๐
On that horrific day aboard the train there was another hero on duty whose courage deserves to be recognised and remembered.
His name is Amadu Bangura. #Peterboroughtrainincident
Our accounts getting throttled because a relentless harasser is tagging us from behind a block and reporting all our posts can you just give Watson a share please ๐
Iโve read Virginia Giuffreโs posthumous memoir which is published on Monday. It contains searing details of the sexual abuse & cruelty she suffered at the hands of Epstein and Maxwell, as well as details of the 3 times she says she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew (which he denies).
Virginiaโs ghostwriter Amy Wallace will be with us on #Newsnight on Mon evening
Sierra Leone is "Ready for Investment, Open for Partnership"! Join @BritishIntInv, @InvestSalone & the Government of Sierra Leone at the Sierra Leone Investment Forum on 13 October 2025.
Discover opportunities in agriculture, energy, infrastructure & more ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ค๐ฌ๐ง #InvestInSierraLeone#SLIF2025.
With stints at Goldman Sachs and a private equity firm, and a spot at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, John Hu thought his career was firmly on track. Then he started posting career and resume advice to TikTok. trib.al/60dGYTH#BillionDollarStartups
@ #SierraLeone's 1st ESG conference, Ndeye Koroma says: Global grant space is changing. Sierra Leone has an opportunity to be proactive. Our energy sector alone needs USD3.5-4 billion to get to 80% energy access by 2030. We must explore innovative ways to drive investment in SL.
Taking place now Sierra Leone's first ESG (environmental, Social and governance) conference organised by Macauley, Bangura & Co. in collaboration with @InvestSalone and the Africa Resilience Investment Accelerator (ARIA).
Minister @Cee_Bah met with @moped2024, Min. of Fisheries, Journalists, Bloggers, and CSOs to discuss the upcoming Salone Civic Festival at Miatta Conference Center on the 11th-12th December 2024.
#SaloneCivicFestival#SaloneBigPassWiAll