n Sierra Leone, women-led organizations are on the front lines of social and economic change — but many face structural barriers that limit their long-term sustainability. Since 2024, Healey International Relief Foundation has partnered with Comic Relief to deliver sustained, structured capacity strengthening to three remarkable women-led organizations. Here’s what that work looks like in practice.
In Sierra Leone, a mother shouldn’t die from an infection because medicine isn’t available. Yet with maternal mortality rates nearly five times the global goal, that reality is all too common. A new shipment of 16,000 antibiotic treatments — delivered through a partnership between Healey International Relief Foundation and International Health Partners — is helping change that.
At the Kudissanga Sickle Cell Disease Symposium, HIRF joined policymakers, researchers, and community leaders to confront the global burden of sickle cell disease and advocate for coordinated, systems‑level solutions led by affected communities.
Women across Sierra Leone are driving change—from clinics to farms to community leadership. This International Women’s Day, Healey International Relief Foundation highlights partnerships strengthening maternal health, supporting women farmers, and empowering women-led organizations so women and girls can live healthier, safer, and more hopeful lives.
In Sierra Leone, epilepsy is often hidden behind stigma and silence, leaving thousands without treatment. Through new partnerships and hands-on training for health workers and community leaders, a growing movement is replacing myths with knowledge and fear with understanding—reshaping how epilepsy is recognized, treated, and supported district by district.
In January 2026, Healey International Relief Foundation and partners strengthened maternal and newborn care across Sierra Leone through hands-on training in early detection, lifesaving clinical skills, and respectful care—investing in midwives and frontline providers to protect mothers and babies when it matters most.