Author: yasilorg

ABOUT US OUR TEAM Director General & Founder H. E. Amb. Junisa Precious Gbeteh Sallu Kallon President H. E. Amb. Natasha Fofanah Vice-President H. E. Amb. Amidu Amash Sheriff Chairperson of the Executive Organizing Committee H. E. Amb. Sulaiman Bah Secretary General H. E. Amb. Sia Sidonee Kobba ORGANS There are four organs of Association if Sierra Leone namely: Plenary Assembly Executive Committee Board of Trustees Secretariat PREAMBLE Whereas the youth of the Republic of Sierra Leone have declared that we are determined: To save succeeding generations from the scourge of war and poverty, which several times in our life time have brought untold sorrows to all peoples; To reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of our fellow human being, and in the equal rights of men and women in all nations; To establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and sources of national and international laws can be maintained; and To promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom; And to these ends To practice tolerance and live together in unity as one nation in peace and harmony with our neighbours and the global community of nations, and To unite our strength to maintain national and international peace and security, and To ensure, by acceptance of principles and the institution of methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the common interest, and To employ national and international machinery for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of our youth and all youth of the world; And whereas our government, to achieve these aims, agreed to the Charter of the United Nations WE THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE YOUTH ASSOCIATION OF SIERRA LEONE: Believe that since wars begin in the minds of youths, it is in the minds of youths that the defences of peace must be constructed, and Believe that the culture of peace be inculcated, upon the intellectual and moral solidarity of our young generation. We have resolved to combine our efforts to form an Association of the youth of Sierra Leone and, have agreed to this present Constitution, do hereby establish a national organization which is a dependent organization known as the YOUTH ASSOCIATION OF SIERRA LEONE (YASIL). OBJECTIVES The objectives of Youth Association of Sierra Leone (YASIL) are: To serve as a Sierra Leone youth movement for the United Nations; To serve as a dependent Organization to United Nations Association of Sierra Leone(ASIL), Sierra Leone’s representative to the United Nations Department of Global Communication (UNGDC) To strive for respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, the responsibilities and duties accompanying those rights for youths in Sierra Leone and the world; To co-ordinate and foster the youth activities of members, and promote and expand the work the ASIL/UNGDC/UN nationwide through Regional and District Chapters; To promote tolerance, understanding, solidarity and co-operation among Youths and Children throughout Sierra Leone without distinction as to ethnicity, gender, religion or political orientation; To stimulate and maintain student’s interest in International Affairs and foster friendship among the youths of all countries; To actively participate in National and International youths activities in promoting the health of young people. To contribute to the removal of barriers of peace, to work for Justice, security and disarmament, and to promote the development of peaceful co-existence and co-operation among youth of Sierra Leone and the nations of the world; To promote economic development, enhancement of social progress, better standards of life for young Sierra Leoneans and the world; To promote the spirit of patriotism and nationalism, good attitudes towards democratic governance and the rule of law, and voluntarism; TO facilitate the partnership between Y(S)As; promote the idea of UN Youths among political institutions and the civil society in general; support the establishment of YA in Sierra Leone as such institution is not found in the State; facilitate fundraising; exchange ideas, know-how and best practices; establish common projects, programmes and initiatives; To promote research, information and education about ASIL//UNGDC/UN, the goals of the Charter of the United Nations (UN), and the work of the United Nations System. https://www.facebook.com/pg/youthassociationofsierraleone

Sexual and Reproductive Health Education for Girls and Economic Security Empowerment For Women &Youth

by yasilorg

Event Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/1121707335491068/

Event Timing:  Friday, 15 March, 2024 2:30 PM EST

Event Address:  777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, CCUN Building, 2nd Floor, New York, USA

Contact us at +23279629353/+23290629363/+23290629363 or youthassociationofsierraleone@gmail.com / youthassociationinsierraleone@gmail.com

Congratulations! Our application to host an in-person Parallel Event at the NGO #CSW68 Forum in NYC has been accepted!

Our event ID # is #15621 . Please take note of this number, as it will come in handy when searching for our event in #csw system.

We have been assigned to the following time and room slot:

Youth Association in Sierra Leone
Sexual and Reproductive Health Education for Girls and Economic Security Empowerment For Women &Youth

Friday, 15 March, 2024 2:30 PM
#ChurchCenter for the #UnitedNations
#CCUN #2ndfloor


We are schedule for a 90-minute slot in one of the rented rooms on the 2nd floor of Church Center for the #United Nations building.

Please note that the US time will change from Daylight Savings to Standard Time on Monday, 10 March. All times will be listed in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)/New York.

His Excellency Ambassador Junisa Precious Gbeteh Sallu Kallon the Director General of the Association in Sierra Leone and Youth Association in Sierra Leone want to take out this moment to first off give God Almighty all the glory.

Secondly to every Executive and non Executive staff, member, sponsor of Youth Association of Sierra Leone Group in particular David Joe Francis, Joseph Bangura, Isaac Bayoh, John Giba, Seray Kallon, Kassim Father Kamara, Christine Kamuzunguze, Mattia Kallon, @Teresa Kallon for your tireless effort towards one of the biggest achievements thus far as an #NGO with #UNECOSOC #ConsultativeStatus. You are the best.

Thirdly, to U.S. Embassy Freetown, Sierra Leone U.S. Department of State: Consular Affairs for giving visas to our delegation to successfully be able to attend the NGO CSW NY (NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York) Summit at the United Nations

To our sponsors: Patrick Johnson & Johnson family, Peter Jackson of Macrofusion Investment Company, Our board Chairperson Momoh Gbeteh Sallu Kallon Momoh Kallon, Vice Chairperson Jecinda A Cole , Geika Bio and Amie K Sesay, Amb. Adonis Abboud Serbia Consul to Sierra Leone, Messeh Leone and Anthony Navo, Jr. of AYV News thank you for your financial and otherwise support throughout this laudable venture.

To the Government of Sierra Leone let me beckon the kind attention of State House Sierra Leone and in particular so His Excellency Julius Maada Bio Julius Maada Bio, Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, First Lady Fatima Maada Bio, Moinina David Sengeh let me officially inform the Leadership of the Executive Arm of Government that we as an NGO working with and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) United Nations Economic and Social Council publicly acknowledge the outstanding support of Government through certain individuals and establishment of Government in particular so Michael Imran Kanu, Amara Sowa, Sulaymanah Kpukumu and entirety of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the United Nations to the United Nations , Victoria Sulimani, Francess Paigie Alghali, Tim Kabba and entirety of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – Sierra Leone, Isata Mahoi and the entirety of Ministry of Gender and Children’s Affairs-SL, Melrose Karminty and entirety of Ministry of Social Welfare Government of Sierra Leone, Hon Austin H Demby, Jalikatu Mustapha and entirety of Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone, Nabeela Farida Tunis, Kadijatu Grace and the entirety of Ministry of Tourism & Cultural Affairs Sierra Leone Ministry of Tourism and Culture – Sierra Leone
Chernor Bah and entirety of The Ministry of Information and Civic Education, Yulisa Ahmadu – Youth Envoy, Government of Sierra Leone, Isatu Jabbie Kabbah Isatu Jabbie Kabbah, National Commission for Children Sierra Leone, Hon Baindu Dassama .

Your Excellency Mr. President, Grand Commander in Chief Sir, despite concerted effort from certain elements within your Executive Branch of Government engineering in close quarters effort to maliciously destroy our efforts as youth in amplifying our work and raising the 🇸🇱🇸🇱🇸🇱 higher at the UN, these above mentioned names stood out to not only support the vision of the President but further aide US in every way possible in ensuring success is guaranteed for the #youths , #women and #children on #CSW68 global stage. Formal reports shall be presented to the Government, our partners and sponsors and we must give kudos to these outstanding institutions of Government and individuals.

Kindly watch the elegance of these Representatives of Government in supporting a #Youthful initiative at global levels in ensuring concerted effort to improve our direct involvement and engagement of positive action in nation building.

To the entirety of United Nations in Sierra Leone in particularly so UNDP in Sierra Leone, UNICEF Sierra Leone, World Health Organization Sierra Leone, UNFPA Sierra Leone, IOM Sierra Leone, UN Women World Bank Wfp Sierra Leone, we continue to appeal with you and hope this will be a testament of our efforts in amplifying our work in promoting meaningful youth engagement with the United Nations at local and global levels.

To our Speakers especially Doris Augusta Tarawalie Doris Tarawalie, Mariam Janneh, Sesay George of West Africa Women and Girls Empowerment-SL, Hawa Taylor-Kamara Diallo of UN DGC Civil Society Unit Wantoe Teah Wantoe, New York City Department of Youth and Community Development, M Robinson Sesay Sr. of YouthBuild Sierra Leone we thank you.

To all our silent partners and supporters, prayer warriors who take our matters into due consideration and actions thank you and God bless you all.

With a grateful heart I Junisa Precious Gbeteh Sallu Kallon thank everyone and look forward to a more vibrant and sustainable relationship in advancing cause for Sierra Leone Youth

Yours Sincerely
Amb. Junisa Kallon
Director General & Founder of Asil Yasil


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Youth Association in Sierra Leone CSW68 Parallel Side Event -Sexual and Reproductive Health Education for Girls and Economic Security Empowerment For Women & Youth

by yasilorg

Event Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/1121707335491068/

Event Timing: Friday, 15 March, 2024 2:30 PM EST

Event Address: 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, CCUN Building, 2nd Floor, New York, USA

Contact us at +23279629353/+23290629363/+23290629363 or youthassociationofsierraleone@gmail.com / youthassociationinsierraleone@gmail.com

Congratulations! Our application to host an in-person Parallel Event at the NGO #CSW68 Forum in NYC has been accepted!

Our event ID # is #15621 . Please take note of this number, as it will come in handy when searching for our event in #csw system.

We have been assigned to the following time and room slot:

Youth Association in Sierra Leone
Sexual and Reproductive Health Education for Girls and Economic Security Empowerment For Women &Youth

Friday, 15 March, 2024 2:30 PM

ChurchCenter for the #UnitedNations

CCUN #2ndfloor

We are schedule for a 90-minute slot in one of the rented rooms on the 2nd floor of Church Center for the #United Nations building.

Please note that the US time will change from Daylight Savings to Standard Time on Monday, 10 March. All times will be listed in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)/New York.

You’re more thank welcome to join our #Parallel #SideEvent #asilyasil #unwomen #economicsecurity #sexual #reproductivehealthawareness #youth #youthdevelopment #youthempowerment #youthgroup #viralvideo #trendingvideo #forall #goviral #womenempowerment #womenpower #womenshealth #womenpower #womensrights #sierraleone #mamasalone🇸🇱 #mamasalonetime #mamasalone

1st General Management Meeting 2024

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I bring you seasons greetings and a Happy New Year from the Office of the Director General.

As per the provision of our constitution we kindly invite you to the 1st General Management Meeting on 8th January 2024 12noon Freetown time, via zoom/WhatsApp and at Syke Street,

The Agenda is as follow:
Opening Prayers
Welcome Statement
Declaration of Purpose
Submission & Presentation of Newsletter and Annual Report
AOB
Closing & Adjournment

Upon directives from the Director General Amb. Junisa Precious Gbeteh Sallu Kallon, attendance is a MUST especially so for Executive Officers & Staff

Thank you for your kindly attention.


For any enquiries, concerns etc kindly revert via the official email account of ASIL/YASIL or reply all to this communique.


Yours Sincerely
Amb. Junisa Precious Gbeteh Sallu Kallon

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls

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Today, His Excellency Ambassador Junisa Precious Gbeteh Sallu Kallon the Director General of Association in Sierra Leone and Youth Association in Sierra Leone H.E. the First Lady Fatima Maada Bio & Honorable Minister of Gender and Children affairs Isata Mahoi along with development partners such as UNFPA Sierra Leone to launch #16DaysOfActivism against #GenderBasedViolence under the Theme: Unite! Invest to prevent Violence against Women and Girls. We want to celebrate Real Men Champions in our next chapter of the HOOG Campaign. We say enough is enough. We are committed to ending all forms of violence and achieving a world where all women and girls are safe.
It’s all about #16daysofactivismagainstgenderbasedviolence #16days #asilyasil #endfgm

Youth Association in Sierra Leone Recap on Engagements at UNGA78

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Join our hosts Davida Tiyana Spaine-Solomon and Sudan B. Sesay for an insightful discussion with our guests on empowering Sierra Leone’s Youth: UNGA Insight, Entrepreneurship fair 2023 and the future opportunities for Sierra Leonean Youth.

Asmaa James Tooblessedtobestressed Bah
Musa Bai Sesay – SM Junisa Precious Sallu Kallon Imran Silla

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💝YEPW : Youth Engagement & Peace- building working group

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🔅What is YEPW?

  • To empower the youth
  • To cultivate a culture of peace
  • To unite and create a global network

🕊When: Oct 28 Sat 11:00AM

🕊Where: ZOOM (online)

“Without a doubt, for us, young people mean hope and they mean the future. And the future, we have to start building from today. I want to wish a lot of success to this event and I want to say this young people that we are together and we are one.”

  • Mohamad Al Bukai, the Director of Islamic Affairs in UNI –

Discuss on our participation at UNGA

by yasilorg

Our Director General/Founder/President Junisa Precious Gbeteh Sallu Kallon was live on @afriradiosl to discuss our engagements at #UNGA #UNGA78 #iyc8 and host of opportunities lined up for #youth come 2024, especially so #iyc2024 #iyc9, other opportunities within the #unitednations and beyond. We discuss thoroughly the our work within #SierraLeone, at the #UN and how #youngpeople can be part of this global effort.
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#afriradio
#afriradiosl
#radioshow
#radiointerview

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Happy United Nations Day 2023

by yasilorg

Happy #UnitedNationsDay from us to the United Nations family
#UNDAY #ASILYASIL #unday2023

Additional Representative has commence her term in office as Special Representative and Under Director General Appointee(SRUDGA)

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His Excellency Ambassador Junisa Precious Gbeteh Sallu Kallon who is President/ Founder/ Director General of the Association in Sierra Leone and Youth Association in Sierra Leone which is an NGO with Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and UN DGC Civil Society Unit has one of his Special Representative & Under-Director General Appointee(SRUDGA) Amb. Darlyn Kay Appointed as an Additional Representative to the @UN New York Headquarters.

On the 23rd August 2023 Amb. Magdalene Koroma who was appointed to serve as Association in Sierra Leone (ASIL) and Youth Association in Sierra Leone (YASIL)
Additional Representative to the United Nations New York Office has collected her annual ground pass.

Effective immediately the Additional Representative has commence her term in office as Special Representative and Under Director General Appointee(SRUDGA)

In light of the above she will be engaged in series of meetings at the UN on behalf of the Director General and the organization.

Announcement for other Special Representative and Under Director General Appointee(SRUDGA) such as
Isaac Bayoh
Kassim Father Kamara
Christine Kamuzunguze

Will follow in the coming days

On behalf of our Chairperson of Momoh Gbeteh Sallu Kallon, Momoh Kallon, our Vice Chairperson Jecinda A Cole of the Board of Trustees and I Junisa Kallon Junisa Precious Gbeteh Sallu Kallon the Founder/ President /Director General congratulate you on journey with us as an organization in changing the narrative of youth participation in transcending Sierra Leone’s into better progressive, sustainable development for all especially the Youths.

His Excellency Amb Michael Imran Kanu
Her Excellency Amb Victoria Sulimani
His Excellency Hon. Tim Kabba
Mohamed Orman Bangura
Alimamy Thondor James Bangura
Youth Envoy, Government of Sierra Leone
AU Youth Envoy
UN Youth Envoy
Her Excellency the First Lady Fatima Maada Bio Fatima Jabbe Maada Bio Fatima Jabbe Maada Bio
David Moinina Sengeh
His Excellency the Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone
His Excellency Julius Maada Bio
His Excellency Rtd. Brigd. Dr. Julius Maada Bio
Imran Silla
United Nations Development Programme – UNDP
United Nations in Sierra Leone
UNFPA Sierra Leone
IOM Sierra Leone
World Health Organization (WHO)
UNFPA West and Central Africa, UNFPA Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre
UNFPA
World Health Organization Sierra Leone
UNDP in Sierra Leone
UN-Habitat Youth
United Nations Youth
United Nations Youth Associations Network
World Federation of United Nations Associations Youth Network
World Federation of United Nations Associations
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the United Nations
Ministry Of Youth Affairs
Ministry of Youth Affairs, Sierra Leone
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – Sierra Leone