Civic

Ideas

Summary: Sierra Leone’s historical artifacts and stories are physically scattered or deteriorating. There is no central digital repository where a tourist or a student can easily view the country’s cultural assets. The Problem: How can we expect youth to value their history if they cannot easily access it? Why must our history be told by foreign museums instead of our own digital archives?

Summary: Talented local artists struggle to get discovered because international streaming algorithms favor Western music, and local distribution is fragmented across USB drives and WhatsApp. The Problem: How can we build an economy for creatives if there is no central hub to find them? Why must an artist in Bo move to Freetown just to get their song heard?

Summary: The narrative of the Civil War still dominates the global and local perception of Sierra Leone, overshadowing centuries of resilience, innovation, and pre-colonial history. The Problem: How can we re-educate a generation whose only knowledge of history comes from school textbooks that end in 1961? Why are the stories of our national heroes fading into obscurity?