CONNECTING THE SIERRA LEONE DIASPORA FOR
NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Empowering collaboration, policy dialogue, and strategic
engagement across the global Sierra Leonean community.
GET INVOLVED LEARN MORE
SLDAC WORK TO Promote investment and entrepreneurship.
Support trade and economic cooperation.
Facilitate skills and knowledge transfer.
Encourage youth engagement and leadership.
Strengthen partnerships between diaspora and institutions.
LEARN MORE CONTACT US
EMPOWERING STRATEGIC
ENGAGEMENT
across the global Sierra Leonean community. GET INVOLVED
About SLDAC sldac logo

WHO WE ARE

The Sierra Leone Diaspora Advisory Council (SLDAC) is a strategic body dedicated to uniting diaspora voices and contributing to national development.

OUR MISSION

To empower and unite Sierra Leonean diaspora communities across the Benelux region, Greece, and the Vatican by fostering meaningful engagement, strengthening cooperation, and catalyzing business, trade, and development initiatives that contribute to sustainable national progress in Sierra Leone.

OUR VISION

To become the leading diaspora‑driven institution connecting people, ideas, and investments between Europe and Sierra Leone, creating a thriving ecosystem where diaspora capital, expertise, and innovation fuel sustainable prosperity for current and future generations.

OUR CORE FOCUS AREAS

The Sierra Leone Diaspora Advisory Council (SLDAC) is a strategic body dedicated to uniting diaspora voices and contributing to national development.

Youth Empowerment Programmes

Youth Empowerment Programmes

SLDAC supports youth development across the Benelux Region and Greece by empowering local Sierra Leonean organisations to design and run activities that build identity, leadership, and community engagement.

Read more
Sierra Leonean Culture

Promotion of Sierra Leonean Culture and Heritage

This programme preserves and promotes Sierra Leone’s cultural identity across Europe. Activities are led by Sierra Leonean organisations, with SLDAC providing coordination and proposal‑development support.

Read more
Research on Affordable Student Housing

Invest in Affordable Student Housing

SLDAC supports efforts to expand affordable student housing in Sierra Leone by helping develop business proposals and connecting diaspora investors with credible companies and cooperatives.

Read more
tombo Fish Cool storage

Invest in Cool Room Storage Systems

SLDAC promotes the development of modern cold‑storage facilities to reduce post‑harvest losses and strengthen Sierra Leone’s agricultural value chain.

Read more

Background of SLDAC

The Sierra Leone Embassy in Brussels  headed by HE Ambassador Philip Bob Jusu initiated a successful engagement process aimed at strengthening relationships with the Sierra Leonean diaspora across Belgium, Greece, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.This proactive effort led to the establishment of the first Sierra Leone Diaspora Advisory Council (SLDAC).

Ambassador Jusu

OFFICIAL LAUNCHING CEREMONY

Diaspora-driven institution that connects people, ideas, and investments between mainland Europe and Sierra Leone

LATEST NEWS

Get our latest updates on the biggest opportunities and most challenging
issues we working on today.
Youth Empowerment Programmes

Research Assignment in Sierra Leone

The Sierra Leone Diaspora Advisory Council (SLDAC) has completed a major exploratory research mission in Sierra Leone, led by its Research Officer, Mr. Joseph Saffa. The mission focused on two flagship development initiatives: the Cold Room Storage Project within the fisheries value chain and the Affordable Student Housing Development Project.
Read More

SLDAC Launching Cremony

The Sierra Leone Diaspora Advisory Council has been officially launched in Brussels, Belgium. With the Embassy of Sierra Leone as the driving force behind its formation, SLDAC gained immediate legitimacy, diplomatic recognition, and institutional credibility—a level of trust and authority that many diaspora organizations spend years striving to achieve. This…
Read More