Strong Families, Strong Commmunities Ministry of Social Welfare Leads Family Health Walk in Freetown

Hundreds of families gathered in Freetown on Saturday for a Family Health Walk, marking Sierra Leone’s first official observance of the International Day of Families.

The event, led by the Ministry of Social Welfare in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender and Children’s Affairs and other partners, began at the Aberdeen Roundabout and concluded at the SOS Hermann Gmeiner International School compound. The United Nations first declared the International Day of Families in 1993, but Saturday’s commemoration was the country’s first official recognition of the day.

The walk, described by organizers as an atmosphere of “joy, reflection, and togetherness,” aimed to highlight family bonds, healthier communities, and meaningful conversations within homes.