SF
Sheku Foryoh
Youth Leader & Civic Advocate
Impact Hero
Results & Reach

Measurable
Impact & Legacy

Over a decade of sustained civic engagement, institution-building, and community mobilisation across Sierra Leone and beyond.

01
Civil Society

YACAP — Youth & Child Advocacy Platform

Founded and built YACAP into one of Sierra Leone's most recognised youth-led civil society organisations. Established governance structures, community chapters, and a long-term mandate that has mobilised thousands of youth ambassadors and engaged with government ministries, UNICEF, and international development partners on child rights and youth participation.

→ Thousands of youth ambassadors mobilised across Sierra Leone
02
Digital Engagement

U-Report Sierra Leone

Championed the deployment and national expansion of UNICEF's U-Report platform — a mobile-first social monitoring tool that connects young people to real-time polling on national issues, civic information, and reporting mechanisms.

→ Tens of thousands of young Sierra Leoneans enrolled
03
Governance

National Youth Council

Served in leadership capacity within the National Youth Council of Sierra Leone, contributing to policy frameworks on youth representation, civic participation, and government accountability to young citizens.

→ National youth policy contributions and representation
04
Media

Radio & Television

Produced and presented development-focused broadcast programming across Sierra Leonean radio and television networks, using media as a bridge between institutions, development discourse, and the communities they serve.

→ Broad public reach across radio and TV audiences
05
Civic Unity

United 4 Salone

Co-convened United 4 Salone — a cross-partisan national movement anchored in civic responsibility, peace-building, and shared national identity. Brought citizens together beyond political and regional divides in pursuit of collective progress.

→ National movement launched with cross-party civic support
06
International Development

Restless Development

Engaged with Restless Development at national and board levels, linking Sierra Leone's youth agenda to a global peer-led development network operating across multiple continents.

→ Sierra Leone represented on an international development board
07
ICT & Digital Access

Youth ICT Empowerment

Spearheaded initiatives to bridge the digital divide for young Sierra Leoneans — promoting digital literacy, expanding access to ICT resources, and delivering skills training across communities to equip youth for an increasingly digital economy and civic environment.

→ Digital literacy programmes delivered across multiple communities