Route360 Solution initiative

On 8th March, 2025, the Re-afforesting Freetown City (RFC) Project Asst. Leader, Mohamed Kickende Conteh, led the Route 360 Solutions Initiative Team and volunteers to the Grafton community to continue the RFC project community engagement on afforestation, reforestation, and deforestation. The event brings together over 50 people, including people with disabilities, from parts of the […]

With so much anticipated in 2024, the Route 360 Solutions Initiative’s team kicked off the Re-afforesting Freetown City (RFC) in the Regent community with a community engagement on afforestation, reforestation, and deforestation at the Regent community center. Over 50 community members, including the Regent community Councilor, Headman, and others, participated in the engagement. Mrs. Yatta

Last year, we applied for the Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge; unfortunately, we were not selected. This year, we reapplied and were selected as a finalist in the Gen category. Being selected for this year’s final allowed us to pitch about our work at Route 360 Solutions Initiative and the impact we want to create

Mid-to-late this year, our Founder and CEO, Joseph Turay, was selected as one of the 50 2024 Youth4Climate Awardees by the UNDP and the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (Italian MEES). Received for his commitment to combating the climate crisis in Sierra Leone through the Route 360 Solutions Initiative (R360SI), the award is

From 24th to 26th October 2024, UNDP Rome Center and the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (Italian MEES) organized the Youth4Climate Call for Solutions in Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy. The outstanding event brought stakeholders from UNDP, UNDP Rome Center, and the Italian MEES to celebrate the 50 2024 Youth4Climate Awardees for their

We are excited to share that we received funding from the Global Greengrants Fund (GGF) for our tree-planting project, “Re-afforesting Freetown City (RFC),” aiming to plant 10,000 trees and educate 10,000 people about deforestation, reforestation, and afforestation in 50 communities in the Western Area of Sierra Leone by 2029. The project, directed by our Founder

Our CEO, Joseph Turay, has been awarded the Green Fund Investments Limited scholarship. This scholarship will allow him to participate in the Ready For Net Zero Growth Program, an 18-week program by the Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship at the Cranfield School of Management, United Kingdom. The program will commence on 2nd October 2024 and conclude

Sierraloaded, a renowned media in Sierra Leone, has featured Route 360 Solutions Initiative on its news blog. This happened about a week after the Route 360 Solutions Initiative was officially launched in Freetown City, bringing together different stakeholders, including the Ghana High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, Innovate Salone, SLBC, 98.1 FM, students, engineers, and others. 

Route 360 Solutions Initiative has been featured by Technify Africa, a Nigerian-based media that informs the world about the latest innovations and innovators in Africa. Technify Africa highlighted what inspired the establishment of our social enterprise, its mission, and vision, and innovative methods of combating plastic pollution and the lack of affordable alternative construction materials

We were excited to share our experience at the 2024 Sierra Leone Innovate Tech Summit with the Conservation Leaders Network (CLN) team. As we work towards promoting sustainable development in Sierra Leone, Ghana, and Africa, we engage the founder and COO of CLN, Winifred Awinpoya Atanga, about our experience during the three-day summit organized by