Reaching out to vulnerable children who have been abandoned or orphaned, this project has created an environment with a more family based approach. Many of the children lost their families in the recent civil war and spent over 6 years living in desperate conditions on the streets of Sierra Leone before being welcomed into the community. By creating an Orphan Village that is a self sufficient community, long term benefits are brought to the futures of hundreds of children. Currently, over 100 children are provided with shelter, education, training opportunities, care and support.
Training in skills such as bee keeping, farming, sewing and small business management help the children learn and develop capabilities that will allow them to support themselves and their community in the future. Providing long term sustainable projects is a vital of the vision of the Community Villages and funds given are used towards that end.
We have been privileged to partner with Steve and his team as they have pioneered in Kamakwie and Freetown and have provided the funds to build their new school, solar panels for electricity, replace the home that burnt down, provide two vans, mattresses, rice for planting and more.
Last year, 117 children from Kamakwie were sponsored in our Feed A Child Programme. We have 180 kids to sponsor this year and next in both projects.
Step Up and be an Angel…Feed a Child for a Year in Kamakwie and Freetown!
