IDEFOCS´ Botanical Reintegration program is in danger.
As you might recall from our previous report, the Cassava cultivation plan did not work out due to lack of funds. These funds still not have materialised, and the fully operational house still lies almost uninhabited.
The situation for former child soldiers in rural areas is quite dangerous. Phenomena of drugs, night stealing and public beatings in the town of Little Bassa are still common and regular. Furthermore, it is hard to find someone who can take charge of trauma counselling in Liberia. For this reason, we are currently planning to arrange therapy training for some people over Skype, to give them basic counselling skills.
There are about 30,000 adults who, as children, were forced to serve armed groups as soldiers, sexual slaves and laborers.
These people need our help.
Many success stories are coming in from the field. For example the one of Anna and Anais (false names due to privacy regulations).
Anna has a fruit selling business. She received three loans of increasing amounts which she repaid in full and in due time, thanks to the success of her business She said the money really helped her. She is soon ready to take in a new investment, to grow even more! Anais has a similar story, but her business is selling cereals.
In 2020 we plan on scaling up our program and help many more entrepreneurs like Anna and Anais. Your donations can really make a difference!