Gender Equality Sierra Leone Project #33033

Girl-mother Empowerment program

Project Report | Jul 6, 2020
Report on the Girl-Mother project

By Hannah Bangura | Project Officer

Dear Donors and GlobalGiving,

The Girl-Mother empowerment programme is a success in changing the perception about people in communities about girl mothers. They are always considered failures and dropouts due to the fact that they got pregnant and gave birth at an early age. So everything about these girls should collapse and there should be no place for them any more in these communities. With our intervention we have changed the dynamics by letting people be aware that these girl mothers can achieve greater height if given the opportunity. In the first instance, our campaign faced a lot of stiff resistance due to traditional beliefs and norms.

Our campaign and support has brought a lot of change and many have realized the importance of giving these girl mothers a chance to go back to school. Owing to the fact that they themselves are ready to change their attitude towards girls. Though, it was a bottleneck for them to accept change. This has been an ancient old tradition that the best place for girls is in the kitchen and early and forceful marriages. During our engagement with these communities the message of accessing education and training, for these girl-mothers were well appreciated and stakeholders in the various communities consider it key as a means to stop these girls from prostitution, HIV-AIDS, poverty, etc. After a lot of sensitization communities now embrace the reality that these girls deserve education and training rather than forcing them to get married.

During the cause of this dreadful pandemic (COVID-19) our approach changed a little by supporting these girls with food. Because this disease has brought about an untold sufering which has warrant some girls to go into prostitution by fend for themselves. Our intervention has cushioned the situation, but more needs to be done in order to meet the present demand.

Presently, this project is yet to attract the kind of support it should get, to shoulder it major responsibility considering the fact that it is addressing a huge concerns about girls, this has really slow down its operations, because the support is not available to accomplish it set demands.

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Mar 11, 2020
Report on the Girl-Mother project

By Hannah Bangura | Project Officer

Dear GlobalGiving, Donors, We are very much grateful for spearing your valuable time to go through this letter of acknowledgement, thanks and appreciation for your tremendous contributions which has brought a lot of change in the lives of our beneficiaries throughout 2019 and start of 2020. With your contribution we have enjoyed a season of love, concern and care which has foster a lot of change in the lives of these less fortunate. We are marvel with your social and humanitarian contribution towards these children, their families and The Needy Today. We are so grateful for your continuous role in putting smiles in the faces of these girls. Your roles have been fascinated since you opted to join GlobalGiving Foundation in helping meaningful projects like ours. Some of these viable causes like ours do not attract major funding, but they are more real than even the ones that do. GlobalGiving has made it possible to create a platform like this that will listen to the cries of these less fortunate. Your contributions means the whole world to us, which has lift the poor out of poverty, give voice to the voiceless, agitate for the oppress, and creating and building bridges together for a better world. Your donations have made dropping out of school is no longer a reality within our areas of operations, continued campaign on ending early child marriages, FGM, Teenage pregnancy, Gender based violence, trained community volunteer to report on early child marriages, monitoring litigation on rape cases for minors in high courts. Our quest for success was far fetched until you came around to support these causes by contributing your hard earn money and suggestions. From the depth of our hearts, we sincerely appreciate all your major contributions both recurring and one off. Even those who didn’t contribute financially but help create awareness about these causes; you are well appreciated from the bottom of our hearts. You are truly a special partner to us, for putting smiles into the faces of these beneficiaries. Also, you have decided to support our mission and vision which is well appreciated, because of this we shall forever remain grateful to you and rest of your families for your unending love you continue to manifest. You are really one in a million, despite all the important things you have to address like family issues, cars, fuel, food, housing, etc you still squeeze and make a meaningful donation. In spite of this tight economy we live, you still create a way to be a blessing to these less fortunate. Your support has been really great especially creating more awareness by letting others know about our causes. We called you friends and partners because we share common goals and ambition in helping these beneficiaries. Because of your contributions a lot has been blessed and we will continue to appreciate you endlessly for your countless support. I was actually pondering if you were not here with us to achieve this huge success and brining a lot of smiles into the faces of these beneficiaries. How exactly it should have been without you. God will reward you abundantly for such sacrifices in helping these children regain their lost glory. Because of this and all that you intend doing God in heaven will bless you and all that concerns you. Our huge concern at the moment is that Sierra Leone is seriously battling with what has been described as a silent epidemic of sexual and gender based violence. According to a recent police statistics its clearly shows that 8500 girls has been sexually abused. The report further said that the figures are twice the ones reported, because plenty of these cases are kept under the carpet. The government has declared it as a national emergency which requires urgent actions be taken. As an organisation working tirelessly against sexual violence and gender based issues, we deemed it fit to go into action but we cannot achieve this alone without your support. Our quest to partner with you stems from the very fact that you have passion to put an end to such practices. We will continue to update you about our achievement and how your monies are spent. On behalf of ‘The Needy Today’, we want to say a big thank you for your supports, donations and unending love you continue to manifest. We cannot sit down silently by failing to wish you happy New Year and God’s richest blessings. Furthermore, our campaigns are online and they need more support to meet the needs of poverty stricken children left behind, to access their basic rights and achieve great success. Base on this, we are still counting on you to continue your support and help us tell others about our work and what we have achieved so far. Thanks and God will surely reward you bountifully.

Respectfully yours,

Hannah Bangura

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Dec 17, 2019
End of Year Message of thanks and appreciation

By Martha Lamin | Project Officer

Dear GlobalGiving, Donors,

We are very much grateful for spearing your valuable time to go through this letter of acknowledgement, thanks and appreciation for your tremendous contributions which has brought a lot of change in the lives of our beneficiaries throughout 2019. With your contribution we have enjoyed a season of love, concern and care which has foster a lot of change in the lives of these less fortunate. We are marvel with your social and humanitarian contribution towards these children, their families and The Needy Today. This has really speaks volume in the lives of these children.

Your roles have been fascinating since you opted to join Global Giving Foundation in helping meaningful projects like ours. Some of these viable causes like ours do not attract major funding, but they are more real than even the ones that do. GlobalGiving has made the cries of these less fortunate be heard. Your contributions means the whole world to us, which has lift the poor out of poverty, give voice to the voiceless, agitate for the oppress, and creating and building bridges together for a better world. Your donations have made dropping out of school is no longer a reality within our areas of operations, continued campaign on ending early child marriages, FGM, Teenage pregnancy, Gender based violence, trained community volunteer to report on early child marriages, monitoring litigation on rape cases for minors in high courts.

Our quest for success was far fetched until you came around to support these causes by contributing your hard earning money and suggestions. From the depth of our hearts, we sincerely appreciate all your major contributions both recurring and one off. Even those who didn’t contribute financially but help create awareness about these causes; you are well appreciated from the bottom of our hearts.

You are truly a special partner to us, for putting smiles on the faces of these beneficiaries. Also, you have decided to support our mission and vision which is well appreciated, because of this we shall forever remain grateful to you and rest of your families for your unending love you continue to manifest. You are really one in a million, despite all the important things you have to address like family issues, cars, fuel, food, housing, etc you still squeeze and make a meaningful donation. In spite of this tight economy we live, you still create a way to be a blessing to these less fortunate. Your support has been really great especially creating more awareness by letting others know about our causes.

We called you friends and partners because we share common goals and ambition in helping these beneficiaries. Because of your contributions a lot has been blessed and we will continue to appreciate you endlessly for your countless support.

I was actually pondering if you were not here with us to achieve this huge success and brining a lot of smiles on the faces of these beneficiaries. How exactly it should have been without you. God will reward you abundantly for such sacrifices in helping these children regain their lost glory. Because of this and all that you intend doing God in heaven will bless you and all that concerns you.

We will continue to update you about our achievement and how your monies are spent. On behalf of ‘The Needy Today’, we want to say a big thank you for your supports, donations and unending love you continue to manifest. We cannot sit down silently by failing to wish you happy Christmas and prosperous New Year in advance and God’s richest blessings.

Furthermore, our campaigns are online and they need more support to meet the needs of poverty stricken children left behind, to access their basic rights and achieve great success. Base on this, we are still counting on you to continue your support and help us tell others about our work and what we have achieved so far.

We are really short of words to express our gratitude but God will surely reward you bountifully.

Respectfully yours,

James Mansaray

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