School Feeding Program in Sierra Leone

by A Brighter Tomorrow for Africa
School Feeding Program in Sierra Leone
School Feeding Program in Sierra Leone
School Feeding Program in Sierra Leone
School Feeding Program in Sierra Leone
School Feeding Program in Sierra Leone
School Feeding Program in Sierra Leone
School Feeding Program in Sierra Leone
School Feeding Program in Sierra Leone
School Feeding Program in Sierra Leone
School Feeding Program in Sierra Leone
School Feeding Program in Sierra Leone
School Feeding Program in Sierra Leone
School Feeding Program in Sierra Leone
School Feeding Program in Sierra Leone

Project Report | Dec 5, 2017
Going Back To School Fully Equipped in Freetown

By Sarah L Armstrong | Founder and Chairperson

Ready To Study!
Ready To Study!

When A Brighter Tomorrow for Africa last reported to all of you – our generous donors – we spoke of the horrible mudslides which left more than 400 people dead and an estimated 6,000 people severely impacted in Freetown, the capital.

I had just returned from Sierra Leone where I’d spent a week visiting with families in Displaced Persons Centers.  The funds we raised were used to purchase rice, onions, seasoning with meat protein (maggi), oil, blankets, sleeping mats (people in the camps were sleeping on a dirt floor) and critical medical supplies to treat malaria, typhoid and diarrhea.   

The aid we provided was totally direct from here to the markets to the camps and it has made such a difference in the lives of so, so many who lost everything.

But we did even more to help!!!!

In addition to all of the aforementioned aid, we raised additional funds and were able to develop and implement an education intervention program for over 100 children throughout these camps.  We were able to purchase backpacks, uniforms and shoes as well as notebooks, pens, and pencils! 

This means these children returned to school (which opened weeks after the mudslides) fully set and ready to study! 

Having these supplies and the proper clothing increases self-esteem tremendously but of course it also allows these children to pick back up where they left off – even though they’d lost all of items they would need to get back to their education.

From the people in-country: Special thanks to all donors who have stood by and have been there for Sierra Leone at this time.  Thank you all.

We Have Our Supplies!  Thank You!
We Have Our Supplies! Thank You!
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A Brighter Tomorrow for Africa

Location: Arlington, Virginia - USA
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A Brighter Tomorrow for Africa
Sarah Armstrong
Project Leader:
Sarah Armstrong
Arlington , Virginia United States

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