We have a fantastic team in Sierra Leone who have been running The Kabor Project since 2004, providing vital support and training to some of the most disadvantaged children, young women and adults in our world today. Kabor is a unique local project, led and managed by local people seeking their own solutions. We are in this for the long term and want to see substantial, positive change in the area.
In Sierra Leone 70% of the population live below the poverty line, whilst infant and maternal mortality rates are the worst in the world. Despite ending eight years ago, the Civil War has destroyed much of the infrastructure including schools, health facilities and rural areas have been seriously affected. The young women Kabor supports have all been affected by the Civil War. Some have lived on the streets as prostitutes, whilst others were kept as 'bush wives' by the rebels during the war.
The team are now running a learning centre in Masiaka town. This centre teaches girls tye and dye and tailoring. The dresses they make they sell in local markets and all the money they make goes back to Kabor. They are also hoping to begin bricklaying and construction classes for the girls soon. Women are coming together at the centre across cultural, tribal and social divisions to educate themselves, work together and pass on the knowledge to other women.
Our colleagues in this region of the world share our passion and energy for children and young people and seek to protect and support those in their local community who most need it. The team are providing skills and training which is changing the lives of children and young people in a country where one in four will not live to see their fifth birthday.
