Update from Suzanne: 34 street women accepted to go back home and leave the street. The majority of those women were coming from the third ethnic group, Twa. At the meeting a Senator who comes from their ethnic group had been invited with another deputy in order to provide some advice to these women. I was standing […]
Construction progresses on mini-Boystown in Burundi
/ Carrie
Construction is progressing well on the mini-boystown site in the country in Burundi
Progress on Newton Orphanage
/ Steve
The foundations are laid:
Construction updates in Sierra Leone
/ Carrie
Construction is progressing rapidly on several projects in Sierra Leone. At the Kondie Farm School, the buildings are taking shape. At the Newton Amputee Camp, we are digging the foundations for the orphanage. With the starting of the orphanage in Newton and a school, the news of these projects bring smiles to many who have […]
Sierra Leone Scholarship Recipients
/ Carrie
212 students in Sierra Leone are currently on scholarship: Kenema 25 Bo 20 Kono 20 Newton 17 Benguema 2 Lungi Amputee Camp 2 Lungi 6 Bo Amputee Camp 4 Kenema Amputee Camp 4 Makeni Amputee Camp 3 Kondie Farm School 43 Waterloo 10 Grafton, Pentagon, Kamayama, 46 Here are some of their pictures: One of […]
Sierra Leone schools update
/ Carrie
We have seen much progress in the construction of schools in Sierra Leone: At the Kondie Farm School, students are an active part of the construction process. In order to cut down on costs, students are helping to carry sand, blocks and cement on their heads about one mile up to the building site 152 […]