Dear Aparajita,

Abdulai lives with his father, mother, two brothers, and two sisters in a two bedroom mud house with no running water and no electricity at Mellon Street in the Wellington Community. His father is a baker and the main provider of the home with a monthly income of $70, which is not enough to cover the basic family needs. His mother is a petty trader using her income to augment her husband’s income in managing the affairs of the home. Abdulai likes reading, mathematics, Religious Arabia, and playing football at his leisure. Mohamed wants to be a banker when he grows up.

He uses a kerosene lamp to study and sleeps on a mat spread on the bare floor.

Thank you, Aparajita, for your gift. The mosquito net helps protect Abdulai from malaria!

Dear Aparajita,

(B-F  )Bankolo, Alhajis and Abdul are beneficiaries of the treated mosquito nets you donated. Bankolo is a carpenter that earns a monthly income of $30– not nearly enough to cover his wife’s and child’s basic needs. Alhajis and Abdul both attend the Ahmadiyya Muslim primary school in the Wellington community. They both live in the same compound that has no electricity and no running water. They both belong to very poor parents.

Thank you for providing mosquito nets for Bankolo, Alhajis and Abdul! Your donation, Aparajita, provides safety from a small, but mischievous insect. They can all now sleep without worry of contracting malaria. Thank you again!

Samuel, Abdul, and Mabinty are beneficiaries of the treated mosquito nets you donated. Samuel and Abdul live in the same house; they have electricity but no running water. Mabinty lives with her daughter’s family in a two bedroom house; the house has electricity but no running water.

With poor housing facilities, these three individuals run risk of preventable disease. With your generous donation, you protect Samuel, Abdul and Mabinty from malaria-causing mosquitoes. Thank you for providing mosquito nets for Samuel, Abdul and Mabinty!

Samuel attends the Christians In Action Church where his father is pastor. The church sits  seven miles from where they live in Wellington.

As a pastor, his father is the main provider of the home with a monthly income of $100, which is not enough to cover the basic family needs. His mother is a school teacher and helps support her husband in taking care of the home. Samuel lives with his parents, sister, two brothers, and two extended relatives in a two bedroom house with no running water and very poor toilet facility. Samuel plays an important role in the church he attends. He is a multi-skilled and promising boy who plays drums, football and is very brilliant. Samuel attends the Flaming High school and is in second form. When he grows up, Samuel hopes to preach like his father.

Thank you for your gift, Paavnee! With your donation, Samuel has enough vitamins to last a whole year. This will keep him healthy and looking towards his bright future. Thanks again!

Marian, Marian, Gboteh, Emma, and Amie are beneficiaries of the treated mosquito nets. The two Marians are mothers, they each have two children and they live in a house that has no running water and no electricity. Gboteh, Emma and Amie are grandmothers who live with their son’s family.

As mothers and grandmothers, they are often kept busy taking care of household obligations and their children. They are the backbones of their homes. Thank you, Rupali, for keeping them safe. With your donation, they are malaria free, and they can continue to support their families! Thank you!

From left to right, Zainab, Lamin, Abul, Edward and Marian, are beneficiaries of mosquito nets.

Zainab lives with her husband and two children in a single bedroom apartment with no running water and no electricity. Lamin is a father and has only one child. Abdul Karim is a father of three children and is living with his family in a two bedroom house with no running water and no electricity. He is the main provider of the home with a monthly income of $80–insufficient to cover his family’s needs. Edward is a student at one of the universities in Sierra Leone. Marian has a child and she is also a student.

Though coming from different backgrounds, all these individuals face the common threat of malaria. With your donation, Rupali, they can all sleep easy.

Thank you for providing mosquito nets for Zainab, Lamin, Abdul, Edward and Marian! They are so grateful for your donation!

Samuel lives with his mother and three sisters in a two bedroom apartment with no running water but with electricity in the Wellington community. Samuel’s father is an office assistant and the main provider of the home with a monthly income of $70, which is not enough to cover the basic family needs. Samuel’s mother is a housewife and without the skills to have a job. Samuel loves playing with his elder sister when she is not at school. He goes to school and dreams of a day where his parents live in prosperity.

Samuel is so thankful for donations from Haris, Allen, Stacie and Joel! With a year of vitamins supplement, Samuel can better focus on his future and make his parents’ dream of wealth a reality. Thank you all!

Joseph attends the Christians In Action church in the Wellington community. His father abandoned the rest of the family some six years ago and has not yet returned home. He lives with his mother and brothers in a church member’s house. They rely on church members for food and for household necessities. Joseph’s mother is a student in one of the universities of Sierra Leone. She walks to class six miles each way. When support from church members is delayed Joseph has to attend school without a lunch. Though facing serious trials, Joseph still has high hopes to be a businessman.

Thank you, Karen, for your gift. You have supplied enough vitamins to last Joseph a year! These vitamins will ensure that he receives the necessary supplements to focus on his studies and get him through these difficult times. Thanks again!

Julia lives with her parents and five siblings in an old mud house with no running water and no electricity. At her age Julia is very active in the children’s department of her church in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Julia enjoys reading literature and listening to the radio. She wants to be a journalist when she grows up.

Her father is a laborer and the main provider of the home with a monthly income of $40. Her mother is a petty trader with a monthly income of $40, which is not enough to cover the basic family needs.

Julia has to walk two miles to and from school everyday. Most days Julia goes to school without food for lunch. Julia is in school due to the financial contributions made from neighbors that she does light errands for.

Julia studies using a kerosene lamp at night and sleeps on a mat spread on the bare floor. She is graced with clothes by some good neighbours and some members of her church.

Thank you, Sam, Udayan, and Mukesh, for your gifts. You have supplied enough vitamin supplements to last Julia a year!

Abdul is a student studying at the Fourah Bay College and he is in year three. He has relied on people to pay his fees all these years and now trusts God to work a miracle for him so that he can pay his fees for the two remaining years he has at the university.

Rugiatu is a nurse in training and also a mother. Things have not been easy for her and her son Mohamed. Both of them were driven from home when her father returned from the provinces and discover that she had given birth.
They now live with a man at the hillside of Beccle street in the Wellington community.

Thank you, Linds and Michael, Karen and Paavnee, for gifting mosquito nets to Abdul, Mohamed and Rugiatu. Now all three of them can sleep peacefully at night without worrying about getting malaria. They couldn’t have asked for better New Year gifts.