Mabel is an active, smart and promising nine year old child living in a war affected area of Freetown. She lives with her father in a zinc sheet home with a room and a parlor with no running water or electricity. Mabel’s father, Sieh, is a Finance Officer and the only provider for the family. He has a monthly income of  about U.S. $75 which is not enough to cover the family’s needs. Mabel’s mother Sarah abandoned the family when Mabel was seven years old.

Mabel’s father strives to provide a meal for her every day, but she often walks to school without enough food to sustain her. Mabel likes her English, Mathematics, Religious Moral Education, and Social Studies classes.  Mabel loves to read and write but she must do her studies with the light from a kerosene lantern. Despite these circumstances Mabel is determined to learn and she dreams of being able to attend a university when she grows older.

Thanks Neil, Sophie, Madeleine and Jolie for providing Mabel with school tuition and lunches for a year. With your support, she can now count on having her needs met. Thank you so much!

Augusta, Michael, Mary, Amilda, and Adama extend their thanks and appreciations for the mosquito nets that they received.

Augusta lives with her mother and three sisters in a single bedroom apartment in a family house at Mellon Street in the Wellington community. She attends the Orphanage Primary school and she is in class three.

Michael attends the Vicrays primary school and he is in class four. He wants to be a lawyer when he grows up. He lives with his grandmother.

Marry Clarkson attends the Vicrays primary school and she is in class four and wants to be a teacher when she grows up.

Amilda attends the Vicrarys primary school and she is in class four. She wants to be a medical doctor when she grows up.

Adama is a mother of six children and has seven grandchildren. She is a petty trader and the main provider of her family.

Thank you for providing nets for that will keep these five safe from malaria!

Thank you Mark for providing mosquito nets for Augusta, Michael, Mary, Amilda, and Adama

Dear James

Rugiatu is nine years old.  Her father and her mother are unemployed and are no longer living together as husband and wife. Rugiatu now lives with her step father in a two bed room apartment with no running water and no electricity at Mellon Street in the Wellington community.

The step father is a carpenter and the main provider of the home with a monthly income of $70, which is not enough to cover the basic family needs. The step mother is a petty trader and uses the income derived from her business to take care of her own children.

Rugiatu attends the Ahmadiyya Muslim primary school and she is in class three. Rugiatu likes listening to the radio.  Rugiatu wants to be a seamstress when she grows up.

Thank you James for helping to provide a net for Rugiatu. Now she can have  a good night’s sleep – safe from mosquites.

Adama is the sixth child of her parents. Her family lives in a zinc sheet home, with no running water, and no electricity in the Wellington community of Sierra Leone.

Her father is a soldier and the main provider of the home with a monthly income of $100. This, unfortunately, is not enough to cover the basic family needs. Her mother is house wife who did some petty trading in the past, but can no longer afford to run her business. Adama has known poverty since she was born. She is seen most of the time without proper clothes on.

Amy and Monica, thank you for providing vitamins for Adama! Your donation will help keep Adama healthy!

Everett was born during the civil war in Sierra Leone. He lives with his father, mother, sister and three brothers in a two bedroom house with no running water, but with electricity. The father and the mother are co-provider of the home with a monthly income of $200, which is unfortunately not enough to cover the basic family monthly needs.

The father and the mother also support their extended family members, both in the capital and the provinces, and is the reason why their family resources are exhausted before the month ends. In school, Everett likes Mathematics, and English language. He also enjoys playing indoor games, reading and playing soccer at home. Everett wants to be a medical doctor when he grows up.

Thank you, Larry, for helping to provide these vitamins for Everett! Now, Everett will stay healthy and strong!

Fatmata, from Sierra Leone, dreams of leading a full life as a nurse – a life in stark contrast to the reality in which her war affected family currently lives. Fatmata’s father died before she was born and her mother’s income as a street hawker is inconsistent and unpredictable. Fatmata and her sibling often go without food. Their zinc sheet home has no electricity and no running water.

Fatmata is very active and an excellent student at school. Her hobbies include reading and writing, and she has several favorite subjects including mathematics and pre-vocational study.

Your support means Fatmata can grow up in a healthier environment, with her needs met, moving her closer to living the life of her dreams!

Thank you Neil, Jacqueline, Rosary and Johnny for helping to make Fatmata’s educational dreams come true! Thank you so much for your support!

Emma lives with her mother and three sisters in a single bedroom apartment with no running water and no electricity. Her mother is a petty trader and the main provider of the home. Her mother’s monthly income of $60 is not enough to cover the basic needs of the home.

Emma attends the Ahmadiyya Muslim primary school and she is in class two. Regular meals are not consistent in Emma’s home, which makes the vitamin supplements you have provided even more crucial. Emma uses a kerosene lamp to study at night and sleeps on a mat that she spreads on the floor.

Thank you for providing a year of vitamins for Emma!

Evelyn was born on the 11th of March 2003. She  attends the Itech Primary school in the Wellington community and she is in class three.

Her mother is a student nurse that depends on her husband’s income to support her academic pursuit. Her father is an officer and the main provider of the home with monthly income of $100, which is not enough to cover the basic family needs.

Evelyn lives in a single bedroom apartment house with no running water and no electricity in Sierra Leone.

Evelyn wants to be a nurse when she grows up. She uses a kerosene lamp to study at night and sleeps on a grass bed together with her two sisters.

Thank you Issac for your hard work, and for providing the mosquito net for Evelyn. It will help protect her from malaria!

John is four years old and does not go to school. His father is a guard and the main provider of the home with monthly income of $70, which is not enough to cover the basic family needs. His mother is living in the village taking care of his sick sister.

John, his brother and father are living in a single bedroom home with no electricity and no running water in the Wellington community of Sierra Leone.

John joins his neighbors as they serve food so that he can also receive a portion of their meal.

Thank you Kuba for your hard work and for giving John the mosquito net. It will help protect him from malaria!

Amildatu was born on the 3rd of March 2005 and she attends the Hope primary school. She is in class one.

Amildatu lives with her mother, father, and two brothers in a single bedroom apartment with no running water and no electricity in the Wellington community of Sierra Leone.

Her father is unemployed and does not have the education to maintain a good job. Her mother is a petty trader and the main provider of the home with monthly income of $60, which is not enough to cover the basic family needs.
Her family uses a kerosene lamp at night, and the children sleep on a mat spread on the bare floor.

Thank you for your hard work! Your gift of a mosquito net will protect Amildatu from malaria.