Fatmata lives with her father, mother, and two sisters in a two bedroom, zinc house in the Wellington community, in Sierra Leone. Her house has no running water and no electricity.

Her father is a guard and the main provider of the home with a monthly income of $100. However, this is not enough to cover the basic family needs. Her mother is housewife and does not have enough capital to start a business.

Fatmata is often seen wearing old clothes and walking around barefoot. At times, she is not allowed into school because she was unable pay her school fees on time.

Fatmata likes to read and play balance ball. In school, her favorite subjects are mathematics and social studies. When she grows up, Fatmata wants to become a teacher!

Thank you, Grace, for your generous donation! The mosquito net will protect Fatmata from malaria!

Amara attends high school near the Wellington community, located in Sierra Leone.

Amara lives with his mother and three sisters in a two bedroom, mud house with no running water no electricity. It is located about a mile off the main road.

Amara’s elder sister is the main provider of the home. She works as a petty trader, earning a monthly income of $60. Unfortunately, this is not enough to cover the basic needs of the family.

Amara’s mother is sick and unable to do any hard labor. She relies on her daughter’s income to survive. To help out, Amara gets water for his family and neighbors in a stream about a mile away. He does this chore every day.

Thank you, Lynda, for your kind donation! Your donation of vitamins will keep Amara healthy and strong!

Dolce stays with her grandfather, two sisters, two uncles, her uncle’s wife, and her aunt.  They all live together in a three bed room house with no running water and no electricity.  She attends the United Methodist primary school and she is in class six.

Dolce has known suffering for a long time now.  The grandfather is the main provider of the home that earns less than $100 a month, which is not enough to cover the basic family needs, including malaria prevention.

Thank you Karen for your gift!  The mosquito net will protect Dolce from malaria.

Mahawa lives with her mother, brothers, and sister in a two bedroom apartment with no running water but with electricity. Her father is an office assistant and the main provider of the home with monthly income of $80, which is not enough to cover the basic family needs, including malaria prevention. Though her father has abandoned the home and has started a new family, he still supports Mahawa, her mother, sister and brothers from the same income he receives monthly.

Mahawa’s mother is a house wife and not skilled enough to have a job. Mahawa likes to draw, reads at her leisure and favours English and Physical Health Education in school.  She wants to be a teacher when she grows up.
Your gift of a net will protect her at night from malaria.  Thank you Oxana!

Hassan is four years old and lives with his father, mother, and two sisters in a single bedroom apartment with no running water or electricity. His father is a carpenter and the main provider of the home with monthly income of $60, which is not enough to cover the basic family needs, including malaria prevention.  His mother is a petty trader and uses the income she gets from her business to compliment her husband’s effort to manage the affairs of the home. Hassan would love  to go school, and likes playing football with his friends, swimming, and following his sisters to the stream to launder their clothes.
Thank you, Brandon, for your gift. The mosquito net will protect Hassan from malaria.

Seray is seven years old and she is in class one. She lives with her father, mother, and three brothers in a single bedroom apartment with no running water and no electricity.

Her father is a petty trader and the main provider of the home with a monthly income of $80, which is not enough to cover the basic family needs, including malaria prevention. Her mother is a petty trader who does business at the school Sarah is attending.

Thank you, Varun, for your gift. The mosquito net will protect Seray from malaria.

Mahawa was born on May 14, 2004. She lives with her mother, brothers, and sister in a two bedroom apartment with no running water, but with electricity in Wellington. Her father is an office assistant and the main provider of the home with a monthly income of $80–not enough to support the whole family. Her father abandoned the home and has started a new family but still supports  Mahawa and family with the same income. His continual absence from home is causing a lot of psychological and emotional problems for Mahawa. Mahawa and the rest of her family go to bed without food when her father does not pay alimony on time. Mahawa’s mother is house wife not skilled to have a job. Mahawa likes to draw, reads at her leisure and favours English and Physical Health Education in school. When Mahawa grows up, she plans on teaching
Mahawa thanks Sophie, Karen, Chris and Emily. Mahawa now has vitamins to last her a full year! With these vitamins, she can receive the nutrients she needs–even when her family struggles! Thank you so much!

Meet Uliaman, Mariatu, Yellie, Mary and Alpha. Alpha and Suliaman live in a compound closeby Mary and Yellie. Mariatu is the mother of Alpha and Suliaman’s sister. Her husband makes $100 a month, and is unable to cover the family’s basic needs. To help out, Mariatu works as a housewife and trades on the side.

Like Mariatu, Yallie is a mother with six children. She trades to pay tuition for two of her kids. Unfortunately, $60 a month does not suffice and she struggles everyday.

Mary lives with her aunt, but cannot afford schooling.

In spite of their differences, they share a common threat: mosquitoes and malaria. With your donation, they all received mosquito nets and are free to dream–without the interruptions or dangers posed by mosquitoes! Thank you so much, Sophie. Your donation means so much to them!

Ernest lives with his father, mother, two brothers, and two sisters in a two bedroom mud house with no running water and no electricity in Wellington. Ernest’s father is a carpenter and the main provider of the home with a monthly income of $60, which is not enough to cover the basic family needs. His mother is an office assistant using her income to augment her husband’s income. Ernest likes reading, Mathematics, Religious Moral Education and playing football. Ernest wants to be a lawyer when he grows up.

Sophie, with your donation, mosquitoes can not harm Ernest while he sleeps! Thank you for keeping this young football player safe!