Mary Momoh Smiling and Holding Her Net

Mary comes from a family with very humble beginnings.  She was born and grew up in a small village, near the city of Bo, Sierra Leone, which was overrun by the rebels during Sierra Leone’s civil war.

Her family relocated to Freetown as there were no jobs for a while and the family’s subsistence farm had been burnt to the ground.  Her parents are now petty traders – earning a bare $50 a month.

Mary loves to do chores and help around the house.  Mary hates mosquitoes and her dream is to find a permanent solution to the mosquito problem in Freetown.  She was very happy to receive a net as it provides an immediate solution to the mosquito situation in her life – providing an effective shield.

Mary Relaxing Under Her New Line of Defense

Thanks  for providing this covering and line of defence.

Dauda - Future Banker

Dauda, a young boy from Sierra Leone, used to spend the night on a mat on the bare floor.  After he received the insecticide-treated bed net, he now sleeps with his mother and sibling on a single bed made of grass.

His mother is a petty trader and the main provider for her family.  With a monthly income of US$30, she is challenged to meet the basic needs of the family and had been unable to purchase the much needed mosquito net.

Dauda wants to be a banker when he grows older.  The buzzing and bites of mosquitoes habitually woke him up.  How with this net, he sleeps soundly and peacefully with uninterrupted dreams of being a banker.

Thanks Ahmed for providing sweet dreams!

Relief at last for Sallay

Sally Lewis, a young girl from Sierra Leone, lives with her mother, father, brothers, and sisters in a single bedroom apartment zinc sheet home with no running water and no electricity. Sally’s father is a polygamist and has another family; he sleeps alternate weeks with Sally’s mother and siblings.

Sally’s mother is a petty trader and the main provider of the home with a monthly income of US $40 – an amount that is not enough to cover the family needs. Sally wakes up very early to fetch water for her household before going to school.  Sally wants to be a lawyer when she grows up.

Needless to say, the family was delighted to receive this bed net as they desperately needed one.  Their neighborhood is infested with noisy mosquitoes that seem to find a way to get underneath the bed sheet that she covers herself with at night.

Thanks Tchiyiwe for helping Sally get relief from mosquitoes and malaria!

Richlyn's net is a blessing

Richlyn Koroma attends the Christ Evangelical church in the Wellington municipality outside Freetown, Sierra Leone. This friendly and promising child likes to read and wants to be a lawyer when she grows up.

She finds it difficult to study with a locally made kerosene lamp at night, which is the only source of light available. Richlyn lives with her mother, father and three siblings in a two bed room house with no electricity and no running water.

Her father is a pastor of a church with most of the members unemployed. Her mother is a petty trader and also the main helper of her husband’s ministry. Their monthly income of US$ 110 is not enough to cover the basic family needs. Richlyn contributes greatly to the children’s ministry of Christ Evangelical Church.

The family was delighted to receive a bed net for Richlyn and truly consider this a blessing from God and an answer to prayer.  Now she can sleep safe from mosquitoes.

Thanks Eric for being a channel for this blessing.

Kadiatu - With her new net

Kadiatu Suma attends the Vickray’s school in Sierra Leone.  She likes mathematics and English subjects.  She also likes playing volleyball in her leisure time. When she grows up, she wants to be a medical doctor.

Kadiatu, her parents, two brothers and a dependent relative live in a single bedroom mud house with no running water and no electricity. Kadiatu’s studies using a kerosene lamp at night and after study, she sleeps on a savanna (grass) bed, together with her brothers.

Kadiatu’s father is a soldier and the main provider of the home with a monthly income totaling US$ 70 – which is not enough to cover the basic family needs.  Kadiatu has two brothers also going to school which makes it difficult for her parents to pay their fees on time, let alone purchase a much needed mosquito net.

Kadiatu and her family were delighted to receive a bed net that she now shares with her 2 brothers.

Thanks to Amanda and this new net they now have victory over mosquitoes and malaria.

Sorie - on right - happily holding his new net

Sorie Kargbo had a fire accident five years ago.  He was flown to Ghana for treatment.  He is back at home now, in Sierra Leone.

His father, a brick layer / construction worker  earns a scanty US $40 a month – an amount insuffient to cover basic needs, let alone cost of a mosquito net.

Sorie benefited from an insecticide-treated bed net that Monica helped provide.  The gift prevents malaria and helps Sorie stay healthy and free from those pesky mosquito bites.  You can see Sorie in the photo below on the right, proudly holding on to his new net

Thanks Monica for saving Sorie from mosquito bites and malaria

Kadiatu Holding Her New Net

Kadiatu was born on 17^th May 2001 and attends a Christian school in the hill side community of Wellington near Freetown, Sierra Leone. She likes reading Bible stories.  Kadiatu wants to be a nurse when she grows up.

Kadiatu lives with her mother and her two sisters, in a single room mud house with electricity but no running water. Kadiatu’s father abandoned them five years ago which means her mother is the main provider.  Kadiatu’s mother is a petty trader with a monthly income of about US $50 – an amount insufficient to cover the basic family needs, let alone cover the cost of a net.

Efrain, thanks for providing this net.  Because of this, Kadiatu is happily saying – “Malaria no more, no not me“

Duranatu attends a primary school in the Wellington community outside Freetown, Sierra Leone.  Duranatu is a recent beneficiary of an insecticide-treated bed net.

Duranatu’s Father, a police officer and the main income earner,  brings home US $80 a month, which is not enough to cover the family’s needs.  Duranatu’s mother is a house wife and unskilled to manage a well-paying job.  Thus, they were unable to provide a net for Duranatu.

Duranatu’s mother expressed that apart from the painful mosquito bites was the inconvenience and restlessness they were facing at night. With the mosquito nets, the past two nights were their best nights sleep in a year.

Imagine finally being able to sleep peacefully… What an impact!

Thanks so much Niranjan!

Duranatu relaxing under her new net

Morlai holding his net

Morlai Conteh lives with his parents and two siblings in a single bedroom with no running water and electricity. Morlai’s father is a meager mechanic who’s total income is not enough to cover for the family. Morlai’s mother is a house wife and runs the home. The family wakes up early to fetch tap water half a mile away from their home to avoid overcrowding at the tap.

Morlai has known poverty all his life and his parents cannot afford to send him to school.  Morlai  is very clever and strongly desires to be educated.   He wants to become a motor mechanic.

Morlai was delighted to receive a mosquito net which you can see him lying under in the picture below.

Morlai under his new net

This net will keep him safe from mosquitoes and malaria.

Thanks Niranjan!