This donation:
| May 27 |
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Tony
gave 30 for a three month supply of vitamin supplements |
Fatima now has improved nutrition
Fatima Kamara proudly holding her box of vitamin supplements
Fatima receiving dosage demo from a nurse
Fatima Kamara’s parents are petty traders that go to work very early and return home very late. Unfortunately, the family has not made the necessary accommodations to ensure Fatima gets the food and nutrition she needs. This situation has forced Fatima to seek food in the community – from sympathetic neighbors and friends.
When Fatima saw the vitamin supplements, she had the impression that she was supposed to drink the entire bottle at once. The nurse who is helping to distribute these vitamin supplements then provided specific dosage instructions. Now she is taking the supplements at night when her parents return home. Since she started taking them a couple days ago, she feels a lot healthier.
Tony, Fatima wanted us to express her appreciation to you for providing these supplements for her. Thank you so much!
This donation:
| May 27 |
Tony view profile
Tony
gave 30 for a three month supply of vitamin supplements |
Nutrition stability brought to Alfred
Alfred Mansaray holding vitamin supplements
Alfred taking his vitamins
Alfred Mansaray lives with his father and 5 brothers in a single bedroom cement house, with no running water or electricity, in Freetown, Sierra Leone. His father was forced to retire from work due to his age. The family lives on his meager pension and whatever his father can raise from a temporary part-time job.
The family survives on an average of one meal a day. The meals are irregular and frequently not balanced or nutritious. This is not uncommon in his town where the majority of people live below the breadline.
Alfred was delighted to hear about this opportunity to receive vitamin supplements. The supplements are helping to complete his diet and ensure he can live a healthy life. In the photos you can see him holding and taking the liquid vitamin supplement – demonstrated by a local nurse.
Thanks Tony for helping to bring nutrition stability to his life!
This donation:
| Jun 1 |
Susan view profile
Susan
gave 30 for a three month supply of vitamin supplements |
Smiling Siaka holding his vitamin supplements
Siaka Bangura holding his vitamin supplements
Siaka Bangura lives in Freetown, Sierra Leone in a very humble house with no running water or electricity. He loves to play soccer and is an avid learner at school. Siaka’s father is a worker for a local construction company helping to lay bricks. His mother currently is out of a job and is considering starting a small business selling essential items from the front of their rented apartment.
Siaka taking his daily dosage
Because of the meager household income, the family’s diet has been restrictive and constrained further by the global economic crunch. They eat on average one meal a day and get by on other scraps. Fortunately they have close by friends who occasionally invite Siaka to eat with them after school.
Siaka was delighted to become a beneficiary of this program and you can see him happily smiling and holding his box of vitamin supplements. These supplements ensure his diet is more balanced and complete.
Thanks Susan for making a difference and helping make this possible!
This donation:
| Jun 1 |
Susan view profile
Susan
gave 30 for a three month supply of vitamin supplements |
Fatmata has received her vitamin supplements
Fatmata Kargbo With Box of Vitamin Supplements
Fatmata Kargbo is parented by a single mother, a petty trader who earns a monthly income of about $50. That amount is insufficient to take care of the needs of the family. Fatmata is a focused and hard working girl that loves to help and do chores around the house including helping her mother cook.
Her mother’s trade has become increasingly competitive over the past year due to the influx of thousands of new people from other provinces. This competition has reduced profit margins making it impossible for Fatmata and her mother to afford a balanced and nutritious diet.
Fatmata With Nurse Demonstrating Dosage
The vitamins provided through Door of Hope are supplementing Fatmata’s diet, helping her to get more of the nutrients her growing body needs.
Thanks Susan for helping to supplement her diet. You made a difference!
This donation:
| Apr 5 |
Laurent view profile
Laurent
gave 135 for a three month supply of vitamin supplements |
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Laurent view profile
Laurent
gave 90 for a mosquito net |
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| Nov 13 |
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Karen
gave 40 for a month of tuition |
| Jun 8 |
Joanna view profile
Joanna
gave 10 for a mosquito net |
Hello net, bye-bye mosquitoes and malaria!
Alpha - Under new net - Bye-bye malaria and mosquitoes
Alpha Kamara belongs to a polygamous family. He has lost his dad. Alpha’s mother is a petty trader and a dry wood (cooking fuel) seller. She is the sole provider for the family. Her monthly income of US $70 is insufficient to cover basic family needs. During the rainy season, when dry wood is difficult to come by, Alpha’s family has difficulty affording even a day’s meal.
Due to her financial situation, she had not been able to afford a net for Alpha. She and Alpha were very happy to receive a treated net. She was excited over how they have been rescued from mosquito bites at night. Alpha had been suffering periodic bouts of malaria due to exposure to mosquitoes. With the net they will be free from this deadly disease.
In their local dialect – Krio – Alpha shouted – “Hello net, bye-bye mosquitoes and malaria! Good riddance!”
Thanks Joanna for helping to make this possible! We appreciate your donation so much.
This donation:
| Aug 9 |
Katie view profile
Katie
gave 60 for a three month supply of vitamin supplements |
Sarah will no longer get sick from malaria
Sarah Campbell was born in Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone. She enjoys running errands and loves playing with her age group. She is healthy and active girl. Sarah has been living and attending school under very difficult circumstances, due to poverty. She resides in a small house with her parents and siblings. Her mother takes care of the family by doing household chores – cleaning, maid service etc. Her father works as casual dock laborer with a small income. What they earn is barely enough to cover basic needs and Sarah did not have a treated mosquito net.
Sarah Campbell - holding her new mosquito net
Sarah has previously had fallen ill malaria several times through exposure to mosquito bites. She does not like getting sick with malaria. The family was planning to buy a net but because of scarcity of funds, was unable to do so. They were excited and jubilant to hear of the provision of this net.
Sarah Campbell - lying on her bed - under her net
The provision of this net made Sarah very happy as it will help ensure she never gets sick with malaria again. In the photos, you can see her holding the new net and also under the net in her bed – that she shares with one of her siblings. Thank you so much John, for providing this essential net!
Door of Hope’s Vitamin Supplements
Malnutrition in Africa
Malnutrition and under-nutrition are still key underlying causes of child mortality in Africa, where one out of every five children will die before they are 5 years old. Additionally, the growth of older children is seriously impeded when their bodies and minds are weakened by the lack of these small but vital fundamentals. The result is that productivity is reduced and national economic development is hindered.
The liquid nutrients DOH distributes!
Furthermore, micronutrient deficiency drains the energy of working youth / adults and hurts the learning ability of children, causing billions of dollars in lost productivity. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies impair intellectual development, compromise immune systems, provoke birth defects and consign millions to living below their full physical and mental potential. Young children and women are the most vulnerable and their diets need to be fortified with essential vitamins and minerals. Source: UNICEF
Door of Hope’s work with malnutrition
DOH is working to address this need by providing vitally-needed vitamin supplements to children. The supplements help to fortify their bodies, making them more resistant to sickness and disease. Additionally the supplements provide the essential nutrients that the growing bodies of children need, helping them to grow at a steady and normal. These vitamins are well-received by their parents/guardians and they complement the deficient diets of many needy families.
Distributing vitamin supplements!
By providing these nutritional supplements, you will be helping to reinforce and fortify the bodies of the recipient children, making their bodies sound. This has far-reaching and positive consequences. It will help preserve their lives and enable them to grow into strong, healthy and well-developed adults. Consequently, they will be better able to sustain themselves and contribute to national development.
Mosquito Nets
Malaria
Malaria is one of the killer diseases in Africa that has claimed the lives of many thousands. According to World Health organization statistics, more than one million people die in Africa every year from malaria. Malaria and related illnesses result in the death of one African child every 30 seconds and affects between 300 and 600 million people each year, or almost twice as many as tuberculosis, AIDS, measles, and leprosy combined!
Despite these alarming numbers, the good news is that malaria can easily be prevented by limiting one’s exposure to mosquitoes and mosquito bites. This is largely due to the fact that the primary point of attack by mosquitoes is during the night, when people are asleep. It has been proven that the provision and use of Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (LLIN) significantly reduces exposure to and the chances of someone contracting malaria.
The LLIN DOH distributes
The nets produce an effective shielding barrier against mosquitoes at night, when the vast majority of transmissions/bites occur. The treated nets have a toxicity that is a very low level for humans, but are highly toxic to mosquitoes. The nets are additionally effective because by repelling the mosquitoes, a net can also protect other people in the room outside the net.
Mosquito net status in Sierra Leone
Tens of thousands of homes in Sierra Leone do not have these nets. According to UNICEF statistics, between 2006–2008, only 26% of under-fives were sleeping under LLINs. Additionally, only 37% of households owned at least one LLIN. Source: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/sierraleone_statistics.html.
Door of Health’s work
DOH is working to ensure that this simple, inexpensive and life-changing protection is provided to all. Our goal is to ensure that all families and children have these absolutely essential nets. All families in Sierra Leone have the right to own a net and deserve a net. DOH’s objective is to make this a reality.
A new net installed!
Your donation will help provide a crucial, life-saving mosquito net. This net will truly help save a life, prevent lost productivity, school absenteeism etc.
Girl’s Education at Door of Hope
The importance of educating girls
In Sierra Leone, if a family can afford to send only one child to school, it will likely be a boy who goes to school. If someone is needed to assist around the home, help take care of a sick family member or do housework instead of going to school, a girl will likely be selected. Traditionally, boys are considered to be “better bread winners” in a culture that favors males over females, in both subtle and obvious ways. The lack of finances/economic hardship has been identified as one of the primary reasons why girls drop out of school.
Study after study shows that educating girls is the single most effective policy to raise overall economic productivity, lower infant and maternal mortality, educate the next generation, improve nutrition and promote health. Girls with at least six years of school education are more likely to be able to protect themselves from HIV/AIDS and other diseases. Educated mothers immunize their children 50% more often than mothers who are not educated, and their children have a 40% higher survival rate. Moreover, mothers who have had some education are more than twice as likely to send their own children to school as are mothers with no education. Source: http://www.unicef.org/mdg/gender.html. This empowerment of girls is clearly crucial.
Door of Hope
Door of Hope is committed to empowering this marginalized group – girls – by helping to ensure that they complete their education. DOH believes in the empowerment of all – without gender discrimination and is working hard to ensure a level playing field for girls.
Students with new school supplies!
To help empower girls and promote equality, Door of Hope is specifically assisting girls and providing the finances needed to help their parents send them to school. This helps to ensure that they do not drop out of school due to the economic hardship of the family or fall prey to negative selection of who drops out of school first.
A student preparing for school!
By providing this needed financial assistance, the girls will be able to complete their schooling – which will result in a range of additional benefits to themselves and the nation. Funds will provide a full package to ensure they can learn and grow optimally – full tuition, uniforms, books, school supplies and meals. This will help to ensure the girls can function and learn at their peak.