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Family Thankful for Food Support

COVID-19 is having a crippling effect on the economy in Sierra Leone.  During these challenging times, your generosity is so greatly appreciated. Thanks to your support, multiple families were given food including a bag of rice, one gallon of cooking oil, and a bag of onions.    

One of the families that received food support expressed their gratitude saying 

Thank you Develop Africa for supporting us with food items during this hard time.

We provided school supplies to fire victims

I hate disasters. We all do.

We dislike the inconvenience, disruption, and overwhelming feeling of the loss.  The hopelessness and despair can be devastating.

On March 24th, a fire ripped through a heavily populated slum called Susan's Bay in Freetown. An estimated 5000 people were displaced. Hundreds of families lost everything!

We knew we had to do something. To meet a need not being addressed by other organizations, we decided to provide school supplies. 

New Hands Free Washing Station at Dantrimark Academy

Your support is greatly appreciated as it continues to make an impact on the future leaders in Sierra Leone. Thanks to your generous support a new hands-free washing station was recently set up at Dantrimark Academy at Waterloo.

The students at Dantrimark Academy at Waterloo were encouraged to use the hands-free washing stations not only during this period of Covid-19 but on an ongoing basis as it helps promote much-needed hygiene in their schools and reduce the spread of germs.

Hope Academy for Girls has a New Hands-Free Washing Station

Thanks to you, girls are getting the support they need to become future leaders in Africa. This past week a hands-free washing station was set up at Hope Academy for Girls at York Village.

The students at Hope Academy were encouraged to use the hands-free washing stations not only during this period of Covid-19 but on an ongoing basis as it helps promote much-needed hygiene in their schools and reduce the spread of germs.

How you are helping slow the spread of COVID-19 in Sierra Leone

While COVID-19 continues to disrupt our daily lives; we are all struggling to work out a new normal.  Because of this, there are ongoing needs to provide face masks, soap, and hand sanitizers.  It has also brought the need of providing nutritional meals to families who no longer have the ability to provide food for their families due to loss of jobs or income.

Thanks to your support masks and soap have been distributed to students like Elizabeth & Lucy, pictured here.   These girls expressed their gratitude for your support that is keeping them safe.

The Trees are Growing Well

We are happy to announce that thanks to your donations the seedlings we planted are growing very well. At this point, we have achieved this initial goal.

While reforestation in Sierra Leone will continue to be a long-term endeavor, our goal to plant trees on Grafton Highway in Bathurst Village has been accomplished.  

Grateful For Progress

Many families in Sierra Leone were displaced due to the flooding and mudslide disaster that took place in August of 2017.

Thankfully since then we together have brought relief to hundreds of beneficiaries. We provided food, clothing, solar lights, mosquito nets, educational assistance, microfinance loans, housing assistance, etc.

Thankfully our beneficiaries are doing much better now and no longer in need of immediate disaster support. We have met the immediate need.

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Families in Sierra Leone face unprecedented challenges due to rising costs. Inflation makes it difficult for them to afford basic food staples such as rice, cooking oil, and onions.

Extending a helping hand can alleviate a significant burden and provide essential relief to the less fortunate.

Help provide relief by donating today!

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