I’m back from a month in Sierra Leone with lots of news to share. My main purpose in going was to be part of a meeting to publicly launch the Center for Community Empowerment & Transformation in Rotifunk. Gov’t officials, journalists and chiefdom leaders were all impressed with CCET programs to reduce poverty through education and economic empowerment with village tree planting. These programs were described as unique in Sierra Leone in being totally grassroots conceived and led. They do not come from Gov’t or NGO initiatives. I was honored to give the keynote address, representing Sherbro Foundation and our role as a partner organization.
Adult Literacy students greet Arlene and thank Sherbro Foundation for the chance to start their education.
I see and learn new things on each trip to Sierra Leone. This one was full of experiences for me. I witnessed newborn baby naming ceremonies and a traditional wedding, saw the rice harvest at one of the ten biggest rice farms in the country, and learned a lot about the role of paramount chiefs in contemporary Sierra Leone. I got project status updates, interviewed 37 new adult literacy students on their lives and hopes for the future, met families of girl scholarship students, watched the tree nursery grow to 8000 seedlings and work in progress to annually double that by planting season, and saw the computer lab running and adults taking their very first computer lessons so they can train others.
So, stay tuned to this blog at www.sherbrofoundation and Sherbro Foundation’s Facebook page to hear more. The amount of work done in the last eight months is impressive. You can see what’s possible with your donations and support. It takes so little to make a very big difference in people’s lives in this small rural community in Sierra Leone.
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Georgia, Don’t you hate when that happens. I replied to your comment a while ago, and now I see it’s still open. I’ve had a number of comments and requests like yours about blogging. I will be writing a post about this, but I’m behind on writing. Instead writing annual Board report and being sure the organization’s financial statement for the year balances… Running a nonprofit rganization involves a lot more than writing a blog! Please look for a post on blogging soon. I appreciate your comment. Arlene
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Thanks so much for this comment. Recommending the site to others is a big help in getting the word out about Sherbro Foundation’s work in Sierra Leone. That’s really appreciated.
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Thanks, Idaho. Glad you’re enjoying the site. Don’t get too hooked. I wouldn’t want to get you in trouble at work!
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Thanks, Jody. Glad you like it. I did all my own work on the website, but WordPress makes it easy with their templates. With some good pictures, you’re off to a good start. Please come back and learn about Sherbro Foundation’s projects for 2014.
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Georgia, thanks so much. Hope you do come back to read about the work Sherbro Foundation is doing in Sierra Leone.
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Tamera, appreciate your comment. Based on the increase in comments I’m getting, I think the website and blog are taking hold. It’s only 7 months old, so it takes a while for people to find us. I was amazed to see people from 52 countries have landed on this website! I hope you’ll return in 2014. Thanks.
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