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Documentary Film: Pride of Lions
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Pride of Lions is the first film about Sierra Leone to combine contemporary history with intimate stories of survivors of an 11-year brutal civil war ending in 2002.
Pride of Lions is an award winning "must see" film for anyone interested in Sierra Leone and its people.
"Magnificent, inspiring, and brilliantly woven narrative."-- Bob Anderson, CBS 60 - Minutes
"I believe the film Pride of Lions can help my people."-- "Emmy Award" winning journalist and filmmaker Sorious Samura, Cry Freetown.
Note: Pride of Lions is dedicated to promoting development in Sierra Leone and encouraging partnerships with Global Action Foundation www.goact.org featured in our film. |
www.prideoflionsfilm.com
woehrlegig2@yahoo.com
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Kenema Blango Primary School Project
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This small village in Valunia Chiefdom, Southern Province - Bo District, has never had a dedicated school building. Some 300 students in Class I through VI attend school in the court barie. They have no latrines or well close by. The village has donated 10 acres of land and pledged in-kind contributions. We have about 1/2 the necessary funds for the classrooms, latrines and well. Donations may be made here at the Friends of Sierra Leone website but make sure you indicate Kenema Blango School Project in the message.
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contact Peggy Murrah
president@fosalone.org
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Book: Black Man's Grave
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YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF1zEnEO_xU
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Schools for Salone
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Schools for Salone is committed to helping Sierra Leoneans rebuild rural schools. Since 2005, SFS has built 12 primary schools, 6 water wells and refurbished one library. In addition, we provide scholarships to needy children and professional development opportunities for teachers. We partner with Books for Africa and the Sierra Leone Book Trust to provide learning materials and books. We work with highly motivated villages that donate the land, provide locally available materials and labor to build the schools. |
www.schoolsforsalone.org
nofziger@raincity.com
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Solar Electric Initiative
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The Solar Electric Initiative (SEI), was established in the summer of 2008 to help develop solar power in rural Sierra Leone communities with no electricity and little prospect of getting any. As the community chose, we are initiating the project with classroom lighting and a computer lab run off solar panels at the Kamakwie Secondary School. We expect to implement this in 2009 and anticipate subsequent incremental steps to help light up rural Sierra Leone by utilizing its abundant and free sunshine.
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contact Leslie McKeon
phone 201 836 8209
no website
mckeon119@mac.com
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Bramaia Lanje Project
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Improvement of transport and opportunities for farmers and thus healing their self esteem. The project will start with 10 families of about 10 persons, in expectation of the arrival of donated trucks for transport. The families are eager to get the opportunity to start: adapt their crops on market demands and create more harvests per year, so their ideals of a future, education and storage facilities will be realised one day.
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www.bramaia-lanje.com
saleminfo1997@hotmail.com
bramaia2007@yahoo.com
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Banana Island Youth Association
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The Banana Island Guest House (BIGH) is a community-managed rural development project located on Banana Island. As an eco-tourism initiative, the project strives for economic and environmental sustainability while generating jobs and incomes for local people.
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www.bananaislandguesthouse-biya.org
garywalker.agchange@yahoo.com
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Kenema District Association
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KDA is a group of Sierra Leoneans who do small projects in the Kenema District of Sierra Leone. The entire US staff are all volunteers and the only paid staff member is a woman who runs the Sierra Leonean office.
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www.kenemadistrict.org
kda@kenemadistrict.org
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Book: HANG IN THERE by Elizabeth Quinn
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My Journey of Service, Living in Caribbean & West African Cultures describes the many challenges and frustrations, as well as the joys and life long lessons learned from her experience in the developing world as a PCV. The book is $15 plus $2 S/H with a portion of the proceeds going to charity. It can be purchased by contacting the author at 7100 Gloria Drive, #72, Sacramento CA 95831. |
no web site
eliz23@aol.com
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Operation Classroom
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Operation Classroom partners with the Sierra Leone Annual Conference of the UMC Church to:
1. Upgrade Primary and Secondary Schools
2. Upgrade vocational education is the secondary schools
3. Assist in developing a more comprehensive health care deliverly system though Kissy General Hospital
4. Assist in developing a more comprehensive counselor training program
Operation Classroom provides persons the opportunitiy to be personally involved in hands on mission progects
Operation Classroom is a 501(c) 3 charity.
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www.hope4salone.org
operationclassroom
wagners@operationclassroom.org
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Narsarah Project
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Start with a health clinic in Kabala. Other support includes funding, materials, and personnel in areas such as prayer and worship, health, education, agriculture, and transport and communication.
High priorities that we help and support include: health clinics. educational scholarships, agricultural supplements, and human relationship development.
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narsarah-cita.com
cita@narsarah-cita.com
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Brighter Tomorrow for Africa
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A Brighter Tomorrow for Africa seeks to improve the lives
of women and children in Sierra Leone through community-based organizations that provide food,
clothing, medical services, counseling, education, and skills training.
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brighterafrica.org
Sarah.Armstrong@BrighterAfrica.org
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| Book: Green Oranges on Lion Mountain by
Emily Joy
(Dr. Gail Haddock) |
Gail has written about her
experiences as a
VSO doctor at Serabu Hospital in Sierra Leone. It is a delightful
account of life as a volunteer, life as a single woman in the Third
World, life as a doctor in a remote hospital, and life in a country on
the verge of a brutal civil war. Gail doesn't sugarcoat the
realities of life in Salone in the early 90s, but she doesn't exclude
the lighter side of life there that many of us fondly
remember. Many parts of the book are just plain funny.
All proceeds go to support
medical projects in Sierra Leone. Price includes
shipping. To order, contact Peggy at info@fosalone.org. |
www.eye-books.com/
greenoranges/home.htm
info@fosalone.org |
Unite For Sight
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A non-profit organization
that empowers communities worldwide to improve eye health and eliminate
preventable blindness. More than 4,000 volunteers work in ninety
chapters established at universities, medical schools, corporations,
high schools, and in communities throughout the world. Additionally,
Volunteer Teams are sent to 25 countries, including Sierra Leone, to
provide eye care and eye health education programs to medically
underserved communities.
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www.uniteforsight.org/
no email
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African Youth Movement
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African Youth Movement is
committed to building bridges between people in Africa and the African
Diaspora for the global pursuit of peace, justice and human rights and
to telling the stories of Africa through ART
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www.africanartville.org
info@africanartville.org
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Sierra Leonean Surgical Effort
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Tom Johnson Jr. regularly
travels to Sierra Leone to aid surgeons, physicians and medical mission
teams |
wavedog.com/africa/Afric/
tom@africasurgery.com
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The Magic Penny
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1) primary school
children in rural communities of Sierra Leone;
2) small scale capital projects, such as improving health care,
drilling of drinking water wells, and promoting community gardening for
producing fresh and healthy food crops;
3) rural electrification projects. |
www.themagicpenny.org/
info@themagicpenny.org
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