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2024

Inkundla Spaces
Open Mic Sessions
Provinces of Sierra Leone $1500
Well Rehabilitation at Blama Community Health Center
Blama, Kenema, Sierra Leone $1560
School Rehabilitation in the Kassie Community
In August 2024, the FoSL Board prou...
Kassie Community, Western Area Rural District $3000
Support for Ongoing School Construction
In August 2024, the FoSL Board vote...
Kumala, Kalian Chiefdom, Koinadugu District $1000
Hand Pump Water Well at New Way Academy for Girls
The FoSL Board voted in August 2024...
Taiama, Kori Chiefdom, Moyamba District $1600
Metalwork Workshop Rehabilitation
In July 2024, the FoSL Board voted ...
Kakua Chiefdom in Bo District $2060
Mamaka Village Agricultural Project
In this multi-year project, donors ...
Mamaka, Mile 91, Tonkolilli District $8000
Solar Lights through Easy Solar
The FOSL Board voted to support the...
Masiaka, Sierra Leone $420
Blackboard Rehabilitation
The FOSL Board voted to support the...
Njala $965
1-Classroom Building at United Islamic Junior Secondary School
This community project is for the c...
Mondema Town, Gorama Mende Chiefdom, Kenema District, Sierra Leone $3000
Judy Figi Memorial - Shenge Primary School
Construction of a 3 classrooms add...
Magic Penny School, Shenge, Moyamba District $4000
School Furniture for Taiama Secondary School
The FOSL Board voted to support the...
Taiama Town, Kori Chiefdom, Moyamba District, Southern Sierra Leone $2060
Kalian Smiling Foundation (KSF) Classrooms
The FOSL Board voted to support Kal...
Kumala, Koinadugu District $3000
Sierra Leone National Railway Museum Tour
In early 2024, the FOSL Board voted...
Bauya, Moyamba District $845
Midwife Training Project
The Maternal Health Mission Confer...
Bo District $3000

2023

Women for Women Sierra Leone
Print age and culturally-appropriat...
Yele, Tonkolilli District $2000
Frank Scholarships
24 partial scholarships to the Ball...
Freetown $6000
Ballanta Music Academy Scholarship in memory of Board member Judy Figi
Full year scholarship for one stude...
Freetown $500
Polio Challenged Fund
Blacksmith and tin smith tools and ...
Grafton, Western Area of Freetown $2775
Information For All Sierra Leone
Grant provided locally-made backpac...
Western Area of Freetown $3000
Mamaka Village Agricultural Project
Add 15 new farmers to the project, ...
Mamaka, Mile 91, Tonkolilli District $5600
Kono District Global Organization
Project is for a 3-place latrine an...
Titabaya Primary School, Kono District $3000

2022

Young Muslim Primary School - Benkia
Rehab classrooms, latrines, and add...
Benkia, Bombali District $3000
Kamande Agriculture Project
Equipment for cassava processing.
Kabala, Koinadugu District $500
Mamaka Village Agricultural Project
Micro-loans for 30 women and 15 you...
Mamaka, Mile 91, Tonkolilli District $7150
St. George Primary School
Water well with hand pump.
Kathrombo, Tonkolilli District $2727
Wesleyan Church Primary School
Add two classrooms to this primary ...
Makorombo, Bombali District $2665
Paul School for the Blind
Daphne Sawyer-Dunn Memorial unifor...
Bo $1000

2021

Street Child
Aid to victims of the tanker explos...
Outside of Choithram Supermarket in the Freetown suburb of Wellington $6000
Paul School for the Blind
Daphne Sawyer-Dunn Memorial Scholar...
Bo $250
People's Action Against Hunger-SL
Water well for irrigation.
Mbundorbu, Baoma Chiefdom, Bo District $2684
Benevolent Islamic Junior Secondary School
School furniture and latrines.
Punthun-Bombali District $2996

2020

Golden Drop Investments
Rural beekeeping equipment and farm...
Kailahun $2500
Kamande Agricultural Projects
Garri processing equipment
Koinadugu $2950
One Village Partners
Drying floors and rice store
Kailahun $500
Kasankarie Farmers Association
Classrooms for junior secondary sch...
Karene $2000
Kagbanka Bana Primary School
Add classrooms
Bombali $2988
Paul School for the Blind
Daphne Sawyer-Dunn Memorial Scholar...
Bo $250
Women's Empowerment
Water well for the Gary Schulze Orp...
Bo $2896
Street Child
Handwashing, sanitation, and educat...
Freetown and provinces $7000

2019

Jeremaih Youth Foundation
Rehabilitate primary school at Gbar...
Port Loko $2590
One Village Partners
Latrines in Massayiema Village
Kailahun $3000
Rural Health Care Initiative
Refurbish Gondama Birth Waiting Hom...
Tikonko $1150
Paul School for the Blind
Daphne Sawyer-Dunn Memorial Scholar...
Bo $250
Kagbungbor Youth
Rehabilitate primary school
Kamakie $2217
Fullah Town Youth
Water tanks, plumbing, and taps for...
Freetown $2639
Dandabu Project
Transport and rooms for rural stude...
Pujehun $756
Women in Action
Rehab community centre for adult li...
Port Loko $2419

2018

Bumpe Alliance Development
Rotifunk school water well
Moyamba $1200
Wounded Camp School
school latrines
Port Loko $1400
Niagorehun Health Clinic
add a bath, laundry and rehab the w...
Bo $2500
Minah Agricultural Development
Cassava and potato processing equip...
Kambia $2000
One Village Partners
Madina water well
Kailahun $2000
Paul School for the Blind
Daphne Sawyerr-Dunn Memorial Schola...
Bo $250
Sierra Environmental
School latrines
Port Loko $3000
Mama Baindu Women's Development Ass.
Mattru women vegetable growers
Bo $1426
Rogbin Community
Expand health clinic, add solar lig...
Karene $2860
Conscience International
Kabasa Community library and solar ...
Kambia $2928
Kono District Global Organization
Primary school water well
Kono $2000
Ebert Kakua School for the Deaf
Solar lights for student study area...
Bo $2000
Street Child Foundation
Business loans to mudslide victims.
Freetown $3000

2017

Tihun Savings Group
solar lighting for community centre
Bonthe District $2500
Wounded Camp School
school furniture and school supplie...
Port Loko $1353
Kissy Youth in Action
rehabilitate five wells in Kissy
Freetown area $1004
Paul School for the Blind
Daphne Sawyerr-Dunn Memorial Schola...
Bo $250
Wounded Camp School
primary school consrtuction
Port Loko $2414
Kabasa Village Development
primary school latrines
Kambia District $1200
Kenema District Junior Secondary School
construction of two classrooms and ...
Kenema District $1500

2016

Paul School for the Blind
Daphne Sawyerr-Dunn Memorial Schola...
Bo $500
Kono District Global Organization
construct latrines, hand-washing st...
Kono $3000
Rural Health Care Initiative
well and latrines for newly-constru...
Tikonko, Bo District $3000
Palm to Palm
support local industry making palm ...
Koidu, Kono District $1400
Masamapinde Primary School
construct 2 classrooms and office
Tonko-Limba, Kambia District $1275
Fatmata Maternity Centre
malaria prevention and treatment
Pujehun $2000
Madina School Solar Electric Project
lighting classrooms, library for cl...
Kambia District $2650
Blama Primary School
complete construction of Blama Pre-...
Bo District $3000

2015

Jersey African Support Services
School supplies for Ebola-orphaned ...
Tonkolili $2000
Nar Sarah Health Clinic
sidewalk construction for sanitatio...
Kabala $1050
Gborie Educational Centre
After school classes to prepare for...
Bo $3000
Family Enrichment Services
Health clinic improvements in Baiim...
Bo District $3000
Paul School for the Blind
Daphne Sawyerr-Dunn Memorial Schola...
Bo $250
Women in Action
Ebola education
Freetown $1940
Polio Persons Development Association
Feeding, sanitation supplies for di...
Makeni $3000
Kono District Global Organization
Feeding vulnerable groups
Kono $3000
KITE/ Sierra Leone
Feeding handicapped groups, sanitat...
Western area of Freetown $3000
Conscience International
Ebola education,hand-washing suppli...
Western area of Freetown $800
FARE
Ebola protection kits, food for eff...
Kamakwie, Pujehun, Makeni $1500
Nar Sarah Health Clinic
Ebola education, hand-washing suppl...
Kabala $1500

2014

We Yone Child Foundation
Training Ebola instructors for comm...
Freetown area $1521
Education for Hope
Primary school construction
Port Loko $1500
Alternative Approach to Community Development
Poultry project
Kailahun $1500
Maryland Sustainability Engineers
Potable water for Cabala school
Freetown area $3000
Bureh Beach Surf Club
Tourist trade and community develop...
Freetown area $3000
Limbs 4 U
Supplying refurbished prosthetics a...
Freetown $3000
STOMP project
Peace Corps secondary project on he...
Various locations $1648

2013

Sentinel English Writing Program
creative writing program
Freetown and Kabala $3000
Green Africa
women's vegetable growing and marke...
Bumpe $2000
Holy Rosary Secondary School
completion of administrative office...
Pujehun $1887
One Village Partners
Reflect program for women's educati...
Kailahun $1500
Southern Eye Institute
purchase of an eye-scanning device
Serabu clinic $3000
Paul school for the Blind
Daphne Sawyerr-Dunn Memorial Schola...
Bo $250

2012

Magic Penny
Paving around primary school
Bobpehtake, Moyamba District $1250
Maryland Sustanability Engineering
Solar power for Colaba Town Primary...
Western Freetown $1000
Ebert Kakua School for the Deaf
Water system at school
Bo $2373
MedShare
Medical shipment
Moyamba Hospital $3000
Batonga Foundation, Children Affected by War (CAW)
Educate young women 14 to 24 in a 2...
Freetown $3000
Peace Corps Project
Sherry Browne PCV - Build latrines
Kolenten Secondary School, Kambia $1863
Paul school for the Blind
Daphne Sawyerr-Dunn Memorial Schola...
Bo $250

2011

Magbenyani Women's Agricultural Project
Valunia Chiefdom $2000
Kono Foundation Agricultural Project
Kamara Chiefdom $2000
author Aminatta Forna's school in Sierra Leone
reading and book signing for the Pe...
$200
Paul school for the Blind
Daphne Sawyerr-Dunn Memorial Schola...
Bo $250
HIV/AIDS Awareness Cup
shipping football equipment
$1000

2010

Dodo Agricultural Project
piggery
$2800
Romanke Primary School
Tonkolili District $2400
Peace Corps Partnership
$500
Daru Arts Project
teaching students traditional arts ...
$1000
Polio Challenge
treating elephantiasis patients
Bombali District $3000
School for Visually Impaired
perimeter wall for school
Freetown/Grafton $3000

2009

Wellbodi - Ola During Pediatric Hospital
nurses training
$3000
Gborie Technical Institution
roof
$3000
Women's Agricultural Project
Kabala $3000

2008

School for the Blind Freetown
kitchen
$2000
Pan-African Development
school
$3000
Peaceful Schools
community centre
$3000
Women for Women
library
Yele $3000

2007

Agricultural
Bombali $3000
Science and Health Education
Makeni $2900
Adult Literacy
Bo $3000
HIV/AIDS education
Kenema $2900
Garri Production
Makeni $2300

2006

Textbook shipment
through the Foundation for West Afr...
$3000
Africa Surgery
Tom Johnson's medical project
$2000
Masanga Children's Foundation
$1000
Prosthetics Outreach Foundation
$3000

2005

Cornelia Bailey - Sapelo Island presentation
$200
Generator for Talking Drum Radio
$3000
Medshare International
shipping medical supplies
$5000

2004

Fund for African Relief and Education
$500
Special projects
Freetown $1000
Africa Surgery
Tom Johnson's medical project
$3500

2003

Media Foundation for Peace and Development
$3010
Foundation for Rural Development
$3220
Kono Progressive Women's Association
$3840
SamKam Foundation
$3000
AfroAmeric Institute of Cosmetology
$5000