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FUTURE IN OUR HANDS SIERRA LEONE

20 Lunsar Road, Makeni, Sierra Leone

Director: Edward B Kargbo

Food for work
During 2003 FIOH Sierra Leone was able to increase its operational area to include 3 chiefdoms (Kissy Tongi, Njaluahun and Dea) in the Kailahun District and two chiefdoms (Kalansogoia and Sambaia Benduga) in the Tonkolili District.
FIOH SL is also an implementing partner to the World Food Programme, CARE, World Vision, CRS and DFID (UK)/CRP.

The following families were supported with rice seeds, food for work schemes and with local food processing:
Number of beneficiaries
District
Chiefdom
Male
Female
Total

Tonkolili
Sambaia Bendugu
590
710
1,300
Kalansogola
650
950
1,600

Koinadugu
Diang
250
400
650
Neini
150
200
350

Kailahun
Kissi Tongi
350
600
950
Njaluahun
120
209
329
2,110
3,069
5,179

These activities were carried out between February 2003 and December 2003
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Vegetable seeds were supplied to 350 men and 600 women farmers in the Tonkolili and Kailahun districts. This activity was started in September 2003 and was finished in December 2003. Under the Food for Work programme FIOH distributed ceral, lentils and vegetable oil to over 6,000 beneficiaries. Feeder roads were constructed under the direction of FIOH under the same programme. Ten women were trained in making baby food and processing cassava into gari and foofoo.

School construction
A preparatory school for 135 children was constructed at Yonibana.

Women's micro credit
A savings and credit scheme was introduced and now services 600 rural women in 5 groups. This has enabled women to avoid taking loans from money lenders who charge high interest rates.

Small scale industry development
Training in soap making was provided for women in the village of Maconbay. The women are now making over a thousand each month which are sold in the local market.
Training in carpentry, blacksmithing, tailoring and gara-dyeing is being provided at the Yonibana FIOH training centre for 50 young men and women, some of which are ex-combatants. The centre also acts as a shop from which the items made can be sold. Two students graduated in tailoring and were given sewing machines and the two best students were employed as instructors at the centre.

Carpentry workshop
Food aid distributed by FIOH under the WFP food for work programme
Training in gara-dyeing techniques

Trainees
FIOH meeting
Demonstration seed multiplication project
FIOH Fourah Bay Road
An FIOH group has been formed alongside one Freetown's main streets and comprises mainly young people engaged in a wide range of income generating activities.

Selling processed foods
Jewelry making
Tailoring
Cycle repairs
Fabricated metal furniture
 
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