Sierra Leone Village Partnerships (SLVP)

NGO / Public Service

Sierra Leone Village Partnerships (SLVP) is a U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit charity comprised entirely of volunteers. Sierra Leone remains one of the world’s poorest countries and is notorious as the land of blood diamonds. We work in partnership with smaller communities to help them rebuild their villages, asking what they need, rather than building what we think they should have. Our activities are funded by charitable donations to SLVP and supported by local materials and labor from the community receiving assistance. 97% of SLVP’s funds are spent directly on projects. We are large enough to make real change, but small enough to maneuver where larger organizations cannot.