The document summarizes Sierra Leone Village Partnerships' (SLVP) recent and upcoming projects in Sierra Leone villages. It discusses that the Gofor School project is nearing completion. SLVP plans to continue rebuilding Sierra Leone in 2011, including finishing the Gofor School and beginning the Gbendembu teachers' quarters project. It encourages readers to help raise money for SLVP through Goodsearch.com searches and online shopping. The article provides details about the Gbendembu project, thanking Fadugu village for their new school, and explains how donations will be used.

1. SIERRA LEONE VILLAGE
PARTNERSHIPS
VOLUME 3 ISSUE 1
S LV P
N E W S
WINTER, 2010/2011
SLVP’S THIRD PROJECT IN GOFOR ON TRACK FOR
COMPLETION
More Projects Ahead
SLVP has a long list of potential projects. We are looking forward to
continuing to help rebuild Sierra
Leone in 2011. We will keep you
informed as we finish Gofor School
and begin on Gbendembu teachers
quarters.
USE OF GOODSEARCHTO
RAISE MONEY FOR
SLVP.
Everyone can help SLVP meet its
goals by using www.Goodsearch.com
to search on the internet and when
purchasing products online. Here's
how: Go to the website
(www.Goodsearch.com) and under
"Who do you goodsearch for?" type
Sierra Leone Village Partnerships. Then, every search you do
generates .01 for SLVP. Additionally, you can assist SLVP by buying
products online. Go to the goodsearch.com webpage, go to
"Goodshop," and click on "shop
now." A variety of corporations
donate a portion of your purchase to
SLVP, usually 1-3%, but up to
37%. Thank you for helping SLVP,
and spread the word!
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If you wish to donate to
SLVP please visit our web
site: www.slvp.org
With the rainy season finally over the Eastern Region village of Gofor has been able to begin the
final phase of construction of its new school. Sheku Kamara, the Project Manager, reports that
the village workmen have completed plastering the building and hanging the classroom doors
and are about to apply the first coat of paint. The community also plans to dig a drainage ditch
around the building's foundation to maintain it's structural integrity when the rainy season begins
again in April. Sheku reports that the hope is to open the school after the school holidays in December. The New Year will bring new hope and a new school for the children of Gofor. The Gofor School Project is the third completed project for the SLVP.
OUR NEXT PROJECT IS IN THE VILLAGE OF GBENDEMBU
We are excited to announce
our next project, the construction of teacher’s quarters in the remote northeastern village of Gbendembu
(pronounced Bendembu).
This is SLVP’s 4th project,
and least expensive to date,
with approximately 25% of
the total budget coming
from the community. Gbendembu is one of the largest
villages we’ve worked with,
its population exceeds 5,000
people and the secondary
(high) school for which we
are constructing the
teacher’s quarters has more
than 850 students. The gross
inequality here lies in the fact
that in this village of 5,000
and school of 850, there are
only 12 qualified teachers.
Before the Rebel War, when
Gbendembu was even
smaller, they had quarters for
12 teachers which allowed
them to attract qualified
teachers to their remote village. But all of these and
nearly ½ of all the houses in
the village were destroyed by
the Rebels, leaving no place
for qualified teachers from
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outside the village to live.
The community of Gbendembu has taken great initiative in rebuilding its
school and community, even
reconstructing four teacher’s
quarters, but this remains
insufficient for its sizeable
student population. We are
very excited to help them
build more teacher housing
and in effect, bring more
qualified teachers to provide
the students of Gbendembu
with a proper high school
education.

2. SIERRA LEONE VILLAGE
PARTNERSHIPS
VOLUME 3 ISSUE 1
S LV P
N E W S
WINTER, 2010/2011
A THANK YOU FROM FADUGU FOR
THEIR NEW SCHOOL!
What Is Our
Mission?
The Completed Fadugu School
To create and implement grassroots
development projects in communities
Through SLVP's assistance the Fadugu
community applied for and received a
grant for classroom furniture for its new
school building. Recently the US Ambassador to Sierra Leone visited Fadugu
to commend the community in its successful completion of this self help grant.
within Sierra Leone. Projects may include
but not be limited to the refurbishment or
building of schools, health clinics and
potable water systems. Resources for
projects may include financial aid, educational and construction materials, medical
equipment and other related items for
distribution that have been identified by
the Board of Directors or its designated
representative.
Projects shall be community based, and
shall take place with the full cooperation
of community leaders and representatives. All projects shall take place in the
form of a partnership between SLVP and
the Sierra Leonean community receiving
aid and assistance.
Above the destroyed teachers
quarters in Gbendembu.
WHAT WILL YOUR DONATION PAY FOR?
To give you an idea of how
much your donation helps, we
created this estimation based on
our experience across several
projects. Please keep in mind
that due to the constantly fluctuating cost of building materials, exchange rates and rising
Sierra Leonean inflation rate,
these are only approximations
and are subject to change.
99% of the donations go
directly to our projects.
If you wish to donate
please visit our web
site at www.slvp.org.
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