1. SIERRA LEONE VILLAGE
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1
PARTNERSHIPS
S LV P N EW S
WINTER, 2008/2009
THE VILLAGE OF MAMAKA THANKS YOU
What’s Next?
After SLVP completes its first
major project, the Mamaka
Primary School, SLVP will con-
sider several projects: 1. A
three-classroom primary school
building addition in Fadugu, 2.
A school project in Fintonia, NEW SCHOOL
OLD SCHOOL
and 3. A water system project
in the village of Mabenba.
USE OF GOODSEARCHTO
RAISE MONEY FOR The Mamaka school project is almost complete. Through hard work and perseverance the
SLVP.
people of Mamaka and neighboring villages have pitched in to help make their new school a
reality. From a makeshift collection of grass thatched huts to a 9 room school with library
Everyone can help SLVP meet its
and town hall meeting center the school is 90% complete and already being used by the
goals by using www.Goodsearch.com
students and teachers. It all started when Albert felt the need to rebuild this school which
to search on the internet and when
was a big part of his youth and as originally built by his father. When he saw that this school
purchasing products online. Here's
was destroyed by the civil war he knew what he needed to do. From this intention was the
how: Go the the website
birth of SLVP where help will be extended to many more villages in war torn Sierra Leone.
(www.Goodsearch.com) and under
"Who do you goodsearch for?" type We want to thank our generous donors for helping to make this dream a reality. We love
Sierra Leone Village Partner- you all! Tehnki Tehnki!!!
ships. Then, every search you do
generates .01 for SLVP. Addition-
ally, you can assist SLVP by buying SLVP BOARD MEMBERS VISIT SIERRA LEONE
products online. Go to the good-
search.com webpage, go to
"Goodshop," and click on "shop
now." A variety of corporations Since beginning our work in ary 2007 to lay the foundation of free time, he is able to perform
donate a portion of your purchase to
Sierra Leone, we've sent several the Mamaka school and again in site visits to Mamaka and other
SLVP, usually 1-3%, but up to
37%. Thank you for helping SLVP, members over to check on our May 2008 to deliver the funds for future projects for SLVP. Mau-
and spread the word! project progress and evaluate the addition of the roof before the reen McNamara will be making
new projects. As it is a policy of rainy season. Board Member Jim her first visit to Sierra Leone in
______________________________ SLVP to keep administrative O'Donnell was awarded a Ful- January and Albert will be mak-
costs to a minimum, we fund bright scholarship and has been ing another visit to finish the
If you wish to donate to
these trips personally. Our Presi- in Freetown since August work- Mamaka school as soon as we've
SLVP please visit our web
dent, Albert Kamara, has been ing with educators at the Univer- raised the dollars necessary to
site: www.slvp.org
able to visit twice, once in Febru- sity. During his weekends and complete the project.