1. Draft KDDAUK language and culture project overview and budget estimate 03 02 2015
Kono District Development Association UK
Project Overview and Budget Estimate
Kono Language and Culture Project
Summary
Project Name: Kono Language and Culture
Department: Programme Coordination Department
Last Updated: 3rd February 2016
Author: KDDA UK
Project Manager(s): Sia Komba
Executive Sponsor: KDDA UK
Project Department Owner: Kai Ngegba
Programme Coordinator: Sahr O Fasuluku
Project Business Case
Project Overview
The Kono Language and Culture Project; provides fortnightly 2 hour Saturday language,
culture and history classes for adults and children, run by volunteers, to teach the Kono
language, culture, traditions and history; develops Kono Language and culture teaching
materials including curricula design, lesson plans and handouts; will continue to document
and record the Kono language, culture and history (with particular emphasis on recording
elders’ oral histories and regional differences in dialect) and expand the Kono indigenous
ethnic group knowledge base, and; will promote the Kono language and culture, campaign
and lobby to the West African Education Council and Ministry of Education for its recognition
and inclusion in the Sierra Leonean national curriculum.
Business Issue/Opportunity
The Kono indigenous ethnic group of Sierra Leone have a rich language, cultural heritage,
history and traditions. The home of the Kono tribe is the once fertile Kono District in the
Eastern Province of Sierra Leone, West Africa.
This one-time agricultural breadbasket has for decades been mined as the source of most of
Sierra Leone’s diamonds. Prior to 1990, Kono’s environment, farming sector, food security,
employment, social and family structures had been decimated for decades by diamond
mining, and the infrastructure completely decayed by neglect. This highly multicultural region
was amongst the poorest and most underdeveloped regions in Sierra Leone. During the 90’s
atrocities in the mad scramble by combatants for the district’s diamonds, Kono was almost
completely demolished and evacuated, with up to 90% of Kono’s becoming internally
displaced persons and refugees. Its diamonds became known internationally as ‘blood
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In the last few decades Kono language, cultural heritage, history and traditions have gradually
been lost as less and less is passed on to each new generation. The loss is faster away from
the Kono District, in Sierra Leone’s cities, and amongst the Kono Diaspora worldwide.
The Kono District Development Association UK has resolved to address this problem by
organising fortnightly Saturday language and cultural classes for adults and children, to
promote and teach the Kono language, culture, traditions and history. Its 10-week beginner’s
course run by volunteers, combined 1 hour of conversational Kono with 1 hour of Kono
culture and history lessons, commenced in April/May 2012 and ran continuously until
December 2013. The current course has been running intermittently since September 2014.
Needs include
 Provision of academic accommodation for classes (library or school)
 Further lesson plan development (beginners, intermediate, advanced, volunteer
recruitment incentives, staff, admin/ stationary/design/ printing expenses)
 Expansion of and recording - language and culture knowledge base (audio and visual
portable recording equipment, graduate outreach workers to visit and record elders and
language academics, partnerships and knowledge sharing with existing/past language
projects), research, documentation, online archiving,
 Development and expansion of volunteer base
Project Business Goal
 Revive and preserve Kono language, culture and heritage
 Promote and facilitate the use of Kono language among the Sierra Leonean Diaspora,
residents of Kono District and greater Sierra Leone, societies and organisations.
 Create opportunities for Kono speakers to increase their confidence when using the
language
 Using varied and contemporary media, promote opportunities for young people to use
Kono socially
 Encourage and support families, children and young people to increase their use of Kono
 Enhance social and language skills for day to day living in Kono District and communities
 Enhance multiculturalism, increased appreciation and acceptance of ethnic diversity in
Sierra Leone amongst the Sierra Leonean Diaspora and in their host communities.
 Encourage greater understanding, sense of belonging/acceptance, reinforced identity of
Kono’s, young people, descendants, families and communities of the Kono indigenous
ethnic group
 Undertake specific projects to respond to local needs and, where appropriate, support
specific communities
 Development, expansion and documentation of language and culture knowledge base,
lesson-delivery materials, media translated into Kono, and other published materials
 Joint working and creating more sustainable and strategic structures.

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Primary Project Objectives
Primary Project Objectives
 Provide fortnightly 2 hour Saturday language, culture and history classes for adults and
children, run by volunteers, to teach the Kono language, culture, traditions and history;
 develop Kono Language and culture teaching materials including curricula design, lesson
plans, handouts, audio, and video;
 document and record the Kono language, culture and history (with particular emphasis on
recording elders’ oral histories and regional differences in dialect)
 expand the Kono indigenous ethnic group knowledge base and archives,
 promote the Kono language and culture,
 Campaign and lobby to the West African Education Council and Sierra Leone Ministry of
Education for recognition and inclusion of Kono Language in the Sierra Leonean national
curriculum.
 Using varied and contemporary media, promote cultural activities for people to use Kono
socially
Project Benefits
Project Benefits
 Greater understanding, sense of belonging/acceptance, reinforced identity
 Useful skills for day to day life in Kono
 Service to the community
 Revival and preservation of the Kono language and culture and the Kono’s rich cultural
heritage
 Development, expansion and documentation of language and culture knowledge base
and lesson delivery materials
Primary Project Deliverables
Milestone 1 Kono classes – pilot and first stage
 initial vocabulary, culture and history consultations with Kono speakers completed
 10 part curricula and initial lesson plans completed,

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 initial teaching materials developed and published on Facebook,
 volunteer recruitment drive completed
 Fortnightly 2 hour Saturday language, culture and history classes for adults and children,
run by volunteers, to teach the Kono language, culture, traditions and history;
commenced and ongoing
Milestone 2 Funding, recruitment and second stage
 Grant funding obtained for:
o Provision of regular academic accommodation for classes (library or school)
o Further lesson plan development (beginner, beginner high, intermediate low,
intermediate, intermediate high, advanced low), teaching materials, volunteer
recruitment incentives, staff, admin/ stationary/design/printing expenses
o Expansion and recording - language and culture knowledge base (audio and
visual portable recording equipment, graduate outreach workers’ incentives to
visit and record elders and language academics in UK and Sierra Leone,
partnerships and knowledge-sharing with existing/past language projects),
research, documentation, online archiving
o Development and expansion of volunteer base
o Cultural activities to encourage people to use the Kono Language socially
 Second stage Kono language and culture lesson plans, teaching materials, (to
intermediate high1
) completed; audio and video teaching materials completed
 Documentation and recording of the Kono language, culture and history (with particular
emphasis on recording elders’ oral histories and regional differences in dialect) has
commenced and is ongoing
 Promotion of cultural activities encouraging and facilitating people to use Kono socially
using varied and contemporary media, has commenced and is ongoing
Milestone 3 Funding and third stage
 Grant funding obtained for:
o Further lesson plan development (advanced, advanced high, fluent), teaching
materials, volunteer recruitment incentives, staff, admin/
stationary/design/printing expenses
o Expansion and recording - language and culture knowledge base (audio and
visual portable recording equipment, graduate outreach workers’ incentives to
visit and record elders and language academics in UK and Sierra Leone,
partnerships and knowledge-sharing with existing/past language projects),
At the Intermediate High level, you are able to function beyond your immediate survival needs. You can start and continue conversations with short utterances. You
can speak about most transactional needs and some social situations. You have difficulty using complex language, going into detail, speaking at length, and
expressing your needs. Your basic grammar is accurate but inconsistent. You will have difficulty finding the right words in all situations. Using repetition, you can be
understood by native Kono speakers who are used to speaking with non-native speakers. When listening, you may have some problems in understanding details,
complex language, and longer discourse. You may change the subject due to your inability to understand.

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research, documentation, online archiving
 Third stage Kono language and culture lesson plans, teaching materials, (to advanced
high2
) completed; audio and video teaching materials completed
 Creation of secure archives and archiving of Kono indigenous ethnic group knowledge
base has commenced and is ongoing
 Curriculum development partnerships have commenced and are ongoing
 Campaigning and lobbying to the West African Education Council and Sierra Leone
Ministry of Education for recognition and inclusion of Kono Language in the Sierra
Leonean national curriculum has commenced and is ongoing
Milestone 4
 Kono Language gains recognition and inclusion in the WAEC and Sierra Leonean
national curriculum
 National curriculum fully developed, sustainable ongoing development, examined.
 Kono language promoted nationwide in Sierra Leone along with other ethnicities
languages, social acceptance and diversity promoted and encouraged in Sierra Leone
 At least 40% of young Kono Diaspora descendants are speaking Kono socially, at least
60% of young Kono’s in Sierra Leone are speaking Kono socially
 Much greater awareness and engagement by Kono youth with their culture and
communities
Project Interdependencies and Inputs
Project Interdependencies and Inputs
 Inputs: For curriculum development; sharing of existing knowledge bases by academics
and previous Kono language projects preferable (though not completely dependent)
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At the Advanced High level, most of the time you can effectively use complex language and communicative strategies on general
topics, and also on familiar, specific topics. You demonstrate a high level of fluency and precision in syntax or vocabulary. Errors are
only more evident when you are under pressure. There is an emerging ability for you to convey and understand subtle variations in
meaning. Native speakers can easily understand you. When listening, you understand normal, native speech. You understand most
complex language, especially on familiar topics. Your understanding may decrease when you are under pressure. Native Kono
speakers may need to adjust their speech in order for you to understand fully, as you may not grasp all details and regional or cultural
differences.

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Project Conditions
Project Assumptions
 This will be a volunteer led and run project with no paid staff in the UK and core staff and
volunteers in Sierra Leone
 UK volunteers travelling to Sierra Leone are largely self-financing and pay for own flights
but have Sierra Leone expenses paid
 KDDAUK capacity building and partnerships programme will facilitate working
relationships with delivery partners in Sierra Leone
Project Risks
 KDDAUK fails to capacity build and form partnerships
 Apathy towards classes from beneficiaries and public in Sierra Leone and/or UK
 Unable to recruit teaching volunteers and curriculum development volunteers in UK
 Bureaucratic delays in introduction into SL curriculum
 Academics in Sierra Leone will not share their knowledge bases, will not cooperate with
research and will not collaborate in curriculum development project
 West African Education Council does not implement annual examinations
 Sierra Leonean Schools fail to implement curriculum
 Knowledge held by elders has died out, oral reservoir already lost forever
Project Duration Estimates
Project Milestone Date Estimate Confidence Level
Project Start Date April 2012 Complete
Milestone 1 September 2016 High
Milestone 2 July 2017 High
Milestone 3 July 2018 High
Milestone 4 December 2018 Low
Project End Date July 2019 Low
APPROVALS
Prepared By ___SAHR O FASULUKU___________________________________
Programme Coordinator
___SIA KOMBA ___________________________________
AGREED BY Project Manager

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Approved By ______________________________________Date_________
Project Sponsor
______________________________________Date__________
Executive Sponsor
______________________________________Date__________
Client Sponsor
Appendix 1 –
Budget Estimate
Milestone 1 Kono classes –
pilot and first stage 2015
Itemisation ledger Unit
quant
£
initial vocabulary, culture and
history consultations with
Kono speakers
Travel allowances £7.40 pd/pp
(Project manager x5, prog coord x5,
volunteers x15)
Stationary
Printing
Communications SL
Trav/trans
Stationary
Printing
Comms
25 185
100
100
150
10 part curricula and initial
lesson plans
Travel allowances £7.40 pd/pp
(Project manager x5, prog coord x5,
volunteers x15)
Stationary
Printing
Communications SL
Trav/trans
Stationary
Printing
comms
185
100
300
50
initial teaching materials
developed and published on
Facebook
0
volunteer recruitment drive
completed
Registrations and memberships Prof
memb
200
Fortnightly 2 hour Saturday
language, culture and history
classes for adults and
children, run by volunteers, to
teach the Kono language,
culture, traditions and history;
commenced and ongoing
Provision of regular academic
accommodation for classes (library or
school) (per session £40, x 30 pa
Travel allowances £7.40 pd/pp
(Project manager x30, prog coord x5,
volunteers x 60)
Teaching allowance (£30 per session
x 30pa)
Stationary
Printing
Accom
Trav/trans
Stipends
Stationary
95
30
1200
703
900
100

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Communications Printing 300
0
Milestone 1 total
4,573
Milestone 2 Recruitment
and second stage 2015-2016
Provision of regular academic
accommodation for classes
(library or school) & teaching
materials
volunteer recruitment
incentives, staff, admin
stationary/design/printing
expenses
Further lesson plan
development (beginner,
beginner high, intermediate
low, intermediate, intermediate
high, advanced low),
Expansion and recording -
language and culture oral
history capture knowledge
base (audio and visual
portable recording equipment,
graduate outreach workers
incentives to visit and record
elders and language
academics in UK and Sierra
Leone, partnerships and
knowledge-sharing with
existing/past language
projects), research,
documentation, online
archiving Development and
expansion of volunteer base.
Cultural activities to
encourage people to use the
Kono Language socially
Second stage Kono language
and culture lesson plans,
teaching materials, (to
intermediate high3
) completed;
Provision of regular academic
accommodation for classes (library or
school) (per session £40, x 30 pa
Travel allowances £7.40 pd/pp
(Project manager x30, prog coord x5,
volunteers x 60)
Teaching allowance (£30 per session
x 30pa)
Stationary
Printing
Communications
Travel allowances £7.40 pd/pp
(Project manager x5, prog coord x5,
volunteers x15)
Stationary
Printing
Communications SL
HQ audio Recording equipment
Low quality Dictaphones
Video recording equipment kit
Shipping costs
Laptops
Motorbikes
Transport/fuel allowance 200pm x2
x6m
Communications per ORW £500pm
Stationary
Printing
Accom
Trav/trans
Stipends
Stationary
Printing
Travel
Stationary
Printing
Comms
Tech
Tech
Tech
Tech
Tech
Trav/trans
Trav/trans
Comms
Stationary
2
6
2
2
2
1200
703
900
100
300
185
100
100
150
800
300
4000
300
1200
3000
2400
3000
500
500
3000
At the Intermediate High level, you are able to function beyond your immediate survival needs. You can start and continue conversations with short utterances. You
can speak about most transactional needs and some social situations. You have difficulty using complex language, going into detail, speaking at length, and
expressing your needs. Your basic grammar is accurate but inconsistent. You will have difficulty finding the right words in all situations. Using repetition, you can be
understood by native Kono speakers who are used to speaking with non-native speakers. When listening, you may have some problems in understanding details,
complex language, and longer discourse. You may change the subject due to your inability to understand.

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audio and video teaching
materials
Documentation and recording
of the Kono language, culture
and history (with particular
emphasis on recording elders’
oral histories and regional
differences in dialect) has
commenced and ongoing
Promotion of cultural activities
encouraging and facilitating
people to use Kono socially
using varied and
contemporary media,
commenced and is ongoing
Travel allowances £7.40 pd/pp
(Project manager x5, prog coord x5,
volunteers x15)
Stationary
Printing
Communications SL
Transport/fuel allowance 200pm x2
x6m
Communications per ORW £500pm
Stationary
Printing
Trav/trans
Stationary
Printing
Comms
Trav/trans
Comms
Stationary
Printing
events
185
100
100
150
2400
3000
500
500
3000
Milestone 2 total 31,473
Milestone 3 Funding and
third stage 2016-2017
Further lesson plan
development (advanced,
advanced high, fluent),
teaching materials, volunteer
recruitment incentives, staff,
admin/
stationary/design/printing
expenses
Expansion and recording -
language and culture
knowledge base (audio and
visual portable recording
equipment, graduate outreach
workers incentives to visit and
record elders and language
academics in UK and Sierra
Leone, partnerships and
knowledge-sharing with
existing/past language
projects), research,
documentation, online
archiving
Third stage Kono language
and culture lesson plans,
Provision of regular academic
accommodation for classes (library or
school) (per session £40, x 30 pa
Travel allowances £7.40 pd/pp
(Project manager x30, prog coord x5,
volunteers x 60)
Teaching allowance (£30 per session
x 30pa)
Stationary
Printing
Communications
HQ audio Recording equipment
Low quality Dictaphones
Video recording equipment kit
Shipping costs
Motorbikes
Transport/fuel allowance 200pm x2
x6m
Communications per ORW £500pm
Stationary
Printing
Travel allowances £7.40 pd/pp
(Project manager x5, prog coord x5,
Accom
Trav/trans
Stipends
Stationary
Printing
Tech
Tech
Tech
Tech
Trav/trans
Trav/trans
Comms
Stationary
Printing
Trav/trans
1200
703
900
100
300
800
300
4000
300
3000
2400
3000
500
500
185

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teaching materials, (to
advanced high4
) completed;
audio and video teaching
materials completed
Creation of secure archives
and archiving of Kono
indigenous ethnic group
knowledge base has
commenced and is ongoing
Curriculum (WAEC)
development partnerships
have commenced and are
ongoing. Attendance at
African language/culture
conferences
Campaigning and lobbying to
the West African Education
Council and Sierra Leone
Ministry of Education for
recognition and inclusion of
Kono Language in the Sierra
Leonean national curriculum
has commenced and is
ongoing
volunteers x15)
Stationary
Printing
Communications SL
Transport/fuel allowance 200pm x2
x6m
Communications per ORW £500pm
Stationary
Printing
Stationary
Printing
Comms
Trav/trans
Comms
Stationary
Printing
Sustainab
Sustainab
sustainab
100
100
150
2400
3000
500
500
10000
6000
4000
Milestone 3 total 44,938
Grand total 80,984
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At the Advanced High level, most of the time you can effectively use complex language and communicative strategies on general
topics, and also on familiar, specific topics. You demonstrate a high level of fluency and precision in syntax or vocabulary. Errors are
only more evident when you are under pressure. There is an emerging ability for you to convey and understand subtle variations in
meaning. Native speakers can easily understand you. When listening, you understand normal, native speech. You understand most
complex language, especially on familiar topics. Your understanding may decrease when you are under pressure. Native Kono
speakers may need to adjust their speech in order for you to understand fully, as you may not grasp all details and regional or cultural
differences.