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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 Partner-
ships. Then, every search you do
generates .01 for SLVP. Additional-
ly, 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
SLVP MAKES GOOD PROGRESS
SLVP provided funding for two
projects in 2012. In Kenema-
Blango, our non-profit supplied
a roof as well as furniture for
the primary school. Additional-
ly, SLVP has provided furniture
for the Gofor Primary School.
SLVP has partnered with Friends of Sierra Leone (FOSL) in order to provide a roof and classroom furniture
for the Kenema-Blango Primary School. In May 2012, U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Michael Owen,
attended the official opening of this primary school, located in Sierra Leone’s Bo District. Because of
donors’ efforts, over 300 primary students now attend school. Thank you, donors, for your assistance!
G O F O R P R I M A R Y S C H O O L R E C E I V E S F U R N I T U R E
SLVP provided funding to support the construction of Gofor Primary School, which opened in September
2011. In July 2012, SLVP approved the funding for classroom furniture for the school, located in Sierra
Leone’s Kenema District. The picture above left shows Gofor Primary school teachers and students in Au-
gust 2012, and the picture above right shows a new water well being built for Gofor Primary School by anoth-
er non-governmental organization (NGO).
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the building of the school and its furniture for this very deserving
community!

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97% 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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What Is Our
Mission?
To create and implement grass-
roots development projects in
communities within Sierra Leone.
Projects may include but not be
limited to the refurbishment or
building of schools, health clinics
and potable water systems. Re-
sources 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 Direc-
tors or its designated representa-
tive.
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.
Project GLOW Tampa Interbay Rotary
SLVP is pleased to sponsor Project GLOW. Project
GLOW (Granting Learning Opportunities for Women) is
a fundraising effort, initiated by high school senior Sadie
Pelini, to raise scholarships for senior secondary school
girls (grades 10 -12) in Gbendembu. Sadie is a student at
South High in Minneapolis with an interest in Africa and
and passion for journalism. She and board member Mary
Jane Lavin are planning a three week trip to Sierra Leone
in March/April 2013.
The cost of school fees, uniforms, and books to send a
village girl in Sierra Leone to high school for one year is
$70. Project GLOW has a goal of raising $7000, the
equivalent of 100 scholarships. If you would like to con-
tribute to this fund, please include PROJECT GLOW on
the memo line of your check made out to SLVP.
Thank you to Tampa Interbay Rotary for
raising $8,100 for SLVP during a golf
tournament this summer. Your donations
make a difference in the education of stu-
dents in Magbengba and Kenema-Blango!
Jim Phillips had the privilege of traveling to Sierra Leone with his
daughter Calista in August 2012. Jim and his wife Kim met in
Sierra Leone in 1980 as Peace Corps volunteers. This trip gave
Calista a chance to see where it all began. Jim and Calista spent
two weeks in Sierra Leone, and visited Magbengba, a community
with a school that received a new roof with the help of SLVP.
Additionally, they visited families in his home village in Kambia
District, including the family that used to cook for Jim when he
was a volunteer. The experience was a rewarding one for both of
them, as Calista was able to see the effects of SLVP projects, and
experience the warm friendships that the Phillips family has made
in a country that they consider their second home.
The picture to the left
shows the SLVP Board of
Directors. This picture was
taken of the group at the
August, 2011 annual meet-
ing in Montgomery Village,
Maryland.