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Meet Fatmata Kallon of Kissy Town Western Rural District- Waterloo Sierra Leone
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Meet Fatmata Kallon of Kissy Town Western Rural District- Waterloo Sierra Leone

Fatmata Kallon is a 19-year-old girl from Kissy Town in the Western Rural District of Sierra Leone. She lost her mother (the only breadwinner) and siblings to Ebola. Left with no support, she dropped out of school and was discovered during BLPSL vulnerability assessments qualifying her as a beneficiary. She had expressed the desire to...

January 10, 2017May 19, 2023by
Meet Sento and Sinna Turay of Lower John Street – Makeni Sierra Leone
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Meet Sento and Sinna Turay of Lower John Street – Makeni Sierra Leone

BLPSL program Director met Sento, Sinna and many other teenagers at a safe sex workshop organized for commercial sex workers in Makeni. 5 girls were referred to BLPSL for possible assessments and integrated into the Mend the Gap Schooling program for vulnerable Ebola orphans. Our field coordinator found high levels of vulnerability in five of...

January 10, 2017May 19, 2023by
Aminata Sesay of Morabe – Western Rural District Sierra Leone
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Aminata Sesay of Morabe – Western Rural District Sierra Leone

Aminata Sesay is a 20-year-old girl from Moraebe village in the Western Rural District. She lost 22 of her family members to Ebola including parents. Left with no support, got pregnant and dropped out of school for about 3 years. Bright light Projects got her back to school second term (January 2017) at Peninsular Secondary...

January 9, 2017May 19, 2023by
BLPSL Beneficiaries undergoing Vocational Skills Training in Waterloo – Sierra Leone
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BLPSL Beneficiaries undergoing Vocational Skills Training in Waterloo – Sierra Leone

Providing Vocational Skills training for BLPSL beneficiaries is key in Rebuilding Broken Communities. In the Western Rural District of Sierra Leone, BLPSL has a standing MOU with KOMRA Training Center where most of our beneficiaries undergo skills training as a step towards self-reliance as part of the Mend the Gap Schooling Program for vulnerable Ebola...

January 6, 2017May 19, 2023by