This is a short description of the 26 different activities the NGO collectively decided to complete this year. They are divided among our 7 program areas. I am uncertain to the extent these will all be completed. This will be determined by the rest of the staff as well as the community. My most important role is that of capacity building, or transferring my skills to the staff of the NGO so their work can continue on after I leave. I will not just do any of the activities for them. They must have an active role and understand how the project was run from beginning to end, so they can recreate it themselves.
That being said, we have begun some of the projects. I have 2 classes where I teach math and English to prepare them for their upcoming national exams. I will be going to villages to train village leaders in how to hold workshops on HIV prevention. The soccer tournament will happen in about a month. The road construction project is beginning. This one road could make a huge difference in the economy of many of the neighboring villages, as well as lower prices of food in Kenema town. We have had a slow start, but things are progressing. We will have to work faster to complete each activity.
If you want to help in any of the activities, please write and ask me how.
Food Security/Agricultural Assistance
1) IVS Development- Survey and construction of bonds and canals to cultivate swampland for the production of rise using power tillers.
2) Upland Farming- Brushing, clearing, ploughing, and direct planting of assorted vegetable seeds (mixed cropping) in rice farm.
3) Backyard Gardening/ Root Crops Cultivation- Mechanical cultivation, brushing, clearing, nursing, and transplanting of vegetables and direct planting of tubers and legumes for income generation
4) Palm Oil Processing- Provision of oil mills for the extraction of oil and related micro-processing equipment.
5) Cash Crops Cultivation- Underbrushing of plantations by youth groups using cutlasses, machetes, and the felling of trees. Also, the establishment of equipments for processing and supplying of seedlings.
6) Animal Restocking- Construction of sty, cultivation of pastures (grass for sheep, goats, rabbits) and the production of eggs and meat.
7) Bee Keeping- Construction and supply of beehives for income generation for rural farmers.
Heath Care
8) HIV/AIDS Prevention- Training of peer educators on health matters, prevention of STIs, through the use condoms, abstinence, and faithfulness.
9) Water Sanitation- Construction of toilets and water wells to minimize pollution of rivers, streams, and ponds.
10) Garbage Collection-Collection and disposal of waste within and around Kenema Town by youths as gainful employment.
11) Community Health Posts- Construction of health facilities for communities with no health facilities.
Education, Skills, and Vocational Training
12) WASSCE/BECE Preparation- Assisting students pass the national exams for both junior and senior secondary students in the subjects of English and Math.
13) Skills/Vocational Training- Providing training for trainers on career building for youths, focusing on the areas of agriculture, mechanics, and construction.
14) Educational Assistance- Scholarships to students of secondary schools and technical assistance.
Human Resource Management
15) Orphanage Village- Construction of orphanage village with housing, a school, a skills training center (tailoring, carpentry, masonry, hairdressing, agriculture, weaving), and dispensary.
16) Child Protection- Referrals to appropriate authorities and advocacy.
17) Women’s Empowerment (microcredit)- Training and support in small scale business through loans for tools and equipments for soapmaking, weaving, and sewing.
18) Staff Training- Teaching the staff how to type, use Microsoft Word and Excel, email, the internet, as well as organization and program management.
19) Organization Development- Procurement of vehicles so as to be able to better assist the rural community-based organizations.
20) Game and Sports Activities- Football kits for 16 chiefdoms and the facilitation of chiefdom leagues with awards and prizes.
Infrastructure Development
21) Road Rehabilitation- Provision of Tools and Food for Workers
22) Building Projects- Rehabilitation of private houses, food storage facilities, and processing plants destroyed during the war using local materials.
Good Governance
23) Good Governance Community Sensitization- Creating awareness of the role, responsibilities, and rights of duty of local chiefs and court chairman
24) Good Governance Education-Educating rural communities about the 4 bills recently passed by Parliament and added to the Constitution concerning the right of women and youth.
25) Translation-Interpretation, popularization, and distribution of Traditional Laws and Chiefdom By-Laws.
Research
26) Traditional Schools Research Project- Identifying under-aged graduates of traditional classes in the Kenema District in 2007.
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