Report from Brother Philip Gbao:

The summer camp started in the second week in July 2009 after the closing down of schools. We had over three hundred children: and it was a complete success for the entire community.

It was a summer camp, first of its kind, organized by youth leaders and with the help of the Salesian community in Lungi, and The Sean Devereux Foundation. We were able to do a lot for the young people of Lungi. The camp catered for the less privileged children who could not afford the means of attending extra classes during the vacation period from normal schooling.

The summer camp which lasted for two months, provided the children with not only educational values, but also sought to improve on their social, physical, spiritual, and material well being. Read the rest of this entry »

21 May 2010

The Feed the Future initiative — which seeks to enhance food security and reduce hunger, poverty and malnutrition — is exactly the right program at the right time for Liberia, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said May 20, while also applauding the Obama administration’s strong support for the Global Agriculture Development Initiative.

“What is most appealing from the Liberian perspective about these initiatives is that they encourage the participation of key groups, including farmers, civil society organizations, women, and they also promote strong regulatory policies such as governance and accountability,” she told the Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security in Washington.

“We see this new [Feed the Future] initiative as a complement to the Millennium Challenge Corporation,” she said. The Millennium Challenge Corporation recently qualified Liberia for its Threshold Development Program, which supports home-grown strategies and rewards governments that invest in their own people and govern responsibly. Read the rest of this entry »

Sorry missed this one earlier – PLEASE SPONSOR NOW!

Coast to Coast Bike Ride - May Bank Holiday – 2nd 3rd 4th May (three days)

Organised by Stephen Burrows Teacher at the Savio Salesian College

50 riders age 15 to 50

Workington, West Coast to Tynemouth, East Coast (170 miles)

Good luck to them

Very many congratulations and many thanks to Jeremy who completed the London Marathon last Sunday to raise money for the Fund

See the details in his letter in the ‘letters’ section of the site

Many thanks from the Trustees to Jamie for achieving his goal and climbing the Kilimanjaro mountain and thereby raising the grand sum of just over £2.000 for the Fund