About The Sierra Leone Poverty Alleviation Charitable Trust
Welcome to the Sierra Leone Poverty Alleviation Charitable Trust, which was established on the 15th of August 2017 – the day the great floods came to Mount Sugar Loaf in Freetown, killing about 1,000 people, leaving several thousands homeless. The Trust has been set up to help tackle poverty, especially child poverty, in Sierra Leone.
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Sierra Leone Flood survivors stuck in temporary shelters
17 December 2017 The two camps in the west of the capital should have been closed down in mid-November. That was the government’s plan – to first provide temporary accommodation for the survivors and then more permanent housing solutions. Following the intensive … Continue reading
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The lives of hundreds of child mudslide victims of Sierra Leone in peril
17 December 2017 As government abandons mudslide survivors 72 families will exit don Bosco on Monday. It is still not clear where this families of 223 women and children will go. The government of president Ernest Bai Koroma promised housing … Continue reading
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Extra time at Don Bosco relief camp for Freetown Flood survivors
Awoko News: 27 November 2017 On Wednesday 15 November 2017, the government officially closed relief camps, which hosted the August 1, 2017 landslide and flood disaster victims. However, the Don Bosco Fambul have extended their temporary relief camp to the … Continue reading
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Water problems plague patients at 34 Military Hospital in Freetown
Awoko News: 27 November 2017 In many parts of the world, millions of people suffer and die as a result of limited access to clean and safe water at an affordable cost. I n Sierra Leone, there is an abundance … Continue reading
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Failed promises – survivors of deadly mudslide left homeless by Sierra Leone government
Guardian Newspaper – Cooper Inveen in Freetown reports 21 November 2017 With little sign of promised government help, hundreds of families displaced by the disaster in August now face eviction from government shelters The government of Sierra Leone has started closing down the … Continue reading
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Survivors of Mudslide Fear for Future as Camps Close
22 November 2017 Freetown — About 1,900 households with over 7,000 people have been registered as needing help After losing her baby boy in the devastating mudslide near the Sierra Leone capital Freetown, Aminata Kamara now fears that she could also … Continue reading
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Sierra Leone Ebola orphans need help with their education
19 October 2017 The 2017/2018 school year has started in earnest in Sierra Leone, and many children are happily being sent off to school by their parents with brand new uniforms, school bags, and books. However, many other children are … Continue reading
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