Tegloma, Sierra Leone

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Special Report 2013

Tegloma, Sierra Leone

i/World Vision

©2011 Adel Sarkoz

Your update f rom your spons ored child’s communit y in Tegloma, Sierra Leone

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10 communities prepared for dis as

ter

One of the bigge st challenges faced by people in Teglo natural disasters ma is surviving th which can have a e devastating impa flash floods or fir ct in this area, su e. We have used ch as some of the reso train local people urces you provide in disaster prepar to ation and mitigat ion. Community mee tings on the subje ct have taken pla helping to create ce in all ten regio recovery plans th ns, at will help to sa disaster strikes. ve lives, if and wh en

Building new classrooms For many years, as civil war rage d and people struggled to feed their families, education seemed like an unaffordable luxury to man y in Sierra Leone. But, thanks to you, we are helping the people of Teglom a to see the value of sending their chil dren to school, while improving the quality of teaching and facilities. In 2012 you’ve funded constru ction of a three-classroom prim ary school block, and refurbishment of a sixclassroom primary school bloc k, giving children hope of a better educati on and a brighter future.

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ing the t n e v e r p key to is s s warene HIV a fection in f o spread

Stopping the spr ead of HIV/AIDS As in much of Af rica, HIV/AIDS ha s cast a long shad people of Sierra ow over the Leone for many year s. One aspect have suppor ted of the work you in Tegloma has be en attempts to sp of the disease an read awareness d to help young people understa prevent infection. nd how to In December 20 11 you helped us to organise a spec mar king Wor ld AI ial event DS Day in Teglom a, attended by 16 took part in activ 0 children who ities including dram a and competitio ns.

a prevention r le o h c a in part Women take health clinic l a c lo ir e h t workshop at

Improving health

care

This year, with yo ur suppor t, we ha ve funded a rang related projects e of healthcarein Tegloma, includ ing construction community healt of a new h post. Alongside direct provision of healt h services you’ve the continuing de also suppor ted velopment of co mmunity groups people share med which are helping ical knowledge. Fo r example, a mot group has becom hers’ suppor t e an important wa y to identify maln in the community ourished children and then refer th em to health cent res for treatmen t.

A bit more about the

country

l civil by a decade of br uta country devastated a e, h on na Le an sav rra th Sie n bo with areas of Tegloma is in souther a beautiful country, is is Th . rra 02 Sie . 20 ast til co un war which raged es along the Atlantic les of unspoiled beach m. Oil has been and rainfores t; and mi nds, gold and titaniu mo dia ing lud inc s rce resou Leone is also rich in great potential. . It is a country with ast co the off red ve disco otecting its people infras tructure and pr ed ag av s, r-r wa ’s try un lp from our suppor ter But rebuilding the co m projects. With he er g-t lon are a se e ur ea e sec from poverty and dis people of Sierra Leon ng hard to help the World Vision is worki better future.

Here’s the facts Under-five mortality per 1,000

: 192

Gross National Income per cap

ita: $340

Average years of schooling in adu

lts: 2.9

Youth literacy rate (15-24 yea

rs): 58%

Sources: http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/cou ntries/profiles/SLE.html http://www.unicef.org/infoby country/sierraleone_statistics.h tml

Tegloma, Sierra Leone

Lifecycle of a World Vision sponsorship programme

Tegloma community is in Phase 2

Phase 1

Phase 3

Phase 2

Years 1-3: Building trust and laying groundwork

Years 4-9: Building skills together

Years 10-close: Building long-term solutions together

Partnership with community established.

World Vision and communities work together so children and families benefit and participate in projects such as education, nutrition, clean water and healthcare.

Communities equipped to continue improving child well-being including education and health. Children should be cared for and protected in a loving environment.

Communities and World Vision plan long-term projects together.

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All photographs apart from front cover ©2012 Addisu Birhanu/World Vision

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