Sierra Leone Foundation

	Geography Sierra Leone is situated on the west coast of Africa between latitudes 10° and 13° west and longitudes 7 and 100 north, and covers an area of some 71,620 km2. To the west and southwest its Atlantic coastline extends for almost 400 km. The country shares its north and northeastern border with the Republic of Guinea, and its southeastern border with Liberia. Sierra Leone possesses a tropical and humid climate, with a clearly defined rainy season. Annual rainfall averages about 380 cm (150 inches) in Freetown, decreasing inland to about 200 cm (80 inches) in the north of the country. Most of the rain falls between July and September. There are mangrove swamps amps along the coast but most of the country is covered with dense secondary forest or bush, and over large areas the land surface comprises residual laterite. or detrital material. The country possesses numerous streams and rivers.
	Broadly speaking, the western half of Sierra Leone comprises a large plain, while the eastern half consists of a number of elevated plateaux rising to a maximum height of 1,950 m (6,390ft) above sea-level at Bintumani in the Loma Mountains. The plain comprises a 50 km wide coastal belt composed of marine or deltaic sediments running parallel to the coast, and a continental belt stretching some 95 km inland from the coastal plain, underlain by rocks of the 01(1 continental land mass.

EDUCATION

In Education, Sierra Leone Foundation shall followed themes necessitated by the prevailing situation or circumstances. Current commitments include the following:

School twinning for example Holy Rosary Primary School twined with Thames Side Primary school in Reading England.

Academic Books for Sierra Leone Library Board, donated by a Reading University academic. These books are already in Freetown and will be personally delivered by the Administrative Director during his visit to Sierra Leone.

Grants of Le 1000000 (one million Leones) to 10 students in the tertiary sector. This programme started in the 2008 academic year and will continue over three years.

The grant scheme and provision of teaching and learning resources will continue and anyone interested we invite you to participate in any of these worthy activities.

GIVE A ‘CHILD A LUNCH OR BREAKFAST’.

GIVE A ‘CHILD A LUNCH OR BREAKFAST’

This is a scheme which seeks to address a vital aspect of learning. Food is essential not only for physical growth and development but also for intellectual growth and development. A significant percentage of children in the country go to school hungry. This debilitates them as well as lowering their performance.

As from the 2010 academic year Sierra Leone Foundation will launch the ‘Breakfast or Lunch’ programme by selecting a number of children in each district including the western area. A pound a day (£1 Sterling) or five pound (£5) a week or fifty pound (£50 Sterling) a term will significantly improve their lives as well as having direct impact on their performance.

If you are interested in this worthy cause, you will select a child from the list and Sierra Leone Foundation will link you with the child and their school. For accountability and transparency, the Foundation will carry out all the administrative requirements as well as reporting to you. You will have dual sources of information, directly from the child and the school and a mandatory report from Sierra Leone Foundation. The Administrative director will visit Freetown this summer to work out the modalities of the programme.
After selecting a child you will send your donation to Sierra Leone Foundation ‘Lunch or Breakfast Programme’ using the reference ‘LBP’- Sierra Leone Foundation at:
Bank: Barclays, Reading UK
Sort Code 20 71 06
Account Number: 30541621