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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.
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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.
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Projects and Donations
SIERRA LEONE FOUNDATION SANITATION PILOT PROJECT
BOMBAY STREET MARKET TOILET - Working for a cleaner and healthier Sierra Leone
This project is one of a series of projects the Foundation intends to carry out in Freetown to
tackle the waste and sanitation problems in the city. It will involve building a moderm toilet
to serve the needs of Bombay Street market and the surroundings.
Sierra Leone has been described as the second worst place to live (2005) and Freetown the dirtiest
city (2005). The only way to stop the outside world from describing our. country and city this way
is to tackle our waste and sanitation problem. This project is a stepping stone towards addressing
these issues.
Work on this project has started on the 15 March 2006 and should finish on 30th June 2006 if all
the funds we are soliciting from Sierra Leoneans in the Diaspora are obtained. Unfortunately, funds
received so far are far short of what is needed.
PUBLIC APPEAL TO ALL SIERRA LEONEANS AND SYMPATHISERS
Please contribute generously towards this project to make a difference. It is individuals who change
the world not governments. Wealth and possessions are blessed and strengthen when some of it is given
to the poor and the community at large.
The following are the ways you can give to help make Sierra Leone cleaner and healthier:
- By post using cheque or postal order (payable to Sierra Leone Foundation) Send to: SIERRA LEONE
FOUNDI4TION, Office Suite 6, RISC BUILDING, 35-39 London Street, Reading, RG1 4PS, UK
- Online by clicking on 'subscriptions' on the home page and go on to 'one-off donations' to make
your donation
- Through any Barclays Bank. Call the Foundation o~ce on +(44) — (0)118-95S5-010
or +(44)- (0)791-9377.452 for account details
DONATIONS MADE SO FAR TOWARDS THE PROJECT
INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS
| NAME |
TOWN |
COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
| Abdul G. Kororna |
The Hague |
The Netherlands |
£500.00 |
| Augusta kamara |
Reading |
UK |
£50.00 |
| Jchn Y. Sesay |
Reading |
UK |
£20.00 |
| Jeneba Patewa |
Reading |
UK |
£40.00 |
| Mary Sankoh |
Reading |
UK |
£40.00 |
| LamrnSankoh |
Reading |
UK |
£60.00 |
| Jim Patewa |
Rcading |
UK |
£20.00 |
| Sebora Kamara |
Reading |
UK |
£35.00 |
| Mr.& Mrs. Koroma Kargbo |
Reading |
UK |
£100.00 |
| Albert Massaquol |
Reading |
UK |
£20.00 |
| Mr.& Mrs. Katter |
Reading |
UK |
£100.00 |
| Mr. & Mrs. Kamara |
Reading |
UK |
£100.00 |
| Ron Robbin-Coker |
London |
UK |
£20.00 |
| Pathcia Nicol |
London |
UK |
£20.00 |
| Hassan Sesay |
Reading |
UK |
£20.00 |
| Francis Dumbuya |
London |
UK |
£40.00 |
| Joseph C. Sesay |
Reading |
UK |
£20.00 |
| Seibatu Kugbei |
Reading |
UK |
£20.00 |
| Hassanatu Turay |
Reading |
UK |
£20.00 |
| Aminata Alan |
Reading |
UK |
100.00 |
| John Clarkson |
Reading |
UK |
£60.00 |
| Bobson Mansaray |
Reading |
UK |
£50.00 |
| James Momoh |
Reading |
UK |
£10.00 |
| Albaii A. Kemokai |
New York |
USA |
$50.00 |
| Patrick O'Leary |
Minnesota |
USA |
$150.00 |
DONATIONS FROM ORGANISATIONS AND BUSINESSES
| NAME |
TOWN |
COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
| Legloma Association |
Reading |
UK |
£100.00 |
| AMS International |
London/Freetown |
UK/Sierra Leone |
£210.00 (Materials) |
| Cement Factory |
Freetown |
Sierra Leone |
50 Bags Cements |
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