by Natalie Gidney | May 14, 2024 | Enable the Children, Sierra Leone
Family Connections Family. This word invokes feelings of comfort and peace in many people. For some, it can invoke feelings of loss and pain. Across the world and throughout cultures, we have hopes and dreams for our families. Sometimes, our hopes and dreams can feel...
by Natalie Gidney | Mar 25, 2024 | Countering Human Trafficking & Gender-Based Violence, Sierra Leone
Slavery is Not Just a Historical Issue Taking someone from their home and forcing them to do anything for profit. Trafficking in persons. Slavery. Evil. An abomination. This should never happen. Yet as recently as 2021, it is estimated that 50 million people are still...
by World Hope International | Mar 20, 2024 | Clean Water and Energy, Sierra Leone
The Clean Water Came In February while on a trip to West Africa, we had the honour of watching our World Hope Sierra Leone Water & Sanitation team drill a deep borehole well for a village that had no access to nearby clean water. This well, funded by Canadian...
by Tanya Nace | Feb 11, 2024 | Global Health, Sierra Leone
Science is Saving Lives in Sierra Leone Aminata’s Story Aminata* was scrolling on Facebook one day and read about a free clinic for women to be screened for cervical cancer. In Sierra Leone, where access to medical treatment is rare, this clinic piqued her interest....
by Natalie Gidney | Sep 15, 2023 | Enable the Children, Sierra Leone
Opening Doors to Education Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. – Nelson Mandela Education Empowers In Sierra Leone, the Enable the Children (ETC) program assists children and youth living with disabilities through...
by Guest Author | May 23, 2023 | Enable the Children, Sierra Leone
A Life-Altering Day at the Beach Across from the waters of the Atlantic coast, on the western coast of Africa, is the shoreline of Sierra Leone. On March 18, 2023, the beach in Freetown was transformed into a place of hope as 950 caregivers came together with 700...
