Sierra Leone Immersion 2020

Itinerary

First Day – We are visiting an orphanage in the capital of Sierra Leone (Freetown)

Second Day – We are going to a cemetery in Old Wharf where our old headmaster is buried following a fatal shooting during the civil war. We will also be visiting our sister school of St. Joseph’s to meet the students.

Third Day – We are working with students and teachers in St. Joseph’s.

Fourth Day – We are visiting the city of Makeni for a football match against the students from St. Joseph’s.

Fifth Day – Mass at the Cathedral and meeting the Christian Brothers.

Sixth Day – We are visiting the Mabureh Community School and the surrounding village in order to help teach classes.

Seventh + Eighth Day – Working with students and teachers at St. Joseph’s

Ninth Day – Working in the classrooms and heading home

Tenth Day – Arrive home and continue raising awareness of the Sierra Leonean plight

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Why Are We Going?

My name is Noa and later this year I intend on travelling to Sierra Leone as part of an immersion group. I will be experiencing daily life and offering relief through supplies.

For years now, my college (St. Anselm’s College) has had close links to St Francis School in Makeni through immersion trips with students and teachers as well as through taking vital supplies such as clothing, sanitary products, stationary and water. In later years, we have created ties with St Joseph’s, a school for children with hearing impairments. The links have kept alive the memory of Brother Kerrigan, a former headmaster who was killed in Sierra Leone in 1995 during a civil war.

Sierra Leone is one of the poorest and most lacking countries on the planet. Having access to education, for all of the children, is vital for a brighter future. Our aid has proven essential in times such as providing supplies to the communities during the Ebola outbreak, following a devastating landslide that killed hundreds in Freetown as well as providing school equipment for education. I hope to contribute to this tradition of helping those in need in the most neglected of places. Whilst there, we will be helping to teach sign language and maths to the children, specifically in St Joseph’s, and taking water and clothing to Makeni. We will also just be listening and getting to know the area, the history and the lives of the people.

I am overwhelmed with the opportunity to go, however the necessary cost is very high. The money raised will cover flights, injections, transport and necessary travel fees. The money raised will allow me to build on the strong ties that my college has with Sierra Leone but more so than that, will allow me to listen to the trials of life in Sierra Leone and look for solutions. It will afford me a once in a lifetime opportunity. Thank you for reading, any donation is appreciated greatly!

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Welcome and Please Share!

Hi! My name is Noa and this will be a blog covering all of the fundraising events and updates for the St.Anselm’s Immersion into Sierra Leone in February 2020. Feel free to check out my JustGiving page.

Any shares or of course donations are very greatly appreciated!

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