LUNGI SIERRA LEONE CHARITY
We aim to advance education and training, relieve poverty and distress, and promote health within the Tintafor, Kamasondo, Benkeh district of Lungi.
Our Charity centers around the Schools we have built, free Motorbike Ambulance Service, Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, and Community Projects including Prosthetics for Myenie.
Support is crucial to help the villagers to help themselves and through various projects that is what we try to do.
UK Registered 2012
NOW FUNDRAISING FOR CYCLE EVENT
"STRUGGLE DALES SPORTIVE"
to raise money for Solar Power at the EJSS School
"STRUGGLE DALES SPORTIVE"
to raise money for Solar Power at the EJSS School
Kieran and Andy have made it all the way round with Phil and Chris following on!!!
£1,595 raised - Just Brilliant
See fundraising page and please donate
Thank You
NOW FUNDRAISING
Schools
Schools
- (Pre, Primary and Junior Secondary,)
stand in a quad and cater for more than 700 pupils. We have added a Computer Lab and Library, furnished, equipped, maintained and painted annually throughout, introduced a wash station, electricity, repaired the well and fund children through school and exams.
Learn more
Jan 2018
'Ottie's House' is built which has 2 bright and airy classrooms catering for the 3 to 5 year olds....
DC - Kamasondo/Benkeh
- the Primary School, is ever expanding and now benefits from 8 classrooms we have built including the Lungi Lodge Pre-school building - all classrooms on the site are used as needed. The latest has just been completed with a tremendous effort and involvement by pupils and staff.
December 2017 - received the 'Best Primary School Award"
EJSS, Junior Secondary School - Sept'17
LAND acquired for new building -June 2019
JAN 2020 - EJSS BUILD COMMENCED up to roof height by end of March!
May 2021
- Still on hold with our Building Project due to Covid -19 but
IT WILL HAPPEN !
Fundraising
for EJSS Solar Power - see 'Fundraisiing' and 'Updates'
Ambulance Service
Feb 1st 2016 -Free Motorbike Ambulance Service
Sierra Leone has one of the highest mortality rates in the world and the introduction of e-Ranger Motorcycle Ambulances has had a positive impact, being greatly valued by the Community. We provide completely free transport for maternal healthcare, accidents and emergencies, where speed of treatment is crucial. This has complimented the free maternal care provided by Marie Stopes through Dr Sesay at Mahera Hospital and the maternal mortality rate in the area is now significantly lower We have carried more than 1000 patients to hospitals of their choice since start up and provide a 24 hour service with 2 riders. The Jiahling 125 Motorcycles were imported from Sth Africa and are specifically designed to carry patients in a sidecar that offers both a flat bed, or chair suitable for walking wounded, sick and expectant mothers. Rugged, versatile and a success.
2020/2021
- The ambulances are also being used in the outreach vaccination programme - see 'Updates' for photos
Diagnostic Laboratory
May 24th 2019 - Medical Facility and Diagnostic Clinic opened
by Deputy Minister of Health Dr Anthony Sandi- Solar donations from Germany, the UK and South Africa, enable us to run a Blood Bank and equipment 24/7, a free reliable power supply bringing us closer to providing free diagnostics to the under 5's
and affordable treatment to the local villagers. Canadian Solar and Electric Future came in January and May to install and upgrade the system - amazing!
We have installed a considerable amount of equipment at the Medical Centre and are now running the government free vaccination immunisation and malaria programme - Immunisation of the under 5's began in
June 2019
and the training of 160 nurses at the Clinic
also took place in how to deliver those vaccines.
The Clinic has been named as the Lungi Airport Emergency Medical Centre.
Our equipment includes Sonosite Edge Ultrasound, X-Ray, Blood Bank and Pharmacy fridges, Laboratory and Sterilisation equipment, Maternity suite,
Patient and Foetal monitors, an Endoscopy unit and Dialysis for the future, Patient beds and Accident and Emergency, plus a Generator and Incinerator,
Four Microlife Cradle VSA Monitors in use to prevent pre-eclampsia - developed by Dr Andrew Shannon and his team at Kings College
Free maternity health checks weekly
Free Childbirth and maternal care - lots of babies being born at the Clinic!
Free vaccinations
May 2020 - accredited mosquito distribution centre
June 2020 - Free Rapid Malaria testing followed by Free treatment
2021 - Sooooo many babies being born at the Medical Centre! Wonderful.
Community Outreach
March 2021 - new leg for Myenie
Rebecca-
a former pupil of DC, we support her studies at St Augustine Senior School, where she came top in her year - extraordinary considering the duress and hardship under which she lives. She would like to be a lawyer!
March 2021
- studying hard and doing well
Ishmael
- orphan and former pupil at DC - supported by us through Primary and Secondary Education and through Computer Studies at College
2021
Set up in his own business in Freetown and doing well
Cataract Operations -Michael Stott and Benjamin, Mrs Kamara and Ibrahim all teachers at our schools, have had cataract operations to save their sight.
Mappeh Bridge
- most was missing most of the time ! We repaired with steel plate! Now repaired fully by the Government
JAN 2020 - IT Centre Opens
APRIL/MAY/JUNE/JULY 2020 - RICE
APPEAL - Covid-19 means lockdown, no work, no food, very very hungry children. 7.3 tonnes of rice distributed during May, June and July. 1400 families/children helped - see Fundraising and Update pages.
Thank-you.
Saving Baby Margaret
- see Update pages
May 23rd 2021
- Struggle Dales Sportive Cycle Event - see Fundraising Page -
And They've done it raising over £1500 so far. What a ride!!! Thank you
