About the Fund
Fund Projects
Since the Fund was established in July 1996 we have been mindful of ensuring that all donations are used to meet the aims of the Fund i.e. “the education and relief of poverty of children under the age of 21 in the continent of Africa” and are not swallowed up in overheads or unnecessary costs. The fund is organised and totally managed by volunteers and thanks to them we are able to achieve this objective.
We are very fortunate that the Salesians of Don Bosco supervise the projects in Liberia together with our local co-ordinator John Monibah and this gives us the assurance that the funds are reaching those most in need.
Sean spent 3 years in Liberia and whilst he loved all of Africa this is where his heart was. This small country on the West Africa coast is on its knees after a 14 year civil war that killed 1 in 12 of its 3.8 million population. After 14 years of civil war Liberia is now enjoying a period of peace. The years of unrest and civil war have destroyed the infra structure, devastated the country and left thousands of displaced people, especially women and children, struggling to survive. All the things the rest of us hold dear – home – job – family and physical landscape have been lost. Poverty, conflict and disease strikes their most brutal blow on the most defenceless women and children. The country desperately needs re-building. Two generations of children have never had any education, other than in the art of fighting. They have never been taught how to live and survive without conflict.
Many people believe that now that there is relative peace and stability conditions will improve but the sad fact is that it will take years before Liberia can stand on its own two feet again. The need for school feeding, education and medical support is becoming even more essential as organisations which had a presence in Liberia after the war begin to withdraw their emergency programs.
The support of the Salesians is vital to our work but it is important to remember that the Fund is interdenominational. We make no judgement on religion, race or colour. We also partner with other organisations such as Feed the Children and Mary’s Meals where appropriate to ensure that we fully utilise every penny of the donations we receive.
Whilst we help as many projects as we can around the African continent many of our projects are based in Liberia, these include:
