Bai- Bai Sesay, AfricaNews reporter in Freetown, Sierra Leone, photo: Justin Hane
A non governmental organization , Sierra Unite-Sierra Leone in collaboration with her sister organization based in Australia, has implemented the distribution of a consignment of used clothing, toys, books and computers to amputee camps in the Western area .
In a colourful ceremony held last Thursday, 31st February, 2008, the organization distributed to several camps including Grafton resettlement, Jui Kobba Town resettlement, Hastings resettlement, Benguema Road Resettlement, 555 Camp Waterloo, Newton Amputee and War Wounded Resettlement Waterloo and Ahmadiyya Agriculture Secondary School Newton.
Addressing beneficiaries at the various resettlement camps, the Coordinator for Sierra Unite-Sierra Leone, Mr. Alusine Osaio Kamara, who is also the Safety Manager of Sierra Leone Ports Authority, disclosed that such a wonderful venture was the idea of Sierra Leoneans.
He said the gesture is a humanitarian one and promised to continue helping needy Sierra Leoneans especially those who were severely affected by the eleven years brutal rebel war in the country.
Mr. Kamara further said that he did not dismiss extending this assistance to other Sierra Leoneans especially the youth but insisted that the organization’s initial target group for now is for the war affected persons.
The Coordinator went on to thank the Chairman Mr. Murray Kanneh, a Sierra Leonean based in Australia for the great initiative hoping that they will continue to help the needy Sierra Leoneans.
Mr. Kamara commonly called Scorpion; expressed thanks and appreciation for the great honored and confidence imposed to him and vowed that the rightful beneficiaries will benefit from the items donated to them.
One of the beneficiaries, Mr. Thomas Cole, a Senior Teacher of Ahmadiyya Agricultural Secondary Newton, thanked the organizers for their supports and assistance adding that he hoped the organization will continue to assist them.
Mr. Cole also said that the donation came at a time they (beneficiaries) are in dire need adding that the cost of living presently is becoming hard for the citizen of this country. He promised that the beneficiaries will make good and effective use of the gesture.
An amputee at Jui Resettlement Camp, Mustapha Mansaray on behalf of his colleagues, thanked the organization for thinking about them which they hoped will make them feel good in the society
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