Project Report
| Nov 28, 2016
Finishing Strong: Completing the orphanage
By Carrie Theisen | Volunteer
Ebola orphanage
The Bonnie Memorial Children’s Home for Ebola orphans is much closer to reality. Arches for the front of the building and Roman columns for the back veranda are in progress. The next step is to pour a ceiling for the basement. We are hoping to finish strong so that by the start of 2017 we can move in 25 children orphaned by the Ebola crisis.
We are more than two-thirds of the way there! Your donations made this terrific progress possible. Can you help us finish the last of the construction? Please share any way you can; small or large gifts...every penny counts. Sacrificing for others is worth it. "Your deeds are your monuments" –Inscription on an Egyptian tomb.
Thanks in advance for your contribution.
Jul 22, 2016
Meeting the Children
By Carrie Theisen | Project Leader
Ebola orphans
The Bonnie Memorial Children’s Home (BMCH) located at Kondie Farm is going up gradually. The retaining wall is completed and the next phase (roof, plaster, paint, electrical, plumbing, appliances, kitchen, and furniture) is about to start. Even more exciting, this month we contacted some of the Ebola orphans who will eventually stay at the home. Our team worked with various groups, centers and homes to locate these Ebola orphans. They are presently with caretaker parents and live in various communities around the city of Freetown. All of the children are on scholarship at the Imatt school until the orphanage is completed and they can move in.
Thank you for supporting the BMCH buliding project to provide shelter, food, clothing, medical care, and education for these children. The project is still ongoing and when it is completed we will need to support them long-term, so please consider becoming a monthly partner to this project. For more information, click the link below.
Retaining Wall
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Apr 26, 2016
Expanding the Scope of the Ebola Children's Home
By Carrie Theisen | Project Leader
Plan for Children's Home
We are excited to report that the scope of the Ebola Children's home is increasing! Due to the need to house more children, we are planning to add a third level to this home. We are also planning to create a library and hopefully a computer lab for the children. Construction is progressing well; the foundation and first level are completed and the team is working to add the second level now.
As the scope of the project expands, the needs increase. We are soliciting additional funds to allow for construction of the third level, asking for donations of books or used computer equipment to outfit the library, and are also looking for people who would be willing to provide a $100 scholarship to send a child to school for a year.
Would you consider donating to this need? For information on how to contribute books or computer equipment, please see the link below.
Thank you again for your support of this project.
Blueprint of Children's home
Blueprint of Children's Home (2)
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