Last weekend I had the honour to visit Martha’s Vineyard, at a weekend celebrating US Congresswoman Barbara Lee. Barbara is one of the most senior people in the USA national congress and chairs some key committees, including that of overseas policy. Learning of her work to oppose injustice and fight for the disenfranchised, spurs me on in my goal to…
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Nigel awarded an MBE in the Queens Jubilee Honours List
2nd June 2022 | Posted in Latest News, Nigel's BlogIt gives us great pleasure to let you know that our founder Nigel Hyde has been awarded an MBE in the Queens Birthday Honours List. CONGRATULATIONS NIGEL! Nigel will now become a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) Nigel’s citation is as follows – Founder, Mission Direct, Founder and Chief Executive, Home Leone, Sierra Leone For services…
Amazing Building completed
16th November 2021 | Posted in Latest News, Nigel's BlogWe have been partnering with St Clements secondary school (about 2 miles from Destiny) where we have built a huge learning centre. This is an amazing building. After bringing employment to the area, it will now house learning for hundreds of children in the days to come. This will be opened on 27 November 2021 so good time to celebrate…
Destiny Grace Academy gets a new fence
11th November 2021 | Posted in Nigel's BlogKeeping our children safe remains important. A kind farmer gave some unused fencing which we shipped to Sierra Leone in the last container. This has helped significantly secure the school boundary. We are so thankful for practical gifts like these that enable progress across our village – thank you
The inconsistent message
5th May 2021 | Posted in Nigel's BlogYesterday I did a few videos with some of the residents. I wanted to hear from them as to what life was like before they moved to Destiny and what life was like now. They told of no jobs, one said for 6 years and each had lost everything they owned to flooding in their shack at least once. Some…
A Slum Solution?
3rd May 2021 | Posted in Nigel's BlogWe went to visit the chief in CKG, one of the 70 named slums across Freetown. Several years ago we sat there exploring what a Home Leone could look like and it was amazing to find people who remembered us and our conversations. Sadly the place faced the same problems. This slum could be transformed with a simple bit of…