What a great week with Corporate team from Turley Planning consultants and their families with us to help us across different facets of the village. They also brought family members including Lillyanna from Stoke who was a real inspiration. They funded and helped build a “Palava” hut. This is a meeting area for people in the centre of the 56…
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Do you know anyone who would like to join us in Sierra Leone for a season?
29th January 2019 | Posted in Latest News, Nigel's BlogFinding supervisory skills and leaders is a challenge in Sierra Leone. Maybe you are at a point in life where you could give a month or more to help us out here. Here are some key self-funding roles we need to fill. Please share this with your friends and get in touch at nigel.hyde@homeleone.org. Thanks so much! General Manager –…
We can use those old phones in the draw!
20th January 2019 | Posted in Nigel's BlogAt Kings Community Church in Hedge End today, we are having a “Phone Amnesty.” In Sierra Leone, phones can cost more than a month’s wages and so many of us have those old upgraded phones sat there in a draw, with no plan for their future! If you have one please could you bring it along or send it to…
Jonathan Allie gets married
18th December 2018 | Posted in Latest News, Nigel's BlogJonathan, with James our foreman, is our longest standing staff member. He has worked with us as the principle person liaising with the slum dwellers association, the Federation of Urban and Rural Poor (FEDURP!). It was a privilege to be invited several of the new village residents went. It was done with many local traditions. Our group sang a song…
One Kind Act Visit our work
14th December 2018 | Posted in Latest News, Nigel's BlogWhat a great week its been with Mona, Annu and Reeta from One Kind Act with us. This amazing group have supported us in so many ways by fundraising for Bilu Villas (8 homes). Their time with us enabled them to see the full breath of our work and meet many of those who have and will benefit from a…
Waste to power with Swansea University
13th November 2018 | Posted in Nigel's BlogIt is wonderful having Arron a Masters student from Swansea University, help us build a community cooker. Partly funded by the Princes Foundation, this new development burns waste at over 800 degrees and turns to power. The community use it for cooking. This is a great opportunity to develop technology that can really help some of the poorest. Once this…