We were delighted to welcome the Alhaji Kanja Sesay and Dr Eldred Tunde Taylor, the Minister and Deputy Minister of Energy to our village. Joined by their team they were amazed at what they saw and we noted how determined they were to help and support us. We had a wonderful time as residents shared their experience as they toured…
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Minister of Energy Visits Destiny Village
21st June 2020 | Posted in Latest News, Nigel's Blog
Come and Run in Sierra Leone
18th February 2020 | Posted in Nigel's BlogAre you wondering what to do for a holiday and also love being/getting fit? Our Sierra Leone staff are hosting a 5k and 10k run event on 9 May 2020 and wondered if you would like to come to Destiny Village and join tyhen fun! We would welcome you for just over a week so you can get involved in…
Minister of Planning and Economic Development Visits
7th February 2020 | Posted in Nigel's BlogMinister Francis Kaikai, Minister of Planing and Economic Development and his Deputy, Dr Robert Chekandra visited today. They visited the livelihood development programs, met with some of our residents as they laid the foundations on Villa 8 and much more. At the school the children sang a welcome song and they were moved to hear of the progress and especially…
Ways people and companies help
22nd January 2020 | Posted in Latest News, Nigel's BlogA good example of how companies get behind us is safestore in Southampton (https://www.safestore.co.uk/storage/southampton/ ). They have given us free space for a year to store things ready for shipment to Sierra Leone, such as the paint from Colour supplies in Hemel Hempsted (https://www.coloursupplies.shop/ ) Building procurement is something we want to grow and is a real way of serving…
Amazing opportunity for an accountant
10th January 2020 | Posted in Nigel's BlogSanta may have completed his year end routines but we haven’t! We have had a wonderful lady, Lil from Birmingham help us move to another level with our accounting. Sadly she is leaving at the end of the month and we still need great financial information. If you know anyone interested in a career break or retiring early who would…
Helping Partners Help
9th January 2020 | Posted in Nigel's BlogOne of the joys is help friends and partners help others. For the last few years we have helped at a children’s home where nearly 80 children live in very cramped space with awful facilities. One of our wonderful partners, BuildAid from Norway, (who helped us build Destiny Grace Academy), decided to help with much needed toilets and some restoration….