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Cucumber Harvest
On the day we visited Adama she was busy washing and packing her freshly harvested cucumbers, preparing them to be sold. Farmers in our program are able to plant twice during the rainy season, and this was her second harvest. Adama is a single mother with 6 children, so farming allows her to provide for…
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Teacher Feature: Ms. Konneh
Empowering Children Schools have amazing, dedicated teachers, and we plan to feature one each month. This month we meet Aminata Konneh, a teacher at the Empowering Children School in Newton Village. Ibrahim Kamara interviewed Ms. Konneh this week. Ibrahim: Where did you grow up?Ms. Konneh: I grew up in Mile 91, Tonkolili District, in…
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A Visit to the Farms
By Ibrahim Kamara Sifting rice to remove the husks I wanted to share with you my experience today that has deepened my appreciation for the remarkable resilience and hard work of our farmers in Sierra Leone. During my visit to some of our farms, I was moved to witness the farmers processing rice freshly harvested…