Friends of Freetown

Here is a record of grants we have made since our beginning in 2010.

We have made grants to the following projects:

• Mercy Children's Orphanage (MCO)
• Pujehun Development Organisation (PDO)
• King of Glory Ministries (KOGM)
• Experiential Christian International Ministries (ECIM)
• Wherever the Need (WTN)

In addition to the grants listed below, we are committed to the following ongoing donations:

• MCO: Sponsorship of 14 young people at a rate of £30 per child per month (total £5040 per year).
• PDO: Contribution to the ongoing costs of Gbongay Village Clinic- £160 per month (£1920 per year).
• ECIM: Payment of the school fees of 10 children in the village of Adonkia at a rate of £100 per child per year (total £1000 per year).
August 2018: September 2018: December 2018: January 2019: February 2019:

2019

February 2019	MCO — £2000: Funds to cover the final stage of repairs to the dormitory building.
January 2019	ECIM — £1000: Funds for deworming and vitamin A treatment for the school pupils and community of Adonkia.

2018

December 2018	PDO — £480: Replacement tyres for the Gbongay ambulance.
September 2018	PDO — £10,000: Cost of purchasing and refurbishing a second hand vehicle to act as an ambulance for Gbongay Village Clinic.
August 2018	PDO — £700: Cost of repairing the two wells in Gbongay village.
April 2018	MCO — £3000: Cost of completion of major building project (repairs, extension and upgrade of kitchen facilities and the building of a dining/study hall).
Spring 2018	KOGM — £300: Contribution towards the distribution of funds to low income members of the community needing to buy in essential supplies ahead of the run-off election.
February 2018	KOGM — £450: Donation to cover the cost of emergency medical fees (including major surgery) for two child victims of last year's flooding and transport costs for a third who was moving to live with extended family.

2017

November 2017	MCO- £550: Contribution towards orphanage expenses (including relicensing and insuring the orphanage vehicle, drainage repairs and servicing of the bakery oven)
September 2017	KOGM — £600: One year's school fees for 20 child victims of devastating flooding.
August 2017	KOGM — £600: Distribution of emergency flood relief supplies, including food, bedding and sanitary/medical products.
June 2017	KOGM — £400: School stationery, uniforms and general supplies for KOGM schools.
May 2017	ECIM — £200: School stationery and general supplies for Adonkia Village School.
May 2017	MCO — £250: Repairs to orphanage well.
May 2017	PDO — £685: Lighting and refrigeration for Gbongay Village Clinic and Maternity Unit.
March 2017	KOGM — £500: Contribution to the building and set up of a new school in the impoverished On Tik community.
March 2017	ECIM — £200: Contribution to the ongoing costs of Adonkia VIllage School.

2016

September 2016	KOGM — £150: School stationery, uniforms and general supplies for KOGM schools.
July 2016	PDO- KOGM — £670: Interior finishing and initial furnishing of Gbongay Village Maternity Unit.
April 2016	MCO — £200: Metal swingset for orphanage.
April 2016	KOGM — £200: Running costs of KOGM school following a drop in income from school fees due to the ebola crisis.
April 2016	MCO — £300: Insurance and licensing of donated vehicle.
April 2016	MCO — £300: Insurance and licensing of donated vehicle.
April 2016	MCO — £500: Teeth and eye check ups for all children and staff at the orphanage plus any necessary follow up treatment.

2015

November 2015	KOGM — £260: Contribution towards the cost of repairs to the school building.
July 2015	KOGM — £450: Donations to help KOGM schools get set up for reopening following the ebola crisis.
May 2015	ECIM — £400: Contribution towards the cost of reopening Adonkia Village School, including helping to pay the school fees for ebola orphans.
March 2015	MCO — £605: Doctor's visit to test and treat children for malaria (such medical attention was impossible during the ebola crisis and several children had had to go untreated).
February 2015	KOGM — £1080: Emergency relief for 30 impoverished families, school fees for 16 ebola orphans and the re-establishment of the organisation's schools.
February 2015	KOGM — £340: Emergency medical treatment for two women, including a cesarean section for one.
February 2015	KOGM — £150: Basic provisions for needy families.
February 2015-	KOGM — £300: Distribution of emergency supplies to quarantined families.
January 2015	KOGM — £250: Distribution of emergency supplies to quarantined families.

2014

December 2014	KOGM — £250: Basic provisions for needy families.
November 2014	KOGM — £250: Basic provisions for needy families.
October 2014	MCO — £1400: Food and hygiene supplies plus payment to teachers employed to teach the quarantined orphans.
October 2014	KOGM — £250: Basic provisions for needy families.
August 2014	MCO — £300: Contribution to the salaries of two school teachers employed to teach the quarantined orphans.
July 2014	MCO — £200: Emergency payment at the outbreak of the ebola crisis for water buckets with taps, gloves and soap.
July 2014	KOGM — £350: Distribution of emergency food supplies, water buckets, gloves and soap following the ebola outbreak.
March 2014	WTN — £1700: Construction of a maternity unit in Gbongay Village.
April 2014/p>	MCO — £690: Launching of orphanage bakery business (ingredients, publicity, licence, equipment).

2013

2013	Regular giving to Gbongay Village Clinic via WTN (now via PDO), MCO and ECIM initiated.
November 2013	MCO — £100: Clothes and baby food for abandoned twins.
October 2013	MCO — £400: Teeth and eye checks and follow up treatment for all children and staff at the orphanage (including a minor operation for one member of staff).

2012

October 2012	MCO: Fire alarms, extinguishers and other safety equipment.
July 2012	MCO — £800: Pigs, goats and chickens for the orphange farm. Purchase of a sewing machine.
Summer 2012	WTN — £1600: Installation of five water pumps for wells in remote villages previously without safe water including the well at Gbongay Village Clinic.

Information updated:
December 2023

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