Local Partner: Faith Healing Development Organization

Local Partner Director: Rev. Francis Mambu, Founder/Director

Area Served: The cities of Rokel, Grafton, Bo, Bunumbu, and Kenema in Sierra Leone   

Program Goal: To provide quality healthcare services to pregnant and lactating women and children under the age of five. To provide support and supplies to single women with children so that they can grow their own food and ensure food stability for their families.

Program Services Provided: A full range of maternal health and under-five healthcare services and agriculture self-sufficiency supplies and support for women with children

Number of Program Beneficiaries: Over 20,000 local community members

Current Needs: Funding for the construction of the Lumley and Waterloo primary school.

Program Summary:
In its efforts to improve healthcare in Sierra Leone, Faith Healing Development Organization (F.H.D.O.) has established clinics in the Rokel community on the outskirts of the capital city of Freetown as well as in the provinces of Bo, Kenema, and Bunumbu. In agriculture, F.H.D.O. provides funding for the implementation of a small-scale women's cooperative food security program, which includes the planting and harvesting of staple vegetables and grains benefiting women and their children. The program was created to increase food production and food security and to increase self-sufficiency. F.H.D.O is also making an enormous contribution to the education sector in Sierra Leone. Its technical/vocational institute has provided skills to disadvantaged youth and operates three pre-schools and three primary schools.

With the help of Bread and Water for Africa^®, F.H.D.O. is working to bring about sustainable growth and development for so many people in Sierra Leone through the provision of healthcare facilities, agriculture, schools, and vocational and technical institutions. Over the last ten years, Bread and Water for Africa® and F.H.D.O. have been  making a positive difference in the lives of countless numbers of people in Sierra Leone.