Local Partner: Mustard Seed Foundation

Local Partner Director: Roselyn Freeman, Coordinator

Area Served: Moyamba, Sierra Leone 

Program Goal: Care for and educate vulnerable children

Program Services Provided: Housing, clothing, medical care, food, education and activities for vulnerable, orphaned and physically challenged children

Number of Program Beneficiaries: 43 vulnerable children, 112 students, 12 employees

Program Summary:
Mustard Seed Foundation, formerly known as The Needy & Disadvantage Children’s Home is an outreach program and a home for many. The program was started after the founder, Roselyn, witnessed the murders of two of her adult sons during the devastating war in Sierra Leone of the 1990s. She made the choice to dedicate her life to positive action helping children who had lost their parents during the war, and thus began the home.

The home has cared for over 100 vulnerable and orphaned children, including some with physical and other disabilities. Currently, the home serves 43 children in residence and 112 students at their on-site primary school.

Bread & Water for Africa^® provided funding for general support for the children’s care and programs.