Work has begun on our latest school in the village of Malokotera in Northern Malawi. It will cater for over 400 children.
SHF supplies benches for Liam's school in Mange Acre
PROGRESS REPORT COVERING THE PERIOD
September to October 2017
SCHOOL DESKS AND BENCHES
Completed and delivered to the School authority in the presence of the SMC(School Management Committee).
Autumn Newsletter 2017
Autumn Newsletter
Clean water flows in Mange Acre for the first time ever
The Water Well construction at Mange Acre is completed for this season awaiting Sinking come April 2018.
The Pump has been fixed so as to make water available in between now and March 2018.
Come April 2018, the last part of the contract which is the Sinking of the inner Casings will then be done to enable the Water Well to provide enough water during the Dry Season.
Efah Water Project is completed
Batibo 26th July, 2017
This is the final project completion pictures. The water has finally been connected to the tanks with very high pressure and is in use in the village.
The water will be very useful for the health post in Efah village as there is no other source of water supply in the village.
Mange Acre School water well
SHF has funded a water supply to serve the Liam Manley School. The villagers will also visit.
Work is in progress to the interest of the kids.
Alimamy Joins our Team
Alimamy Samura has taken the role of Project Supervisor in Sierra Leone. He will make sure our schools and other projects are well maintained and he will supervise future projects. We have supplied a motorcycle and pay him a fee which is very modest by our standards. He has worked with the Chief Executive before and he can vouch for his enthusiasm and ability.
New School Being Built in Monrovia Liberia
Despite the heavy rains work is progressing on the building of a new school in Monrovia, Liberia.
Schools and Health foundation will grant a total of €32 000 towards this our first project in Liberia.
Liam's Walk, A Huge Success !
The sun beamed down on hundreds of our friends, sponsors and supporters who completed a sponsored walk in memory of Liam Manley that took place in Blarney on Saturday 8th of April. Hundreds of people trekked Clogheenmilcon walk to honour the memory of Liam Manley who died just over a year ago whilst his wife Jackie was in Sierra Leone, with other family members, to officially open a school they had raised funds to build and equip. All funds raised on the walk on Saturday are going directly towards our upcoming projects in Sierra Leone. We would like to extend a heartfelt "Thank You" to Jackie, her daughters Ellen, Katherine, Maud and Nancy who together made this day happen, and of course, made it so special.
Liams family and supporters.....
Our supporters enjoying the walk .....
Report on visit to Sierra Leone
Founder members of the foundation, Bernice O’Brien and John Mitchel visited Sierra Leone along with Debbie O’Connell and three students from Scoil Mhuire Cork, (Leah Soden, Roisin O’Donnell and Sarah Healy) and their teacher Edwina Nolan.
The highlight of the trip was the opening of the Liam Manley Community School in the poor village of Mange Acre.
According to journalist, Hassan Bruz:
“It was the day when the age-old dream of the inhabitants was actualised”
Section Chief Pa Rok said the community had been without a school for decades.
We also visited the schools we had previously funded.
Ms. Madina Rahman, Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation, met our delegation and reacted positively to our plan to build the first centre in West Africa for children with Down’s Syndrome.
Mr. Usman Konteh, MP for Marampa invited us to meet the community in Maselthleh village to consider the possibility of building a school there for 250 children, most of whom have never been to school. It was a very positive experience and this may be a future project.
Maselthleh village, location for possible future project. Feb 22nd 2017
Roisin, Ber, Leah, Sarah and Edwina at the newly opened Liam Manley school in Mange Acre, Feb 20th 2017