Message from the Founder
I thankfully secured a five year scholarship from the Catholic Diocese of Makeni and travelled to Italy in 1993.Whilst in Italy, I founded the Little Steps NGO in 2000. During this period, there was a serious and bloody civil war in my country, Sierra Leone. The war started in 1992, it placed the entire country in a state of confusion and panic.
Though I was not personally and or physically affected by the war, emotionally I was as I had left my family, friends, and my community in Koinadugu District. I continually carried the terrible emotions of the war. This then became a motivation for me, not only to study and obtain my Master’s degree in Sociology of Development but also to think of how best I could help my people, friends and my community once the war ended.
Opening of Kamathoie Primary School in 2024
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The Kabala School for the Blind Dining Hall Project
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Our Core Values
- Equality – that individuals should value the diversity of the human race and eliminate all forms of discrimination, whether based on cultural, political or religious belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, age, physical disability or economic status.
- Participation – that women, young people and marginalised groups have a critical role in driving socio-economic growth at all levels and that this immense worth should be recognised and valued by all.
- Empowerment – that individuals and society have a moral and collective responsibility to break the barriers that prevent individuals from fulfilling their aspirations, goals and dreams.
- Sustainability – that people are entitled to live and work in sustainable, secure and safe environments that provide quality of life for all.
- Identity – that peoples of Koinadugu and Falaba are citizens of the wider, integrated community of Sierra Leone, a country of immense potential and opportunities, in which they can act as influential drivers of progress and change.
Our Objectives
The objectives of this mission are:
- to contribute strategic leadership for the active participation of minority and marginalised groups in the development of Koinadugu, Falaba and their environs;
- to foster community cohesion and equality through health, education, culture and collaboration;
- to identify opportunities for individuals and groups to engage in innovative and sustainable activities that secure livelihoods and foster local economic growth;
- to support education, training and enterprise development initiatives that promote the economic self-reliance of individuals and their communities as well as environmental sustainability; and
- to collaborate with local and international stakeholders and partners to address the critical issues impacting on the development of communities in the Koinadugu and Falaba regions.
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