Koinadugu College: transforming a region through higher education
Feeding Mouths and Filling Minds is partnering with Project 1808 to bring the first higher education institute to the Koinadugu District of Sierra Leone - giving these young people the opportunity of a lifetime.
Status: Fundraising
Fundraising Goal: $85,000
Transforming a region through higher education
Feeding Mouths Filling Minds is contributing to bringing the first higher education institute to the Koinadugu District of Sierra Leone - giving these young people the opportunity of a lifetime.
Education provides the key to job security, community growth and individual wellness. However, options are limited for high-performing young people after high school in Kabala, Sierra Leone. The nearest university is hours away - making living at home while attending school impossible. Most families make less than $90/month, and college tuition costs run upwards of $500/semester. In order to pay for room, board and school fees, some young people turn to prostitution just to obtain an education. Others opt to take a low-skill job in Kabala instead of continuing their education.
Establishing the University of Koinadugu in one of the most isolated districts of Sierra Leone, will empower youth and improve community livelihood in the district and country.
Our role
Feeding Mouths, Filling Minds is helping to guide the strategic planning to be sure the project is secure and sustainable for the long term. This means assessing the land in-person with members of our team, carefully selecting trustworthy partners to oversee the development and providing funding.
Project funding covers the cost of:
Main Academic Building
This three-room building is where the majority of classes at Koinadugu College will occur. Construction for the main building began in January 2018.
Endowment Fund
In the spirit of sustainability, we have developed an endowment fund from the onset of creating the college. We have built the college because there are clear immediate needs, yet we are not only thinking about the here and now.
Feeding Mouths, Filling Minds is contributing the initial $10,000 for endowment. The broader Koinadugu College team is establishing the governing guidelines of the endowment and the Board team to make decisions about the underlying investments.
For more information: https://www.uofkoinadugu.com
Partners
Cameroon Food & Water Project
Feeding Mouths, Filling Minds was part of a larger, two-phase initiative with like-minded organizations to provide computers and training; farm animals; water and sanitation systems; and documentation and research of the projects.
FOOD & WATER SECURITY
Poverty in West Africa is crippling families, preventing many parents from feeding their children and providing them with school supplies. Because Social Services don’t exist in Cameroon, families and organizations, like The Tertiary Sisters, don’t receive any government support. The Tertiary Sisters manage an elementary school and high school with housing for nearly 700 students, a bush farm, and a medical clinic and rehabilitation center that serves more than 1,000 patients annually. Feeding Mouths, Filling Minds was part of a larger initiative to provide computers and training; farm animals; water and sanitation systems; and documentation and research of the projects.
OUR ROLE
Feeding Mouths, Filling Minds was part of a larger, two-phase initiative with like-minded organizations to provide computers and training; farm animals; water and sanitation systems; and documentation and research of the projects.
