Author: Foday Sesay, Nurturing Opportunities for Women Supervisor Mohamed Ngegbai (pictured right) is a senior Pastor who operates his own church in the community of Pejewa. His wife Jeneba participated in the Nurturing Opportunities for Women (NOW) program. Mr. Ngegbai has lived and worked in his Read More
Journey to Yandohun: A Traveler’s Perspective on OneVillage Partners’ Work
By Linda Svitak and David Feroe, 2017 Travelers In November, we traveled with OneVillage Partners to Sierra Leone, exploring Yandohun and the neighboring villages. Through our experiences we formed two strong impressions. First, we affirmed what we had heard many times—from everyone who has Read More
Development with Dignity
Author: Jill LaLonde, Executive Director As a Development Studies graduate student, I arrived in Entebbe, Uganda, my first trip to Africa. I spent a day making my way north by bus to Adjumani and Moyo Districts, where I would spend the next six weeks researching public health measures to treat Read More
Reaching Goals NOW
Gina Alpha is 53 years old and lives in Gbeka. She has never had any formal education - she hasn’t been inside a classroom or even held a pencil. Gina is married with eight children. Her oldest four have moved out of the house and are married with their own families. Her younger four children are Read More
There’s Nothing Basic About Needs
Author: Chad McCordic, Program Director “Water is a basic need.” Yes, but have you ever wondered why we refer to a need as ‘basic’? The answer depends on who decides what the need is and who determines how to meet that need... When I’m back in Canada and casually asked about what OneVillage Read More
Innovating Sustainable Handwashing Practices for Global Handwashing Day
Author: Jessica Turner, Program Associate Admitting something isn’t working as well as you had hoped is challenging for anybody. As an organization, it is particularly difficult. What can you do when an idea that has proven to be so successful in other contexts simply is not being adopted in the Read More
Exploring Locally Available and Marketable Skills Among The Youths of Mamboma
Author: Musa Gangha, Senior Community Projects Coordinator OneVillage Partners continues its partnership with the community of Mamboma as it transitions into its second cycle of the Community Action Program. At this stage, we begin to see more impact, as communities address their second Read More
Adapting Human Centered Design to Ensure Safe Education for Girls
Authors: Chad McCordic – Program Director, Brima Lansana – Senior Community Action Coordinator When OneVillage Partners works with community members to develop projects, we use an adaption of Human Centered Design, a methodology that puts the real life, human experience at the core of project Read More
Devils in Sierra Leone
By: Sheku M. Gassimu, Community Projects Manager Sierra Leone has a rich cultural history, with a strong presence of traditional local mascots, who appear in the form of devils. These devils are often highly decorated and represent an important part of local traditional culture and society. As a Read More
Systemic Leadership
By: Chad McCordic, Program Director At OneVillage Partners, we believe in local, ‘bottom up’ solutions. But what good is that if there aren’t the right institutions or environment to sustain it, or the right people in place to champion those solutions? While change comes from within a Read More
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