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Sport For Empowerment Foundation Sierra Leone
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It is the birthday of our youngest coordinator Sorie Ibrahim Koroma. Sorie is one of the finest intelligent guys in our program. His passion for community engagement can't be measured by any means. ![]()
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Tomorrow will be bright with kids like Sorie getting real-time opportunities in education and development work. He has dedicated his time to seeing that his peers get the opportunities needed in knowing their rights and responsibility in society.![]()
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For us, it is an opportunity to know you and work toward providing you with life opportunities in your studies. Keep it up and happy birthday as you celebrate life. We love you and congratulations on this day.
In the spirit of transparency and accountability.![]()
The coordinator/coach of Golden Soccer Academy Kono eastern Sierra Leone Aiah Fanday Musa AKA Musa Etoo and the executive lead by Tamba Nguaujah officially made a presentation of sports items received over the weekend in Freetown.![]()
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The sports items were donated by a former Sierra Leone International and founder of Heart-Shaped Hands Foundation Kei Kamara. The donation is a drive to promote sport and education across Sierra Leone. Kei has over the few weeks been busy traveling across the country and making sports items donations to communities. ![]()
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Thanks for making our lads look nice this morning ![]()
after putting on the Jerseys.
Collaboration is key to sustainable development in our work. Some months ago, I called my elder and tribal brother Usifu Jalloh from the Uk on phone to share with him what we are doing across Sierra Leone in using sports education.![]()
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After we talked, we planned a zoom meeting to map out ways in which we can collaborate. In the meeting, we engage each other on the value of what we are doing.![]()
1: Was for us to dramatize our sport into storytelling about the importance of education and sport.![]()
2: For us to participate in his yearly drama and National Storytelling Festival.![]()
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So I have been working with my team back home to see what we can put together and present to Usifu and team. With time not on our side, that did not go as planned.![]()
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Useful is a Sierra Leone-born storyteller and the most traveled in telling stories and learning new cultures. He goes by the brand name CowFoot Prince. He is proud of Sierra Leone and has transformed a good number of children across Sierra Leone and the world through his work. ![]()
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He runs the National StoryTelling Festival every year in Sierra Leone which he founded. He also runs the Maambena Fest every year in Kamakuwie which is founded by him as well. He is a strong advocate on so many issues around the world. He is a member of the Lek U Culture Festival group.![]()
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Yesterday evening, I found out that he is in Kono for the Lek U Culture Festival, and got in touch with him to see if he can make time to visit our kids and motivate them in what they are doing. He gave me his word and I communicated with my coordinator and coach Aiah Fanday Musa in Kono where we run a nonresidential football academy called Golden Soccer Academy. ![]()
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This morning, he made his way to the Koidu community playing field where he engage the kids and left a mark in their lives.![]()
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Below is a picture video put together by our team of his visit.