a little help WILL change a whole country- it starts with ONE!

A LITTLE HELP WILL CHANGE A WHOLE COUNTRY, PLEASE BE A PART!

Hello, my name is Sedekie B. Kamara, and I’m 25 years old with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics. I am a practicing journalist, a local peace builder/ trainer and a social worker here in post-war Liberia. I come from small town, Gbartala, and a district of 36,000 people who rely on their very few university graduate children to transform their despair into concrete hope and chronic poverty into better living conditions. I have kept deep in my heart and mind the vision to help effect this transition since I was a child. Now, I have an opportunity to travel to the US to pursue a Master’s degree in Development Economics which will help significantly expand my scope of operations in order to impact more lives in my district. But I cannot travel to the US owing to the lack of money to cover my travel expense and paper work. I therefore ask that you kindly donate your widow’s might to help me acquire this vital training to help my country.

THE NEED

The war in my country, Liberia, destroyed our human resource and sociopolitical institutions greatly thereby increasing the need for capacity building to accelerate post-war national reconstruction. As in every post-war country, the need for multi-sectoral assistance is ubiquitous but the resources are very scarce. Therefore contributing to the human resource development of the population can be a strategically important way to impact the development trends of my country. I believe that Liberia can progress through your little financial assistance in the regard.

SOME SUCCESS

I graduated with honors in my class (Golden Jubilee 2011) and have since continued my community engagements for Peace and Conflict Resolution and a wide range of youth networking programs including capacity building. As a result of my work in youth leadership, peace building and community organizing, I was nominated by the US Embassy in Liberia to travel to the US on the State Department’s Premium Professional Exchange Program- the Youth Empowerment and Leadership sub-section of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). This experience has greatly inspired and motivated me in my struggle for community development and empowerment in war-ravaged Liberia.

VOLUNTEERISM AND MEMBERSHIP

I have several times volunteered with Global Orphan Outreach (GOO); serving as photographer and support staff on rural and urban field trips. The kind of passionate work that GOO does for disadvantaged and underprivileged kids in particular and families in general has been very helpful in strengthening my resolve to help raise the living standards of my people.

I have also served voluntarily as Teaching Assistant in my University ( Cuttington University, Liberia) for about three years. Also, I taught severally in the only Junior High School in my home town (Gbartala) as well as in the Laine Refugee Camp in Guinea where we finally sought refuge against all odds during the wars in Liberia and Ivory Coast.

I accepted my nomination to serve as representative (absolutely voluntary) in Liberia of the World Spirit Youth Hub; the youth wing of the Children of the Earth (COE). The COE is a global peace networking group for mutual understanding and development to make mother earth a better place for all.

Tax deductible gifts to help Sedekie can be sent to Global Orphan Outreach P.O. Box 193 Ladysmith, Wi 54848. Donations can be made through our pay pal button online at our website as well. Please put (for sedekie) in memo. Thank you!