|
Purpose and ObjectiveWe Help Those In NeedSLRDO, Inc. will embark and undertake worldwide solicitation program to raise funds, materials of any kind, and other resources to assist the children and the disadvantaged in Sierra Leone. We solicit through public relations campaigns using newspapers, flyer, brochures, the internet and electronic media. 
Our people-to-people outreach program includes donating basic essentials, medicines and medical supplies to poor health centers, clothes to orphans, the disadvantaged, and the hardest hit war victims via a distribution network that ensures that the supplies reach those who need them the most. Programs will be developed to address specific needs of various communities and establish partnerships with government agencies and community leaders. SLRDO, Inc. works together with institutions, individuals, and groups to identify programs and health concerns in order to confront environment and economic conditions that perpetuate contagious diseases among the poor. Brief History of Sierra LeoneThe Sierra Leone Map
Sierra Leone is
located on the west coast of West Africa.
In 1462 Portuguese explorer Pedro da Cintra mapped the hills surrounding what is now Freetown
Harbour,
naming the region Serra Lyoa (translated Lion
Mountains).
The green stripe represents
agriculture, the country's natural wealth
and its mountains. The white stripe stands for justice and unity, and blue represents the Atlantic Ocean and the harbor
of Freetown, the country's capital.
The Sierra Leone Coat of Arms
were designed and adopted in 1960. The arms show a lion beneath a zigzag border, representing the Lion Mountains (Sierra Leone in Spanish), after which the country
was named. It also shows three torches which are meant to
symbolize education and progress. At the base are wavy bars depicting the seas
and ocean. The green
represents agricultural and natural
resources, the blue represents the Harbor of Freetown and the white represents unity and justice.
Area: 71,740
sq. km. or 29,925 sq. miles - Slightly smaller than South Carolina. Capital:
Freetown (Population, 786,900) Provincial Capitals: Bo (Southern Province) Kenema (Eastern
Province) Makeni
(Northern Province) Terrain: Mangrove
swamps and beaches and mostly shallow bays along the coast, wooded hills along
the immediate interior, and a mountainous plateau in the interior.
Nationality:
Sierra Leonean Population: 5,132,138 (July 2009 est., CIA World Factbook) Annual Population Growth Rate: 2.179% (2009
est., CIA World Fact Book) Ethnic Groups:
Temne 30% Mende 30% Other 30% Krio (Creole) 10% Refugees from Liberia’s recent civil war; and some
Europeans, Indians, Pakistanis, and Lebanese. Religions Muslim 60% Christian
30% Other
10% Languages: English, Krio, Temne, Mende, and 15 other
indigenous languages Education: Literacy - 35.1% (2004 estimate)
|
