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Green Yard initiative

May 20, 2025 by Project1808 Leave a Comment

Eight months ago we launched our Koinadugu College Green Yard Initiative for tree nurseries for afforestation and community sustainable food production(Agroforestry).

This student- led initiative in collaboration with Feeding Mouths, Filling Minds supported by staff and student beneficiaries of Project 1808, is geared towards addressing food insecurity, deforestation and climate change.

The ultimate goal being experiential learning and building a culture of growing what you eat, and eat what you grow among Koinadugu College students and extension through Project 1808, Inc. to the community, primary and secondary schools.

Koinadugu College is much more than academic teaching, it is about learners solving their own problems and developing sustainable ways of community restoration. We value leadership, entrepreneurship, sustainability, indigenous methods, Panafricanism and being global.

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Mpox is Real

May 20, 2025 by Project1808 Leave a Comment

Yesterday, I visited the Infectious Disease Unit at 34 Military Hospital, and it gave me chilling reminders of our Ebola outbreak. I saw patients, some symptomatic and others asymptomatic everywhere, hospital beds and corridors full of people waiting to be treated for Mpox. Case management clinicians overwhelmed with cases. The lab is also overwhelmed with the number of cases that needs to be tested and the positivity rate of these tests as well

Kudos to the health care workers doing great work with limited resources, including resources for infection prevention and control. So please thank the public health workers deployed on Mpox control.

In January, just after we reported the first cases, I did a lot of national radio and Television engagements on Mpox. It seemed like the people had other issues to worry about and maybe the national urgency was not there too.

Now, the cases have gone past 1300 with active community transmission, and no Epidemiological links between cases established nationally. The National Public Health Agency (NPHA) has now elevated Mpox to a level 2 emergency (long overdue) with public health measures and restrictions that were also long over due.

With vaccines limited, it all left to us the people and the communities to do the right thing; social distancing, hand washing, avoid crowded areas, body contact & unprotected sex. It appears sexual transmission is a major driver as indicated by severe genital lesions among patients.

With the level of community transmission and how long the virus has been circulating without check, more genomic sequencing is needed to determine if variants is the same Clade 2b or a new variant has emerged.

Additionally, with the deep community transmission, priority should be placed on setting up community isolation and treatment center as opposed to active case search. By setting up such centers in the community specifically for Mpox, community members will be encouraged to go to those centers for treatment. Community based surveillance along with those community isolation and treatment centers will enable early identification and management of cases, which will prevent the spread of the virus and eventually lead to control.

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Project 1808,Inc and Strides For Africa unveil 4th hand pump water well facility in Kabala in Koinadugu District, Sierra Leone.

October 24, 2024 by Project1808 Leave a Comment

Through its “Water for Welbody” initiative, Project 1808 Inc, in partnership with Strides for Africa, has on Tuesday 22nd October 2024, unveiled the 4th hand pump water well facility in the northern Koinadugu District. The well is located at Karako Sukurala Village in the outskirts of Kabala, the district headquarters town. The seven meters deep hand dug well is expected to cater to about 2,000 residents within the community.

Chief Musa Marah, Town Chief for Karako Sukurala, thanked Project 1808 and Strides for Africa and other partners involved for the initiative.

“We are happy for this development in our community, and we look forward to having more waterpoints facilities,” he said.

Mr. Alimamy Kallon, a stakeholder in the village, noted that Karako Sukurala is one of the oldest villages in the district, and that it has been experiencing a huge increase in its population. He noted that this increase in the population also increases the demand for access to clean drinking water.

“This water well will save a lot of lives in this community, because prior to this, the residents were mostly accessing surface water from streams, swamps or rain,” he stated.

Mr. Kallon disclosed that the Project 1808 and Strides for Africa constructed water well is the first facility that has been made for the usage of the general population in the communities within the village.

Christopher Jimieson, Founder of Strides for Africa, a non-profit organization based in Wisconsin, United States, during the unveiling ceremony stated that he was blown away by the energy shown by the community in appreciation for the water well.

“We appreciate the opportunity to conduct impactful work in Kabala. The people are special here in this region of powerful mixtures and to hear from the Chief that this will save lives in his community really touched me,” he said.

Jimieson committed his organization to facilitating the construction of more safe drinking water well facilities in the district.

Dr. Alhaji Umar Njai, Founder and Chief Strategist of Project 1808, said the goal of his organization is to transform Kabala in Koinadugu District through access to clean water, quality education and overall making a difference in the lives of its residents and beyond.

“I am happy to work with partners that align with this vision or goal of positively impacting the people of Koinadugu and beyond,” he said, adding: “Embarking on or facilitating projects that would bring positive transformation to the lives of both young and old people in the district is a top tier achievement for me personally,”he stated.

The Karako Sukurala water well project was funded by Diane and Steve Streck, USA based philanthropists who support the work of Project 1908 and Stride for Africa in West Africa. 

The unveiling was also witnessed by the Founder of Feeding Mouths, Filling Minds (FMFM), Maria Nicholas Groves and her team, which is also a non-profit sister organization that has been part of the transformative journey with a key focus on agriculture.

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Project 1808, Inc. and Koinadugu College (KC) welcomed our long standing partners and colleagues from Feeding Mouths, Filling Minds.

October 24, 2024 by Project1808 Leave a Comment

Project 1808, Inc. and Koinadugu College (KC) welcomed our long standing partners and colleagues from Feeding Mouths, Filling Minds and Strides For Africa to Kabala, Koinadugu District. Our Wisconsin US based non-profit sister organizations have been part of our journey to transform Kabala in Koinadugu district; through quality education, access to clean water, and overall making a difference in the lives of people one community at a time.

On behalf of our people in Kabala Republic, I say Welcome to the Land of powerful mixture! And I wish all 11 members of the visiting team a great stay.⛰️🌳🐄🐐🐑🍍

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#Scilead 2024, we are ready to host you in kabala and share great experience with you

January 5, 2024 by Project1808 Leave a Comment

We are ready for the seventh Project 1808 National Science and Leadership Festival #SciLead2024 in Kabala, January 11-14, 2024. We invite you to join us and support this unique community festival that is a mixture of Science Technology, Engineering, Arts, Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Innovation. We have something for all ages that builds technical mastery, leadership, entrepreneurship and community capacity. You can support participants or schools attend the festival to learn or share their ideas. Your generous support to Project 1808, Inc. Is highly welcomed. You can support our efforts via volunteering, facilitating stations, and financially orange money (078375157), Money transfer(world remit, money gram, western union) or Project1808 bank account at Union Trust Bank*

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Green Yard initiative

Eight months ago we launched our Koinadugu College Green Yard Initiative for tree nurseries for afforestation and community sustainable food production(Agroforestry). This student- led initiative in collaboration with Feeding Mouths, … [Read More...]

Mpox is Real

Yesterday, I visited the Infectious Disease Unit at 34 Military Hospital, and it gave me chilling reminders of our Ebola outbreak. I saw patients, some symptomatic and others asymptomatic everywhere, hospital beds and corridors full of … [Read More...]

Project 1808,Inc and Strides For Africa unveil 4th hand pump water well facility in Kabala in Koinadugu District, Sierra Leone.

Through its “Water for Welbody” initiative, Project 1808 Inc, in partnership with Strides for Africa, has on Tuesday 22nd October 2024, unveiled the 4th hand pump water well facility in the northern Koinadugu District. The well is located … [Read More...]

Project 1808, Inc. and Koinadugu College (KC) welcomed our long standing partners and colleagues from Feeding Mouths, Filling Minds.

Project 1808, Inc. and Koinadugu College (KC) welcomed our long standing partners and colleagues from Feeding Mouths, Filling Minds and Strides For Africa to Kabala, Koinadugu District. Our Wisconsin US based non-profit sister organizations … [Read More...]

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Mission Statement

Project1808 promotes sustainable community development in Kabala, Sierra Leone by aiding young students in their efforts to identify and address the root causes of poverty, public and environmental health challenges, and other community-identified concerns.

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Project1808 runs a number of community development projects in Kabala, Koinadugu District, Sierra Leone, broadly focusing on the following areas: Education, Health, Environment, Community Outreach, and Science & Leadership.

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