by aweberdev | Jul 28, 2025 | News
I first met the widows at the town of Mile 91 in October 2023. Karim Kamara, the mastermind of COFA projects in Sierra Leone, had taken me to Mile 91 to meet the primary school children who had been part of Nourishing Young Minds and Bodies, the summer school program,...
by aweberdev | Mar 12, 2025 | News
Growing Family Prosperity In 2024, Growing Family Prosperity, COFA’s agriculture program, completed two full years. We started with 30 families in 6 villages in 2023, joined by 25 families in 5 other villages in 2024. COFA’s financial support is limited to the first...
by aweberdev | Oct 4, 2024 | News
COFA came into being originally to support this summer school and lunch program. In 2020 and 2021, it was supported by a Gofundme campaign that I started after my first trip to Sierra Leone, in 2019, and my first introduction to Karim Kamara. I was there for work, but...
by aweberdev | Nov 27, 2023 | News
(Pictured above: My colleague John Eikelboom with Grace Hands students) In October, I was able to spend a weekend with Karim visiting two projects that COFA supports and meeting the wonderful people who make them happen. I’d been working on health projects the...
by aweberdev | Apr 17, 2023 | News
COFA’s work is moving along on several fronts, with new achievements in agricultural self-empowerment and expanding education. It’s exciting to see the progress! Here are some updates. GROWING FAMILY PROSPERITY The harvest of the first crop has begun! A...
