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The Bridge in Foya Village

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Country
Sierra Leone
Region
Western Africa
Language
Krio

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    IMPACT

    The film showing the community’s needs – of which the most pressing by far they feel is a bridge for use in the rainy season - has not resulted in a bridge; however the film was shown to World Vision, who did not take up the Chief’s invitation to visit the village themselves, but after seeing the film provided the means for a badly needed well and toilet.

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    • Find out what you can do to support CAFOD in their mission to tackle poverty and injustice.
    • Visit the website of the Network Movement for Justice and Development (NMJD), Sierra Leone.
       
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    The village of Foya in Bo District use a video camera to explain some of the unique difficulties they face as a result of being cut off by a slender river bridge, and appeal for assistance to help them overcome their physical isolation and participate in their own development.

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Capacity Building, Community Consultation

Themes

Community Action

Keywords

Youth Participation, Human Rights Monitoring, Health Care Access, Traditional Culture, Communication Training, Community Participation, Fundraising

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