Makeni
Sierra Leone population: 7,976,983 in 2022
GDP per capita (US$): $509 in 2020
Adopted Indefinitely
Cost to Run Program for 1 Year: $6000
Nutritional Supplements Used:
- Vitamin enhanced corn/soy blend cereal produced locally
- Eggs
Fact from the World Health Organization:
Undernutrition
There are 4 broad sub-forms of undernutrition: wasting, stunting, underweight, and deficiencies in vitamins and minerals. Undernutrition makes children in particular much more vulnerable to disease and death.
Source: WHO Fact Sheets - Malnutrition, 2022
Agnes Conteh
Community Coordinator
Below is a video of Makeni, the program recipients, and the Bountiful coordinator, Agnes. It was taken on a mobile device, so quality is poor but the message is wonderful!
Bountiful's Community Coordinators
Community coordinators serve with Bountiful as volunteers. They organize other local volunteers and together conduct screenings, train families, distribute locally-purchased nutritional supplements, and follow up on infant development.
Agnes explains Bountiful’s work in Makeni and shares her own history.
320 x 240 format video
Considering A Donation?
All donations go toward identifying mothers and children in need, providing food supplements, health lessons, and other services. All donations are welcomed. Recurring monthly donations support community stability.
- $8 = nourish 1 child for a month
- $25 = nourish 3 children for a month
- $100 = nourish 1 child for a year
- $500 = nourish an average community for a month
- $6,000 = nourish a community of your choice for one year
Thank You from Sierra Leone
Bountiful's Mission
Our mission is to provide nutritional supplementation to malnourished children and pregnant/nursing mothers as well as to teach health and cognitive development skills to families in the areas we serve.
