Village Hope

Village Hope has recently established the cassava farm in Masori, a village in the Northern Province, where they will soon build a gari processing plant. It will engage those who want to work in meaningful, gainful employment based on modern agriculture methods as well as commercial gari production. Gari is a food staple, produced from cassava, for... which there are large markets. Village Hope has established the 180-acre cassava farm over the past several years. It is managed by Sierra Leoneans, including a successful entrepreneur; a research agronomist associated with the Sierra Leone Agriculture Research Institute, and experienced local farmers. In the coming year Village Hope will build the gari processing plant, which will also be managed and staffed by Sierra Leoneans. Proceeds will fund essential social and health services as well as improvements in education in Masori. Village Hope aims to replace poverty with the infrastructure for a middle class life, marked by confidence and optimism. The future will truly hold hope. No longer will children die in great numbers before their fifth birthday, and all can be nourished well and educated. They will grow up to serve as the new leaders of a country that was once a proud center of learning in Africa. Women can count on the protection of their human rights. Men and women both, who want to work, will be able to work and receive an income for nourishing food, for health services, for their children's education and for dependable housing. This is what it means to live a middle class life with reasonable expectation for a secure future. The strategy of Village Hope, Inc. aims to make such a life possible for Sierra Leoneans. While Village Hope currently works in Sierra Leone, the strategy is scalable worldwide. We believe a comprehensive stategy is needed to achieve lasting peace and prosperity.Read More