Balance Requested from ACT Network: US$ 2,440,764

This appeal was originally issued on 17 April 2003 with Lutheran World Federation Department of World (LWF/DWS) as the implementing member and is now being revised to include the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).

Sierra Leone is recovering from a decade of civil war, which officially came to an end in January 2002. The war caused almost half of the population to flee their homes at some stage, either to become refugees in one of the neighbouring countries or to become internally displaced people (IDP). It is difficult to estimate how many lives were claimed by the war, but it is evident that it caused serious suffering for the majority of the population. Most people suffered from a loss of home and property, displacement, or human rights abuses, such as forced recruitment, torture, amputations, sexual abuse, etc. Sierra Leone’s infrastructure was destroyed and neglected, the Government’s authority was severely limited, and the economy collapsed. Presently, in post-war Sierra Leone, people are trying to rebuild their lives on the new foundations of peace and stability.

In Sierra Leone today there is a dire lack of food, an absence of animal husbandry, little access to safe water points, and schools remain in ruins. Initiatives have to be taken to address this situation if a future crisis of even greater magnitude is to be avoided. One of the most basic needs confronting the people of Sierra Leone is food security. In the rural areas, a key to dealing with the current food security crisis is the ability of farming families to resettle and become agriculturally productive, which includes farming of essential foodstuff as well as basic animal husbandry. ACT member the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) Emergency Rehabilitation Project is proposing a programme comprising three components: food security, animal husbandry and water and sanitation rehabilitation.

For the sake of brevity, the original proposal for the LWF/DWS will not be repeated in this revision but can be referred to in the original appeal.

Project Completion Date:

LWF/DWS - 31 December 2003

UMCOR - 30 April 2004

Signed by:

John Nduna, ACT Acting Director

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Sierra Leone - Post-War Reconstruction & Recovery & Assistance to Liberian Refugees, REVISION 1 - AFSL31 (file size: 91 Kb)

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