Short-term (2 to 4 weeks) "renovation work" projects in Sierra Leone

Maburveh is a very small and typical traditional African village, located 40km from Freetown, the country’s capital city. This is the village where VWASL has its farmland and permanent campsite. Three of the four camps are going to be held here. They are going to involve continuation of the construction of the modest camp building. The former building, built in the 1980’s and where volunteers to VWASL from all around world enjoyed their rural scenery was completely destroyed during the civil war.

Portions of the road to the village need some repairs as they become too muddy, leading to difficulty in vehicles going through during summer, which is the raining season here. Also, the drive leading to the camp house needs to be brushed.

There is a swamp within the land. Gardening is appropriate during camp time as the soil is good enough to receive the plants. The Association thus often takes advantage of this. The gardening is also done to introduce our volunteers (both home based and foreign) to what is involved in the process.

The land is also intended to be developed into plantation on one part, and a subsistence crop portion. Two types of tree are going to be planted: edible fruit and acasian trees, to be planted on the border lines to demarcate the land.

Study of two community villages. Three villages, which form part of the VWASL village community, are going to be studied by the volunteers. Their history, geography, demography etc are going to be taken written note of.

This has been a VWASL project in the community since 2005, excluded last year and the Association is picking it again this year. It is noted that HIV/AIDS education is a continuous process; thus the need to bring it on board again.

At Maburveh, as the camp house building is still under construction, a neighbour’s building has been in use since the previous summer camps, which restarted in 2005. The camp setting is typically African rural – there is no electricity and no pipe-bourne water supply. Fresh water streams are common. The Association however always make adequate arrangements for treated natural and pipe-bourne water for drinking. Since the atmosphere is natural and non-polluted, some volunteers even enjoy drinking rain water sometimes.

160 Euro to be paid on arrival to VWASL.

Bureh Town is located 48km from Freetown. It is one of the Freetown peninsular villages with a beautiful beach. It is one of such beaches which many people from Freetown go to on outings during national holiday periods. The chief and his community are undertaking a construction of their church, renovating their community primary school and repairing the drive to the village. They therefore invited VWASL to join them in these projects. The community is now so excited to receive the volunteers.

At Bureh Town, part of the school building would be used for accommodation. The camp setting is typically African rural – there is no electricity and no pipe-bourne water supply. Fresh water streams are common. The Association however always make adequate arrangements for treated natural and pipe-bourne water for drinking. Since the atmosphere is natural and non-polluted, some volunteers even enjoy drinking rain water sometimes.

160 Euro to be paid on arrival to VWASL.

Maburveh is a very small and typical traditional African village, located 40km from Freetown, the country’s capital city. This is the village where VWASL has its farmland and permanent campsite. Three of the four camps are going to be held here. They are going to involve continuation of the construction of the modest camp building. The former building, built in the 1980’s and where volunteers to VWASL from all around world enjoyed their rural scenery was completely destroyed during the civil war.

Portions of the road to the village need some repairs as they become too muddy, leading to difficulty in vehicles going through during summer, which is the raining season here. Also, the drive leading to the camp house needs to be brushed.

There is a swamp within the land. Gardening is appropriate during camp time as the soil is good enough to receive the plants. The Association thus often takes advantage of this. The gardening is also done to introduce our volunteers (both home based and foreign) to what is involved in the process.

The land is also intended to be developed into plantation on one part, and a subsistence crop portion. Two types of tree are going to be planted: edible fruit and acasian trees, to be planted on the border lines to demarcate the land.

Study of two community villages. Three villages, which form part of the VWASL village community, are going to be studied by the volunteers. Their history, geography, demography etc are going to be taken written note of.

This has been a VWASL project in the community since 2005, excluded last year and the Association is picking it again this year. It is noted that HIV/AIDS education is a continuous process; thus the need to bring it on board again.

At Maburveh, as the camp house building is still under construction, a neighbour’s building has been in use since the previous summer camps, which restarted in 2005. The camp setting is typically African rural – there is no electricity and no pipe-bourne water supply. Fresh water streams are common. The Association however always make adequate arrangements for treated natural and pipe-bourne water for drinking. Since the atmosphere is natural and non-polluted, some volunteers even enjoy drinking rain water sometimes.

160 Euro to be paid on arrival to VWASL.

Maburveh is a very small and typical traditional African village, located 40km from Freetown, the country’s capital city. This is the village where VWASL has its farmland and permanent campsite. Three of the four camps are going to be held here. They are going to involve continuation of the construction of the modest camp building. The former building, built in the 1980’s and where volunteers to VWASL from all around world enjoyed their rural scenery was completely destroyed during the civil war.

Portions of the road to the village need some repairs as they become too muddy, leading to difficulty in vehicles going through during summer, which is the raining season here. Also, the drive leading to the camp house needs to be brushed.

There is a swamp within the land. Gardening is appropriate during camp time as the soil is good enough to receive the plants. The Association thus often takes advantage of this. The gardening is also done to introduce our volunteers (both home based and foreign) to what is involved in the process.

The land is also intended to be developed into plantation on one part, and a subsistence crop portion. Two types of tree are going to be planted: edible fruit and acasian trees, to be planted on the border lines to demarcate the land.

Study of two community villages. Three villages, which form part of the VWASL village community, are going to be studied by the volunteers. Their history, geography, demography etc are going to be taken written note of.

This has been a VWASL project in the community since 2005, excluded last year and the Association is picking it again this year. It is noted that HIV/AIDS education is a continuous process; thus the need to bring it on board again.

At Maburveh, as the camp house building is still under construction, a neighbour’s building has been in use since the previous summer camps, which restarted in 2005. The camp setting is typically African rural – there is no electricity and no pipe-bourne water supply. Fresh water streams are common. The Association however always make adequate arrangements for treated natural and pipe-bourne water for drinking. Since the atmosphere is natural and non-polluted, some volunteers even enjoy drinking rain water sometimes.

160 Euro to be paid on arrival to VWASL.