Human Relief Foundation based in the United Kingdom and France has in collaboration with International Islamic Youth League Sierra Leone, and the Government donated large quantities of food items to about five hundred (vulnerable homes) at Six Mile on the outskirts of the capital city of Freetown and Port Loko district in Northern Sierra Leone.

The donations from the Foundation is part of the 2019 Ramadan Project aimed at feeding Muslim counterparts as well as vulnerable homes in this part of the world. The donations were carried out under the supervision of Journalists and government officials. Each home or family head received half a bag of rice and sugar, a gallon of cooking oil, and a case of bottled water.

The food drive started with the August 14th, 2017, Mudslide survivors relocated at Six Mile. All 52 family heads benefited from HRF humanitarian gesture. They were affected by that dreadful incident that has left them with lots of challenges which they cannot solve all by themselves. "The survivors are calling on the present government and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to join the Human Relief Foundation (HRF) to see a reason to come to their aid." Mr. Thaimu Sesay, on behalf of the Mudslide survivors, expressed their thanks and appreciation to HRF for coming to their aid at a time they needed the items most. Mr. Sesay also appealed to other humanitarian organizations and the government to assist them in the area of transportation.

Hundreds of People Feared Dead

Related Video: Courtesy: Aljazeera, World, CNN, Star TV, AP Drone Footage, AFP: Here are some of the video activities in the early hours of Monday 14th August 2017, a fatal mudslide hit Sierra Leone claiming over one thousand lives. Besides the death toll, the disaster left hundreds of people homeless and destitute.

The second stop, the 2015 Flood victims, also were relocated at Six Mile. 52 family-heads. Giving the vote of thanks, the youth Chairwoman for the camp, Emma Kamara, expressed her appreciations to Human Relief Foundation on behalf of all the beneficiaries. Emma appealed to the Foundation to continue its mission of goodwill.

Residents in the following communities; Maforki town and Baghdad in Maforki Chiefdom, Port Loko district also benefited from the same humanitarian gesture from HRF.

In Port Loko district, about 300 family heads each given half a bag of rice and sugar, one-gallon cooking oil and a case of bottled water. Present, was the Chiefdom Speaker of Bakeloko Chiefdom, Mr. Malapy Mohamed Allieu Tarawally and the Councillor for Ward 234, Port Loko, Councillor Hajaratu Kamara. Both thank Human Relief Foundation (HRF) and its partners on behalf of their people. They noted the district lacks good schools, access to medical facilities, and called on government and humanitarian NGOs to support them in that direction.