To pay tribute to the memory and achievements of our founding member, and President of our Federation Johanna Raffan we are proposing to create an orchard on an acre of land donated by a grateful Sierra Leonian. This will be adjacent to the secondary school we have built in Bai Largo, Kori district, Sierra Leone. The planting of trees was very dear to Johanna’s heart – and so was our Kori project of which she was Chair.
It is hoped that the school children will help to plant the trees and eventually take part in harvesting the crops. We will need to fence the land, buy tree guards to protect the young trees from smaller animals. and also want to build sturdy benches.
All of this is anticipated to cost £5,000 and we are hoping that Johanna’s Soroptimist friends will consider helping to finance this project in her memory.
If your club would consider making a donation to our project it can be done directly to our club bank account, marking it “Memorial Orchard”. The appeal will close at the end of June 2022. If anyone wishes to donate before then, please contact SITV Treasurer for bank details at admayall@gmail.com
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT FROM US ALL AT SI THAMES VALLEY CLUB.
To see photos of THE KORI DEVELOPMENT PROJECT LTD. go to: https://koridp.org/
We plan to post pictures of progress there.