The Soroptimist International Thames Valley stall brought lots of festive cheer to the Bourne End Fun Night on 5th December 2025, featuring many handmade crafts by Soroptimist Rosie Hutchinson, including fabrics dye-tied by some of the girls we are helping as part of our Kori Development Project in Sierra Leone. All proceeds raised were donated to the project; £130 in total. Some of the exciting aspects of our project are listed below and you can donate by visiting the Kori website
- Building, stocking and maintaining a community library.
- Funding women to till the fields and generate food and cash.
- Building and stocking a piggery for food and cash.
- Transforming a donation of soap into products to sell for cash.
- Making reusable sanitary towels so that girls no longer need to miss school.
- Raising awareness of Female Genital Mutilation and the hazards it represents for women and girls.
- Building, furnishing and equipping the Ann Hay Vocational Centre, Taiama
- Building, furnishing and providing educational supplies for the Gill Curry School, Gbunhehun
- Building, furnishing and providing educational supplies for the Bob Simson Technical Secondary School, Bai Largo
- Building the Midland Arden Women’s room to provide a separate space for meetings and activities such as weaving and dyeing of cloth
- Clearing land and planting the Johanna Raffan Memorial Orchard, Taiama, funded by members of Soroptimist International