This week Westminster transported a container from the docks to the airport and under the supervision of Mick Oxlade the goods were unloaded and 100 boxes of donated goods will now be distributed. The REALLY good news is that the empty 20 foot container was taken to Calvary Community School for them to use as a secure storage facility freeing up a classroom that is currently being used for that purpose. A very excited and grateful Pastor Mark was over the moon with the news about the donation of the container.

HUGE sincere thanks to Westminster Group PLC for this fantastic donation and for all their continued support.

All that needs doing now is to offload it, but with no crane on the lorry in true Sierra Leone style you just get on with it. Health & Safety is a priority as you can see by the high visibility tabard.

Quite a crowd gathered to watch but with supervision from Mick, Dickie, Shane & Moses of Westminster Aviation Security Services & Pastor Mark on hand what could possibly go wrong?

These may not seem very exciting pictures to us, but for everyone at Calvary School this means so much. They can now clear the classroom and start using the container to store items. In September they will start using the classroom for education purposes. A really big thank you to everyone at Westminster Group PLC for this fantastic donation which will “make a real difference”.

Westminster are going to be sending another sea freight container to Freetown in the next few weeks, the container is due in Banbury this week. They are willing to donate any spare space to Goodwill & Growth For Africa UK for items of humanitarian aid for my projects in Freetown. This is a great offer and Alan would like to express his sincere thanks to everyone at Westminster for this fantastic continued support.

Contact Alan Wolstencroft for more information

Thank you so very much for your kind assistance in helping Enable the Children to get highly important equipment to Sierra Leone from the UK. We are highly grateful to you and Westminster for coordinating the packing, transportation and unloading of our equipment – we cannot thank you enough.

The gaiters and stability boots that you brought to this country are used to help children to be able to stand up and walk, as well as preventing deformities. They are not possible to buy in this country, which is why we rely on donations from the UK to be able to continue our work effectively, and without your help to bring them here, we would still be struggling. Thank you for all the time and effort that you put into helping us.

I would also like to extend my thanks to those that donated the filing cabinets, T-shirts, school clothes and baby clothes. We will use the filing cabinet to improve our administration system and the clothes will be given out to needy children as we go to visit them in their homes.

Thank you again for your continued support of Enable the Children, we could not do our work without you.

Yours faithfully,

Anna Vines

Anna Vines BSc MCSP
Clinical Lead
~ENABLE THE CHILDREN~
Freetown, Sierra Leone

I would like to say a HUGE thank you to Peter Fowler of Westminster Group PLC for sponsorship of the trip and to the Westminster Aviation Security Services team in Freetown for ALL their support and hospitality during my stay.

Donated goods arrive by sea freight container

Westminster Group PLC once again allowed me free shipment of goods on a container. I sent 10 x 4 drawer steel cabinets, 2 multi drawer cabinets, 50 stacking chairs and 100 boxes of aid! My first day in Freetown was spent unloading everything and taking it to Calvary School for sorting and distribution to 7 communities that I support.

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“Words cannot express our gratitude and appreciation for the container and all the stuff in it for the School, Church and the Lungi community. The container will be very helpful in providing secured storage for the school and the church. The classroom which was being used for storage will now be used for classes in September. Many thanks to you, the staff of Westminster, especially Mic, Shane, Dickie, Phil and Moses. Thanks and god bless you all.”

Pastor Mark Sesay