OneVillage Partners works alongside hardworking Sierra Leoneans for village self-sufficiency by operating mutually reinforcing programs in the areas of Water & Sanitation, Health, Education, Agriculture, and Income Generation. By taking a whole-village approach, we believe systemic and iterative growth supports increased income generation, ultimately improving the quality of life in rural Sierra Leone. OneVillage Partners utilizes these villages as case studies to further develop and refine a model for rural development that moves villagers from extreme poverty to middle income self-sufficiency.
Villagers work hard to produce enough food for family meals as well as surplus to sell and increase income

Agriculture

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Education

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Health

A family recieves much needed rice through a loan program during the Hungry Season

Income Generation

Many children are responsible for collecting water for the household before and after school

Water & Sanitation

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