Ibrahim Kabia

Othame's Sixtython

Fundraising for SLWT (Sierra Leone War Trust for Children)
£2,604
raised of £1,500 target
Othame's Sixtython, 14 May 2021
We intervene in education, health & welfare to improve the lives of youths and children

Story

God willing, I will hit 60 on Friday 14th May 2021. A huge blessing!

60 is more years than the life expectancy of people in Sierra Leone. To have been in harm's way a few times and still be here to tell the tale is special.

I've had opportunities and experiences many will not know: love and care of parents and special people; assurance of a roof over my head and food on my plate; abundance of reasons to laugh...

I've enjoyed good health that, among other things, enables me to be there for many less fortunate than me; principally through SLWT (formerly Sierra Leone War Trust for Children). I am a co-founder and current chair of this 22 year old charity which has:

• Supported Internally Displaced Family through micro finance during and after Sierra Leone's civil war.

• Rebuilt a school that serves 30 villages in a very remote part of the country (Thuan Mathinki).

• Organised construction of wells to make water more easily available in Kagbankona (Bombali District) and Songo (Port Loko District).

• Built a traditional birthing centre (Thuan Mathinki) - significant in a country once described as "the most dangerous country to have a baby".

• Supported rehabilitation of child soldiers and war sex slaves through training in agriculture and cooperatives.

• Supported through scholarships the secondary education of girls to prevent potentials being wasted through early marriage or because of lack of resources.

• Currently supporting through two programmes orphans of the Ebola epidemic of 2014-2016 and the August 2017 mudslide disaster.

Celebrating 60 years of my blessings would have more meaning to me if opportunities for others is part of the deal, and I ask you all to help me with that.

I plan to spend a quarter of my birthday on what I am dubbing a Sixtython. On the day, I will try to complete in six hours:

• 60 second plank

• 60 press ups

• 60 sit ups

• 60 squats

• 60 kilometre bike ride

• 60 minute run

I am asking you to sponsor this effort by making a donation to SLWT.

While I prepare for it, please visit www.slwt.org to find out more about what we have done and continue to do.



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About the charity

SLWT is dedicated to promoting the education, health, rehabilitation and self-sufficiency of children and youth in Sierra Leone through advocacy and the provision of financial and technical support.SLWT works in collaboration with established local partners to assist those on the margins of society.

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