- First and last visits to Bo
Five visitors from One World Link went to Bo – 2 midwives, a health visitor, an OWL founder member, and a 13 year old. Jane Knight was the first visitor to Bo in 1981, when she invited the people of Bo District to form a friendship link. Helena is a local midwife who has trained many midwives and birth attendants in Sierra Leone.
The aim of this visit was to investigate possibilities of forming a Health link, starting with a base already consisting of friends at Yemoh Town Community Health Centre and Bo Children’s Hospital.
During the visit they discussed health and education with President Maada Bio of Sierra Leone.John Myers – 80 at 80
Long-time One World Link supporter John Myers celebrated his 80th birthday with a fund-raising walk of 80 kilometres.
He encourages us all to support his achievement by donating online.Teachers visit Bo 2018
Three teacher visitors had their first time experience of working with their partner schools in Bo. They taught classes of 60 pupils or more and ran workshops for their brother and sister teachers in Bo. As always this was a period of hard work but all agreed that it was very moving and would jump at the opportunity to repeat the experience. They were given a warm welcome and made many friends. You can see their video of the experience.
- The Waste Management Project Extends to Three Cities
Glenn Fleet and Derek Greedy have been visiting Bo regularly over the past ten years, advising the council on waste management.
In May they visited again to provide advice and training in three cities: Bo, Kenema and MakeneSupporting a growing city: planning the future of Bo
OWL has linked up with Prince Charles’ “Prince’s Foundation for Building Communities” (PFBC) to help develop a toolkit for use by town planners in countries across the developing world in cities, like Bo, facing rapid urban expansion. Bo’s populaton is predicted to grow by 330% in 30 years.
A refresh for the OWL Centre
The OWL Centre on Mattru Road in Bo forms the hub of OWL’s activities in the city and has been extensively refurbished. Completed in 2007 it offers two conference / meeting rooms, an office for OWL and a six-bedroom guest house. It is where OWL members and friends visiting from the UK always stay in Bo.
