By Foday Moriba Conteh
In line with their commitment to support the less privileged in society with the view of offering them opportunities to reach their full potentials as well as access basic human necessities in the country, A Plus Charity Foundation, in collaboration with the “Salone Drip House”, has on Sunday 26th March, 2023 donated 50 bags of rice (25kg) to the less privileged within the Fourah Bay Community.
The A Plus Charity Foundation and Salone Drip House also supported the reconstruction project of Masjid Aqsa, situated on Boyle Street, with 30 bags of cement which was handed over to the mosque authorities.
National Coordinator of A Plus Charity Foundation, Mohamed Kamara, intimated that as a responsible entity they thought it fit to undertake the aforementioned donation on behalf of the three Chief Executive Officers, James Barack Kamara, Chernor Tejan Bah, and Mikailu Bah who are based in the United States of America stating how they undertook the move out of the strong conviction that such could be helpful especially at this decisive moment.
Speaking to this medium during an online interview, one of the Chief Executive Officers of A Plus Charity Foundation and Salone Drip House, James Barack Kamara, stated that as a way of giving back to society they decided to embark on such a donation further adding that as Sierra Leoneans, who are currently based in the United States of America, they decided to retain 40 percent of the profit they are making from the Salone Drip House clothing project and use it to do donations in the country.
He revealed how they decided to merge the A Plus Charity Foundation and Salone Drip House brand in order to support the less privilege in the country, a feat which he said they have been doing over the years.
James Barack Kamara encouraged Sierra Leoneans living in the diaspora to always consider giving back to the less privileged in the country, maintaining that if all Sierra Leoneans in the diaspora decide to emulate their footsteps then a lot of lives will be touched in the country through their kind gestures.
“We don’t need to be rich before we bless others, because your little gesture can make a difference in someone’s life. We are calling on all Sierra Leoneans living in the diaspora to see the need to give back to our beloved nation,” he pleaded.
One of the beneficiaries of the rice donation, Fatu Sesay, expressed appreciation and gratitude to the A Plus Charity Foundation and Salone Drip House for the gesture which she described as not only important but said came timely.
She assured them that the donation will be used for the intended purposes further calling on other humanitarian organizations and individuals to follow the footsteps of A Plus Charity Foundation and Salone Drip House towards supporting the less privileged in the country especially at this decisive moment.
The Second Imam of the Masjid Aqsa, Benjamin Kamara, expressed appreciation to the A Plus Charity Foundation and Salone Drip House for supporting the reconstruction of the mosque with 30 bags of cement which he described as very important to the reconstruction of the mosque.
He said the mosque building project is currently challenged with materials for the completion of the mosque of which he called on all to support its reconstruction.
