By Foday Moriba Conteh
As part of her continuous support to the development of the Girl Child in Sierra Leone, Chief Executive Officer of the “No Child Left Behind Initiative”, Jennifer Adeshola Thompson has on Monday 25th January 2021 launched her fundraising campaign in order to secure funds geared towards procuring soccer kits for a female Football Team she has adopted in a village within Bo District.
CEO Jennifer believes that mobilizing the girl child and keeping them engaged in sports such as soccer will not only help getting them refrained from certain anti-social activities that could lead, for example to unwanted pregnancy but will also help to keep them out of trouble. It will also keep the girls focused in this extra curriculum sporting team which will empower them to become successful individuals in society.
“We have to empower the youth. We have to be there for them. Something like this could possibly even break barriers with their mental health status. Supporting the players, guiding them and empowering them are the best things that we could do for them. I have total confidence in these young girls. Their ability, commitment and determination to play the game without even soccer kits are what really impressed me. I am excited to work with them and I am excited to see them grow,” she optimistically revealed her feelings.
Jennifer A. Thompson pointed out that investing on these girls is investing in their future saying they are passionate about keeping them engaged and out of the streets, adding that as a nation we should empower the youth and watch them grow as we should catch them young.
It against such a backdrop that this humanitarian is calling on all to support her Foundation in order to empower the young girls through the donation of any amount.
Jennifer A. Thompson disclosed that those who wish to support her fundraising campaign should contact her on 408-477-6229 or Senice Samah on 408-910-1197.
Prior to the launching of her fundraising campaign and amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, her organization embarked and implemented several activities like food distribution to orphanages, undertaking Coronavirus sensitization and distribution of face masks to various communities and feeding of over 500 children on Christmas Day 2020 etc.
On Friday 25th December, 2020, in celebrating Christmas day and as part of their support to the less privileged children in the country her organization fed over 500 hundred children after which they embarked on a Coronavirus sensitization drive within the Tikonko township in Bo District, Southern Province. The event took place at the BDEC primary school in Tikonko, Bo District.
On Monday 12th October, 2020 as part of their stride to complement the efforts of the Government to reach out to communities with preventive messages against the coronavirus in the country, they embarked on a coronavirus sensitization drive by highlighting the causes and prevention of the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) and distributed 3,000 face masks to pupils of Our Lady Fatima Primary School, St. Joseph Primary School, and the Regional Government Hospital, Makama in Makeni.
On Tuesday 16th June, 2020, in commemorating the Day of the Africa Child and as part of their support to less privileged children in the country, her organization embarked on a Coronavirus sensitization drive and donated food items which include Bags of Rice, Maggi, Bags of Onions, Gallons of cooking Oil, Pepper, etc. and facial masks to the Wellington Orphanage Home & Children’s Redemption Orphanage Home, Masantigie Village at Waterloo in the Western Rural District.
Many hold the view that the CEO of the Foundation, Jennifer Adeshola Thompson, will stop at nothing to help the youth and the children of Sierra Leone which she has been doing in various parts of the country.
