This experience changed the course of my life. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
I applied for and received a CDC scholarship to study online at the University Of Albany State University Of New York<\/a>. Although I had previously wanted to become an IT specialist, this new path led me to a job as a public health officer with the District Health Management Team in Koinadugu, Sierra Leone. I was even put in charge of all the public health inspectors. I was a versatile employee, working as a data manager for Ebola and COVID-19 vaccination studies, as well as a support worker in the M&E unit. I also provided supportive work at the Kabala government hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Later, I relocated to Bombali District and applied to become a Kidney Health Coach with the American Kidney Fund program<\/a>, and the American Society of Nephrology<\/a> gave me a second chance to save lives after the training. It was during this time that I met a young man from Cameroon who inspired me so much that I ended up starting my own organization, called We Care Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I even had a small business as a joint venture with my wife. However, my wife believed I was using the business money to support the organization, and we had several issues over this. In 2024, I decided to pay attention to my organization, and my wife devised a plan to eliminate me from the business, using the excuse that I couldn\u2019t account for the money I was using. This led to me becoming homeless, but I never gave up on my organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have been running the organization alone, with occasional support from well-wishers and some extra work I do. I have gained some partnerships with organizations like Apex Multi-Media<\/a>, Help Madina<\/a>, T1 International Global Advocacy<\/a>, and the makeni Government Hospital, but there is no funding from any of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As of now, my organization has secured a space at the Makeni government hospital, where I should set up a Diabetes unit. The next unit I am advocating for is a Cancer unit, as cancer is on the rise in the district, but there is currently no such unit at the Makeni government hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite the challenges, I have remained dedicated to my organization and its mission to save lives. However, I have used all my money to set this up and I now need more funding to continue my work and expand the services we offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After months of my mother\u2019s passing, I was devastated. Living in a society where people expect men and boys to be strong, no matter the cost, I struggled to bring myself back. A few years later, I volunteered at the Thinking Pink Breast Cancer Foundation, where I worked as a clinical researcher and counsellor. I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-116","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cancercareparcel.com\/wecaresierraleone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cancercareparcel.com\/wecaresierraleone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cancercareparcel.com\/wecaresierraleone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cancercareparcel.com\/wecaresierraleone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cancercareparcel.com\/wecaresierraleone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/cancercareparcel.com\/wecaresierraleone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":271,"href":"https:\/\/cancercareparcel.com\/wecaresierraleone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/116\/revisions\/271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cancercareparcel.com\/wecaresierraleone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The organization began with passionate young volunteers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Most of the workers left due to the lack of funding.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By Moses Conteh | Founder of We Care Siera Leone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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