Sierra Leone Chesterton Center
For social and economic transformation in rural communities through Distributism
About SLCC
• Our Vision
• Our Mission
Founded in 2000 and registered in Sierra Leone in 2006, ‘’We envisage a vibrant Sierra Leonean society, active in the promotion of social and economic justice, a population where the rights of women and youth are respected and, in their turn, desirous to perform their roles and responsibilities in their communities’’.
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Support food security and diversification of livelihoods through the establishment of women farmer cooperatives in rural and mining affected communities;
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Invest in formal education (kindergarten, primary and secondary levels) and adult literacy while supporting out-of-school and unemployed youth acquire technical and vocational skills to improve economic opportunities in their rural communities;
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Utilize innovative environmental restoration techniques to mitigate the impact of mining on rural communities;
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Build community capacity to advocate for better services and facilitate the redistribution of wealth to rural communities in Sierra Leone.
Our Core Values
2 000
Smallholder farm families have directly benefited from various SLCC interventions in agriculture and trainings.
3 600
Household members of the participating cooperatives.
+ 1 000
Families reported an increase in household incomes resulting from the production of maize and vegetables and participating as cooperative members.
% 15
SLCC targeted communities in the last seven years show an increase in agricultural production volumes
Cooperative Formation
We do this by organizing smallholder farmers in mining affected communities into Cooperatives; build their capacities to transition from over reliance on mineral resources into more sustainable livelihoods.
Capacity building for farmers
Given the high illiteracy level among rural communities, trainings for farmers are delivered using the Farmer-Field-School (FFS) methodology.
Promotion of right to food & nutrition through adult education
The organization of smallholder farm-families into viable cooperatives is the bedrock of SLCC’s work approach with rural communities.
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