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AZOLLA & RICE - A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN
Mama Mayila and the Hope team - dedicated volunteers, Uncles Williams, Mohammed, Hassan and Musa and Aunty Zainab - are crossing the...
Mo Bangura
Oct 6, 2019


A SUSTAINABLE SANDA, A SUSTAINABLE SIERRA LEONE?
The first rice ripens in our first paddy, planted with Azolla from Njala, turning golden, pregnant with a “full belly” as our farmers say...
Mo Bangura
Sep 25, 2019


PRECISION BED-MAKING FOR FARMER FIELD SCHOOL!
Now that's what we call precision bed-making! Engineer Amabest and the Makelekos All-Stars do a sterling job turning vision into reality...
Mo Bangura
Sep 21, 2019


SEED PLANTING DRY RUN
In advance of Hope Sakumas farmer field school, project cordinator Amabest enjoys a first dry run demonstrating to the Makelekos...
Mo Bangura
Sep 18, 2019


AZOLLA TO REDUCE SUBSISTENCE FARMER COSTS IN SIERRA LEONE
Time to catch up with the Makelekos All-Stars seen clearing and planting our third IVS rice paddy, while Engineer Amara checks on our...
Mo Bangura
Aug 6, 2019


NJALA AZOLLA, HOPE SAKUMA BOUND
Diaspora volunteers Mo and Tim reach Njala University to meet our dedicated Njjala student volunteers and collect Azolla for Hope Sakuma,...
Mo Bangura
Jul 21, 2019


KIDS, EGGCITED AND EGGSTATIC!
Our trusty 4x4 takes her first official outing for the kids - before you are our non-naughty kids all 5 of them! Past Waterloo to...
Mo Bangura
Jul 20, 2019


PADDIES LOOKING GOOD!
Looks like our first IVS rice paddies are filling up with the rains and our nerica rice seedlings are being transplanted to our second...
Mo Bangura
Jul 15, 2019