Dear  Sudu families, staff, and supporters worldwide, 

Sudu is taking preemptive actions to protect the health, safety, and well-being of our children, families and our staff. As of Friday, April 17^th, 2020 Sierra Leone has recorded 26 cases, there was a three-day full lockdown from the 4^th to the 6^th of April. As of April 11^th, the government of Sierra Leone enacted a partial lockdown, which includes measures such as 9pm- 6am curfew.

Sudu’s board has put together a contingency plan that addresses key areas of our work and is effective immediately. Please note that this plan is subject to change as there are new developments daily.

We would greatly appreciate your support at this time and asking for donations. Please see the attached budget for details as to how the funding will be used.

If in Sierra Leone, you can donate via:

·       Orange Money: 079-054-816

·       Write a check to Sudu Salone and call us at 099-011-691 to collect

·       Deposit to our UBA Account- Account #: 540-210-030-002-915.

Other means:

·       Paypal: send to sudusalone@gmail.com or our Paypal Giving fund (no fees/no amount taken from our funds).

·       Our website: Support Sudu (You can also set up monthly or yearly donations through the website).

What we’ve done since our last press release:

a.      Sudu purchased supplies for all families for the three-day lockdown that occurred from the 4^th through the 6^th of April (see budget attached for the cost of what was purchased).

b.     Sudu has purchased a handwashing station for the office space.

c.      Sudu staff visited all families to sensitize them on COVID-19 and provided leaflets, hand sanitizers and soap. This sensitization was followed up with calls to reinforce the importance of sanitization and social distancing.

d.     Our official launch event that was scheduled for April 3^rd in Sierra Leone was postponed indefinitely. You can still contribute to this by using the donation details provided above. Those interested in being sponsors, please email info@sudusalone.org or contact +232-79-054-816.

e.      We have suspended any large gatherings with our families and other large gatherings hosted by Sudu in the communities we work in until further notice.

f.      A Master of Public Health student from Tulane University is to complete their practicum with Sudu from mid-May to mid-July. As this practicum was planned to be in person, we are working on adapting the practicum to be conducted virtually in the event the student will not be able to travel to Sierra Leone.

g.     We have halted all placement of new children.

h.     Sudu continues to support our partners; the interim care centers and orphanages where the children are referred from.

**Through a generous donation by a current Sudu donor, Sudu will be feeding families (not Sudu families) every week for the entire Ramadan. Thank you!**

Please view full document here.

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Sudu Executive Team

November 2019

We are happy to share that our founder, Janice Williams has been listed as one of the Most Beautiful People in Sierra Leone for her work with Sudu! Thank you Swit Salone for recognizing our hard work in providing loving homes to children. Congratulations to all the other beautiful people dedicated to making Sierra Leone excel.

March 2019

Congrats to our Founder, Janice Williams for being highlighted as one of the 100 Most Inspiring Sierra Leoneans. Created by Sigismond Benjamin. IG: salonefinest

February 2019

From Ayiba Magazine. Read the article here

SUDU is a non for profit organization in Sierra Leone that places orphaned children ages 3-6 into loving homes with families who they train and support, whilst attending to their educational needs, physical health and socio-emotional wellbeing of the children we serve. The word SUDU means home and it is derived from the Fulani language a language spoken across various countries in Africa.