Clearing the Path, One Brick at a Time

There’s no ribbon-cutting in the early stages. Just grit, shared purpose, and a commitment to lasting impact.

In Sierra Leone, the foundation of Koinadugu College started with overgrown land and an unmet need. Students were traveling many hours away to attend college, preventing them from living in their community. This was a financial burden. The community envisioned something better: a permanent, safe space for learning.

That vision moved forward through collaboration. Project 1808, our on-the-ground partner, led efforts to build the strategy and drive the execution with local leaders and residents. Together, they cleared land, mixed cement by hand, shaped blocks on site, and sketched classrooms in the dirt.

Feeding Mouths Filling Minds contributed planning and funding along with Strides for Africa. Now KC is a thriving College with clean water, food sources, flushable toilets, and social enterprises which support student health and learning.

Koinadugu College, along with its educators and local chiefs and community members, played the central role in bringing this vision to life.

This is how we build: intentionally, collaboratively, and with the long view in mind. Every trench and wall reflects a shared belief that education, nutrition, and dignity are connected, and that local leadership drives meaningful, lasting change.