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Support Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment

Thinking Pink Breast Cancer Foundation is a national NGO with a mission to raise awareness about Breast Cancer Nationwide by hosting Health Fairs, Freetown Half Marathon, Pink Gala, Symposiums, Social Mobilization Campaigns, Media Engagement, Visitation to Schools, Deprived communities, Market Places, Institution/Corporations/ Offices, and Media Engagement all in a bid to raise the level of awareness and encourage women/ girls to be screened and check their Breast Health Status. “Early Detection Saves Lives.”

We also assist financially-challenged, diagnosed women, girls, and men through their prescribed treatment pathway.

The Cancer community in Sierra Leone is facing a wide range of challenges, and the low level of awareness about Breast Cancer is a major national issue. That is the reason why so many women, girls, and men are suffering because of a lack of knowledge. Sierra Leone is a low-income country and lacks the needed infrastructure for a disease that can be cured - if detected early. Many patients have to travel to the sub-region, India, or overseas for further treatment, including Radiotherapy.

Many patients only contact us when conditions persist and are out of control. This has resulted in cases of Invasive Ductal Carcinoma stage three (3) Cancer in school girls as young as 16-18 years that led to Mastectomy Surgery (removal of the Breast) and Chemotherapy.

This is also devastating for them, and counseling is introduced. Many have died due to late detection, low awareness, and poverty!

Breast cancer should not be a death sentence because of geography and poverty.

Please Support a Worthy Cause and Donate! Your donation can help save a precious life!

Thank You.

• Mastectomy Inclusive cost: $600

• Chemotherapy Inclusive (Per Cycle) cost: $250

• Lumpectomy Inclusive cost: $ 200

#Togetherwecanfightcancer

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Build a community center with Mohamed

Former NFL wide receiver Mohamed “Mo” Sanu is giving back to his native Sierra Leone and calling it one of his "biggest responsibilities."

With his mother, Aminata Koroma, and Develop Africa, a 501c3 non-profit charity organization working to establish meaningful and sustainable development in Africa, Mo is building a multi-purpose community center in Freetown, where he spent four years of his childhood. The center will provide the local community with vocational and educational opportunities and other resources when complete.

Construction of the center began last year and is expected to be completed by early next year. In the meantime, Mo and his team are raising funds to help complete the project at a critical juncture in the country’s future of education.

The devastating Sierra Leone Civil War from 1991 to 2002 took the nation’s education system as an early casualty. More than two decades later, education in Sierra Leone is still recovering from the destruction caused by the conflict. Almost one-third of the education workforce is unqualified. There is also a shortage of textbooks, and it is not uncommon for students to share a book. The average high school graduate has never had access to a computer or computer training. The literacy rate among 15 to 24-year-olds is below 60 percent, and the total adult literacy rate is even lower, at about 43 percent.

When complete, the community center’s first floor will include individual workspaces, allowing locals to have a place to run their businesses. The second floor will feature a large hall for community events such as school graduations, banquets, weddings, and various Develop Africa educational and leadership events. The third floor is the most important space in the center, highlighted by a state-of-the-art computer training center that will provide computer and leadership training for thousands of children, kids, and adults.

In addition, the team is exploring opportunities and seeking additional partnerships to use the community center to serve the underserved in other ways – such as providing free assistance and goods periodically.

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About Develop Africa

Develop Africa strategically empowers lives in Africa by providing educational opportunities and strengthening self-reliance so that individuals, families, and communities can create positive change in their own lives. We provide school supplies, scholarships, solar lights (so kids can study at night), mosquito nets (to keep children safe from malaria), computer/vocational training, etc. We additionally provide microfinance loans, orphan care, and disaster relief. This helps them become self-sufficient and rise above the poverty line. When individuals and families are strengthened, they can contribute towards community, national, and international progress.

1906 Knob Creek RoadJohnson City, TN 37604

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Education, Climate change, Job training, Human services, International development, International economics and trade

Established

2006

Verified on GoFundMe

2021

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20-3836551

NTEE code

International Economic Development

Develop Africa is a 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 20-3836551. Donations are tax-deductible. Select content is provided by GuideStar.

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