Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O.WORKING IN SIERRA LEONE, ONEVILLAGE PARTNERS' MISSION IS TO ENHANCE COLLECTIVE WELLBEING ACROSS SIERRA LEONE BY INVESTING IN PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS. WE ENVISION A FUTURE WHERE SIERRA LEONEANS AMPLIFY THEIR COLLECTIVE POWER TO LEAD TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE PARTNER WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO THEIR MOST PRESSING SELF-IDENTIFIED CHALLENGES. OUR PROGRAMS EMPOWER VOLUNTEER-LEADERS TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES AND CREATE NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT. USING A PARTICIPATORY MODEL AND PICTURE-BASED TOOLS, WE TRAIN VOLUNTEER-LEADERS TO ACT AS CHANGE AGENTS, MOBILIZING THEIR COMMUNITIES TO COLLECTIVELY IDENTIFY LONG-TERM GOALS AND COLLABORATE TO ACHIEVE THEM. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS WORK THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT BUILD CAPACITY, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP, WOMEN AND GENDER EQUITY, SOCIAL COHESION, AND LONG-TERM RESILIENCY.