SELLA DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATION AND PROGRESS (SeDEP)

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INTRODUCTION

In recognition of the need to serve our chiefdom effectively few indigenous youths currently residing in Freetown decided to form a youth organisation call Sella Development for Education and Progress. The idea to form this organization was first born on the 10th day of November 2002 with the ultimate aim of protecting young people from illegal and violent practices. The organization was formed at a time when youth empowerment and general development in Sella Limba Chiefdom was deteriorating in the midst of the deprivation of the basic fundamental human rights and the poor coordination and co-operation between youths and adults. With the intention to curtail the above vices, the birth of an organisation with strategies on development initiative and youth empowerment was possible. The organisation is a voluntary non-political youth organisation that is geared towards the promotion of youth empowerment culture of peace, sustainable, development and livelihood skills etc.It makes no discrimination as to family background, tribe, religious belief, class or political opinions etc. it endures to alleviate the suffering of individuals and to give priority to the most vulnerable. It is not promoted in any manner by desire for personal gain. Finally it does not only seek the interest of members but the chiefdom as a whole.

President of SeDEP

PRESS RELEASE

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE SeDEP PRESIDENT

The following are appointed to serve as members of the national executive for the period 2013 to December 2015. With the exception of principal positions such as Executive Secretary General, Financial Secretary, Organizing Secretary, National Coordinator, Advisers, Treasurer Education Secretary and National Chairlady Etc.

All other appointees are eligible to serve in branch executives as an how the branch Chair men may require them to serve.

Note:

All appointees are required to state their acceptance to serve in the capacity for which they have been appointed within 72 hours in writing to the president, If an appointee agree to serve, they are on a probation for a period of three month, after which on their performance the leadership will decide and come out with a statement confirming what will be the status of the appointed members.

The leadership is quite aware of the high competency of members to serve in different positions but it is not every body that will serve at the same time therefore we are soliciting the understanding and cooperation of all. Now the appointees are :

By John Sorsor Samura

One of the leading community based organisations in the country, Sella Development for Education and Progress (SeDEP), would be celebrating its 10th year Anniversary on Friday, 9^th October, 2013 at Thompsonia Illusion Hall, 19 Syke Street, Freetown.

As a community based organization that focuses on community development within the Sella Limba Chiefdom, SeDEP is regarded by many as the leading community based organization in the chiefdom because of the development strides that the organisation has undertaken in the past years since it came into existence.

Speaking exclusively to the newly elected President, Mr. Makah Jalloh, he told AYV that SeDEP has been successfully engaged in giving scholarships to deprived and deserving pupils within the chiefdom. “We have also donated huge consignments of school materials to four primary schools in Kamakwie Town,” Mr. Jalloh said.

In the area of infrastructural development, he disclosed that the group had constructed classical ‘turn-tables’ within the Kamakwie township so as to give a facelift to the architectural outlook of the town. He added that the organisation had also donated ceiling fans at the Kamakwie Community Centre.

According to the out gone President, Mr. Ahmed S. Kargbo, SeDEP is undertaking rehabilitation work of the Kamakwie Maternity Centre costing about Fifty Million Leones (Le 50,000,000). The organisation is therefore calling on President Koroma and the Health Ministry to expand the Free Health Care Service to that part of the country.

“The free health care service has been extended to Kamakwie, the chiefdom headquarter town, and its environs,” said Kargbo, adding that Kamakwie was the biggest town in Bombali after Makeni but was not enjoying full support from the Government of Sierra Leone.

SeDEP is calling on the authorities concern to help the Chiefdom as well as the Kamakwie Maternity Centre with beds and other necessary equipment as well as furniture. The President said the organisation had set the pace by investing in the rehabilitation of the Kamakwie Maternity Centre so as to trigger the minds of all those concerned.

Mr. Kargbo, who started the Maternity project, noted that the group should always be grateful to the Avivit Minerals Resources (AMR) which sponsored part of the project with Two Thousand Five Hundred United Stated Dollars ($ 2,500) through the Chiefdom Development Community (CDC) as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility.

The 10th year Anniversary will be marked by a handing over ceremony of the organisation’s operational administration from the old to the new executive members who are certain to take SeDEP to another level.