During the rainy season, sierra leone is one of the wettest places on earth, statistically. It is a major port city on the atlantic ocean and is located in the western area of the country. On average there are 149 days per year with more than 0. Donations will also be used to fully fund postproduction, including editing, coloring and sound mixing. Sierra leone is located on the west coast of africa, between the 7th and 10th parallels north of the equator. The rainy season in sierra leone freewheely cycling africa. There is significant rainfall in most months of the year. They go above and beyond every day to love, care for, and disciple our children. Junnov in the rainy season, spectacular coastal storms mean up to 3200mm of precipitation.
Rainy season in sierra leone bear valley bible institute. Sierra leone can be accessed by road from guinea and liberia. This vision is still in the strategic planning stage, but know that soon we will begin taking steps in country to create family and root every child, give us the chance to restore every orphan in sierra leone. During the rainy season, sierra leone is one of the wettest places on earth. When reports of suspected cholera cases first came into sierra leone s ministry of health and sanitation in february, alarm bells sounded. The raining season consists of passionate individuals dedicated to saving the orphan, and improving the lives of those suffering in sierra leone, west africa. In december, january and february the dry, dusty harmattan wind blows from the sahara.
Oct 17, 2014 the raining season cant ship supplies to the covering, but it is sending money to the orphanage to buy and stockpile supplies in sierra leone, where costs are higher to start with and rising. A temne king sold a strip of land on the north shore of the sierra leone peninsula to the sierra leone company for the free community of settlers, their heirs and successors. But february is the middle of the dry season, and more. November and december, with an average sea temperature of 28. And the delay has raised environmental concerns, with residents lining the highway struggling to deal with the health implication of dust and constant danger of moving debris due to the construction work. Several people are known dead, and more likely dead with homeless normally sheltering under the bridge. Yesterday the capital city freetown flooded in what many are saying is the worst destruction and devastation they have seen in recent years. Freetown, sierra leone weather atlas weather forecast. Granted, temperatures during this time are quite high, but conditions during the rainy season, especially on the coast, are not conducive to travelling. The best time to go to sierra leone, including current weather conditions, temperatures and rainfall weather in sierra leone lonely planet hi there, we use cookies to improve your experience on our website. Rainfall precipitation in freetown, sierra leone freetown is presented with on balance 2945. Sierra leone s rainy season runs from roughly may to september for about a third of the year.
August is the worst time to visit in regards to rain with july a close second. The kissy american corner is located at the sierra leone library board kissy branch, old site, lowcost housing, freetown, sierra leone. British create the settlement of sierra leone, for freed. We work to provide necessities and fight for justice to rescue the orphaned children of sierra leone, west africa. This is why the work of the raining season is so important. Special permits are required if transiting the border with a private vehicle. Along the coast, the rainfall exceeds 3,000 millimeters 118 inches per year. A temne king sold a strip of land on the north shore of the sierra leone peninsula to the sierra leone company for. Monsoon rains where it pours for an hour every afternoon dont bother me, but the rainallday stuff could be a problem. Once of our favorite partnerships is with the raining season, an orphanage in sierra leone. Sierra leone adoption miracles kari gibson on a journey. Five things to do in freetown during the rainy season. Mar 16, 2011 the colony of sierra leone was conceived by british philanthropists and abolitionists as a home for african slaves freed in england. Medix visits the raining season in sierra leone youtube.
A trip to sierra leone ignited a passion for helping 86 children found by the team leader of the nonprofit organization, the raining season. Sierra leone has a tropical climate, with a diverse environment ranging from savannah to rainforests. Sierra leone has been ranked as the third most vulnerable nation after bangladesh and guinea bissau to adverse effects of climate change. After all, my hometown in the united states is seattle, which is located in the pacific northwest. Hope2farmers is a communitybased nonprofit organization working to reduce maternal death and childbirth injuries like obstetric fistula, and overcome raining season hunger through the empowerment of rural women to freely make their health decision. Rice is grown in three different ecologies, mangrove swamp rice, upland rice and deepwater rice.
Cholera outbreaks normally occur in the rainy season. To the south and southwest lies the atlantic ocean. The raining season had a very special visitor while our june team was on the ground. The covering is our 247 orphan care facility, but we like to call it home away from home to almost 100 children living in freetown, sierra leone. The deadly landslide in freetown, sierra leone on august 2017 was undoubtedly partly the result of. We wished that you are well and doing fine by his grace. The season stretches from about midmay to midnovember, with july and august being the wettest months. Freetown is the capital and largest city of sierra leone. Granted, temperatures during this time are quite high, but conditions during the rainy season, especially on the. When reports of suspected cholera cases first came into sierra leones ministry of health and sanitation in february, alarm bells sounded.
Annual rainfall is considerable, from 2,000 to 3,000 millimeters 80 to 120 inches, with a maximum in the coastal area. Sep 01, 2012 life and death in sierra leone, africa, christianity, education, elementary education, orphanage, orphans, poverty, secondary education, sierra leone, the raining season, jen diers, assistant professor of education, took students to west africa to teach and learn in an orphanage. The hottest months of the yearare march and april and the most pleasant time is september to february with bright blue skies most days and temperatures in the high. In the north it comprises featureless seasonal swamps known as bolilands boli being a temne word for those lands that are flooded in the rainy season and dry and hard in the dry season and on which only grass can grow.
Sierra leone has a total area of 71,740 km2, and a total population of 7 millions people. Rainy season in sierra leone july and august 2019 kenema bear valley bible institute. Warm greetings from me, and they that are laboring with me also send their sincere greetings. It may be the beginning of a regular rainy season in sierra leone, but a small part of me likes to think of it as if i brought a big part of seattle with me on my travels. When we entered lockdown more than three weeks ago, our staff moved to working 14day rotations. Tim mclaughlin middle, who has served as president of the raining season, and retired williamson county school board member, visited the orphanage in sierra leone, called the covering, in january of 2014 to see staff and children. Trs currently serves orphaned children and impoverished. Rainy season sierra leone in reply to zomerhuis aug, 2014 1 sorry to be harsh, but since you were asking, consider mine to be constructive criticism. Worldreader digital reading in sierra leone schools.
Sep 02, 2009 a trip to sierra leone ignited a passion for helping 86 children found by the team leader of the nonprofit organization, the raining season. I was also beginning to doubt all the hype of sierra leone s rainy season. Sierra leone weather, climate and geography world travel guide. Rice is the most important staple crop in sierra leone with 85 percent of farmers cultivating rice during the rainy season and an annual consumption of 76 kg per person. The average diurnal temperature range variation is 6. The best time to go to sierra leone, including current weather conditions, temperatures and rainfall. Album talking timbuktu with ry cooder licensed to youtube by. Program director at the raining season sierra leone nonprofit organization management.
Between november and june, it is very hot and dry, although the coastal areas are cooled by sea breezes. Some drivers are dangerously irresponsible, wanting to engage in conversation while driving and while im struggling uphill watching carefully where to cycle between the rocks and the mud. Charles currie, msw program director the raining season. The guinea kopoto sierra leone kambia was open as of january 20, as was the border with liberia at bo waterside. Efforts are being made to help support these precious. September 2015 approximate number of students and teachers. Emmerson is arguably freetowns most famous singer who has become well known in his country for lyrics that promote social change, and that criticize corruption in the government of sierra leone. The hottest period is between february and april, while there is low humidity between november and january. Aug 20, 2010 the raining season has partnered with warm hearts group out of springfield, mo which is an organization designed to help raise awareness and funds for the orphans in sierra leone as well as in our local communities. Members of the general public are invited to take advantage of our periodicals, books, computer center, and regularlyscheduled programming. The colony of sierra leone was conceived by british philanthropists and abolitionists as a home for african slaves freed in england.
Travel in rainy season sierra leone forum tripadvisor. All proceeds above the clinics minimal overhead are donated to the covering childrens center in freetown, sierra leone. The raining season is a non profit that strives to provide a hopeful future and seek justice for vulnerable children in sierra leone, west africa. Told through the experiences of an american mother who operates an orphanage in postwar sierra leone, this documentary film sheds light on how a. Rainfall can be torrential during the rainy season between june and. In sierra leone, the climate is tropical, hot all year round, with a dry season in winter and a rainy season due to the african monsoon, which runs from may to. A flat plain up to 110km 70 miles wide stretches the length of the coast except for the freetown peninsula, where the lion mountains rise to 888m 2,9ft. The rainy season in sierra leone is officially from may to september every year. Sierra leone weather, climate and geography weather and climate best time to visit.
Travel with the raining season is a unique way to love and serve in sierra leone. The national museum is home to some of sierra leone s most precious artifacts and is one of the few places in freetown you are assured of a detailed and accurate history. A main bridge in freetown collapsed yesterday under the heavy rain and a landslide. Our budget also includes festival expenses so that ericas story and those of the orphans she fights for can get.
Stone spent 3 years attempting to find and adopt a young child she had seen on a website dedicated to finding homes for orphaned children. Our goal is to raise up a new generation, that will in turn bring hope for generations to come. What happens when 4 college age guys take a trip to sierra leone. Tropical wet and dry, tropical wet total land area. Preparations for the onslaught of rain have already started, and in freetown at this time of the year its not uncommon to wake up to the sound of tin roofs clinking and clanging with repairs, loud. But february is the middle of the dry season, and more than 2000 cases had already been reported from three districts. Before departure 6 switzerland 5 france 11 andorra 1 spain 16 morocco 17 sahara 9 mauritania 7 senegal. Despite the rain, the road remains a beautiful jungle with lively palm trees under the black sky. Be ready to be soak and wet if you travel to sierra leone between july and august. Sierra leone is close to the maximum poleward position of the itcz, only one rainy season is observed mayoctober and as the itcz moves away from this position brings in another season that is the dry season novemberapril. What do chimpanzees and a tea party have in common. The annual mean temperature in freetown, sierra leone is hot at 27.
Just drive to bureh beach and ask for jabez or john. The short dry season has little effect on the overall climate. Sierra leone is bordered to the northwest, north and northeast by the republic of guinea, and to the southeast by liberia. In the south the plains comprise rolling wooded country where isolated hills rise abruptly to more than. One hot summer day in july, 2018, i walked into the raining season a 24hour orphan care facility that provides a home away from home to almost 100 children infants, special needs and teenagers living in freetown, sierra leone, and fell in love. Private taxis, buses and trucks commute daily to and from conakryfreetown. Storybooks, textbooks, and reference materials deployment model. Worldreader brings digital reading to schools in sierra leone in partnership with the klintworth family foundation. Sierra leone is bordered by guinea to the north and northeast, liberia to the south and southeast, and the atlantic ocean to the west sierra leone has a total area of 71,740 km 2 27,699 sq mi, divided into a land area of 71,620 km 2 27,653 sq mi and water of 120 km 2 46 sq mi. Spring hill founders of sierra leone orphanage fight to. There is still time to join us in 2020 for an unforgettable trip to sierra leone.
Sierra leone is bordered by guinea to the north and northeast, liberia to the south and southeast, and the atlantic ocean to the west. In 2004 an area of 2,100 km 2 810 sq mi was cultivated for rice producing an annual yield of 265,000 t. He therefore formed hope2farmers h2f with the mission to partner with rural farming communities in postebola sierra leone to fight seasonal raining season hunger, prevent maternal death and childbirth injuries, and restore hope and dignity to women widowed by ebola and all women through diversified income generation farming activities. Patrick lavalie, the project manager for the hill side bypass roada attached to slra, said phase two, which is 2. The raining season was formed after the struggles endured by erica stone to adopt a suffering child from sierra leone. The population of freetown was 1,055,964 at the 2015 census. Uncertainty over hill side bypass road project in sierra. In sierra leone women face great risks in pregnancy and childbirth. The raining season has partnered with warm hearts group out of springfield, mo which is an organization designed to help raise awareness and funds for the orphans in sierra leone as well as in our local communities. Although it was through my work for a world leader in development aid that i discovered this, it is in a deeply personal way that i have. Inland from the coastal plain is the interior plains region. Freetown a nongovernmental organization, raining season orphanage. The deadly landslide in freetown, sierra leone on monday morning was undoubtedly partly the result of deforestation. Warm hearts group is dedicated to host fundraisers for travel and the specific needs of the raining season throughout the year.
Whether 2020 will be your first trip or your fourth, our team leaders are looking forward to guiding, loving, and serving alongside our teams. In liberia, the climate is tropical, hot and humid all year round, with a rainy season from may to october due to the african monsoon, and pretty frequent rains in the other months, except in the short dry season that runs from december to february, which is more marked in the north. The dry season begins in november through april, and the rainy season begins in may through october. It rains a lot, but if you like to surf or just want to learn how to surf this is the perfect season to do it in sierra leone. The best time to visit sierra leone is in the pleasant period between the season of torrential rains and the arrival of the hot, dustcarrying harmattan winds. This week is typically the peak of the rainy season in sierra leone, and its really raining this year. The rainy season brings with it a serenity that makes it apt for journeying through history, and the sierra leone national museum is the perfect place to make this journey. The rainy season and a bright and colorful mass a summer in sierra leone june 27, 2008 at 12. Jun 27, 2008 so after spending a hot, humid, and relatively dry first week in sierra leone, i was happy to wake up to a familiar sound. The balance of funds will finance future trips to sierra leone and to erica and jasons home to continue filming. Trs currently serves orphaned children and impoverished families in sierra leone. Told through the experiences of an american mother who operates an orphanage in postwar sierra leone, this documentary film sheds light on how a government rife with corruption allows its most vulnerable citizens orphaned children to be used as pawns by crooked officials, illegal adoption agencies, and human traffickers. By the time the rains arrive, many households are running low on food. Sep 10, 2018 continue supporting the curries and the gospel work in sierra leone through our annual christmas missions offering on sunday, december 9th.