"Give a man a chicken and you'll feed him for a day,
teach him how to raise chickens and his family will eat for a lifetime."

The Sierra Leone Project is the first long-term project established by CVMCanada.  It began in 2002 as a way for impoverished people in the war-torn country to earn an income for themselves, ultimately being able to feed their families, obtain healthcare, and educate their children.   

Beginning first with a pilot poultry project, the Sierra Leone Project has expanded to include the support of 68 children at Wellington Orphanage in Freetown, the support of Andrew Kamara-- a polio victim who desires to be a doctor, and the shipment of Containers of donated goods such as books and educational materials, vocational goods, agricultural tools, poultry supplies, medical supplies, computers, etc. 

The project has come a long way, but still has far to go before becoming self-sufficient.  The long-term goal is for the farmers to receive permanent income through producing chicken and/or eggs.  This would require setting up a support system which would include a hatchery, feedmill, processing plant and marketing system. 

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