The Wellington Orphanage in Freetown, Sierra Leone helped inspire the Sierra Leone Poultry Project!  In 2002, when Dr. Conrad Van Dijk toured Sierra Leone after the end of the civil war, he was taken to Wellington Orphanage.  The children welcomed him singing, "We welcome you in the name of the Lord, Uncle Conrad!"  It broke his heart to hear that the orphanage was struggling to provide for these very needy children who sometimes ran away from the orphanage in search of food on the streets.  Dr. Van Dijk struggled with how God could allow His people to suffer and wondered how he, a poultry veterinarian, could help alleviate the suffering and provide a way for Sierra Leoneans to support themselves.

Today, the Wellington Orphanage is a beneficiary of the Sierra Leone Poultry Project, raising layer chickens for eggs to feed the children and to sell for other necessities.  CVMCanada has also found sponsors for the 84 children being cared for by the orphanage.  View the slide presentation (below) to find out more about the orphanage's unique ministries and sponsorship program!