The HOME Initiative Mission

Education
The goal of education is to serve the following facets: social, intellectual, economic and civic. In developing countries, the number and seriousness of the problems faced are naturally greater. People are often times aware of the importance of education. There is the economic pressure to prioritize making money in the short term over any long-term benefits of education. A random sampling of nations with the highest level of secondary schooling shows these are among the richest countries in the world, based on their GDP per capita. High rates of education are essential for countries to achieve high levels of economic growth.

The myth that poor countries should grow faster than rich countries because they can adopt cutting edge technologies already tried and tested by rich countries, is unfounded. In part because the gap in education between a rich and a poor nation is quite vast, the transfer of these technologies that drive economic growth becomes difficult, thus the economies of the world's poorest nations stagnate.

Description – Current Goals
Set up scholarships for students at college or university level for the specified entities will support recipients throughout their program.

1. The Nursing and Midwifery School
2. The Medical School
3. The Milton Margai Teachers College.
4. The Freetown Teachers College

Criteria for scholarship recipients

1. Scores high on the college entrance exams
2. Must maintain grades throughout their program
3. Scholarship recipients will be required to perform civic duties that benefit a school or hospital, as long as they continue to receive the scholarship.

Long Term Goals

1. Provide e-lectures via the internet to the identified entities
2. Increase support to other educational entities.

Timeframe
Scholarships to be in place for the 2008-2009 academic years through 2013.

Healthcare
In 1948, in its constitution, WHO defined health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". In more recent years, this statement has been modified to include the ability to lead a "socially and economically productive life."

In the medical field, the technical term for health is homeostasis, an organism’s ability to efficiently respond to challenges (stressors) and effectively restore and sustain a "state of balance".

A healthy country reflects every aspect of our lives, personal health, our neighbors, communities and environment. A healthy city relies not only on what the country does for its residents, but also on what the residents do as individuals and as a community to create conditions for good health.

Health care in developing countries is virtually non existent or highly limited and under resourced. The outbreak and spread of many diseases has crippled many populations and sent life expectancies plummeting. However some countries have been able to tackle the challenges with education as well as privatization.

Sierra Leone is no exception. Health care provision in Sierra Leone is primarily the responsibility of the government. However, private providers of health care have a visible role to play in health care delivery.

Description – Current Goals
Provide support to three government hospitals from 2008-2013:

1. Connaught Hospital
2. Princess Christian Maternity Hospital
3. Children’s Hospital

Support

1. Hospital supplies such as bandages, plasters, gauze
2. Provide linen for these hospitals
3. Coordinate visits of Healthcare professionals abroad to Sierra Leone
4. Provide education against AIDS and STDs prevention