{"id":22475,"date":"2020-08-18T02:15:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T02:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gullahleone.org\/?p=22475"},"modified":"2023-01-24T04:31:35","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T04:31:35","slug":"tools-seeds-farmers-assistance-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gullahleone.org\/?p=22475","title":{"rendered":"Tools &#038; Seeds Farmers Assistance Project (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2017, The Tools &amp; Seeds Farmers Assistance Project was launched in Sierra Leone, West Africa. The main goal of the program is to empower and facilitate the overall social-economic development of the host communities in which we farm.<\/p>\n<p>In the first of this 2-part lecture, you&#8217;ll learn more about the origins of the Tools &amp; Seeds Farmers Assistance Project. We&#8217;ve included video of our ongoing farming initiatives in both Maboya Village and the capital city of Freetown. 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