Village-Based Programs
Click on either country below to view the programs in each location.
“We put a prosperous project into the hands of the people it serves.”
-Heather Cumming, SSAAP Founder
Community Needs
SSAAP is a rural, village-based project; we do not work in African towns or cities. The rural areas of Africa are deeply neglected, while the towns and cities are targeted for much of the sustainable benefits provided by the NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations). Projects that the Embassies in Lusaka, Zambia and Freetown, Sierra Leone conduct for the betterment of Zambia and Sierra Leone help the towns and cities to thrive while usually neglecting the deep rural areas where starvation, lack of water and healthcare are the biggest threats to human life.
Community Contribution
Community Leadership
The main selling point of this project is that the people, who have entrusted SSAAP, have granted us land. Performing community entry tasks of learning about the culture and inquiring of the Africans what they need to improve their lives makes SSAAP unique.
In contrast, donor agencies (NGOs) have decided for the people what the agencies see as necessary to change in the village. Barging into a community and deciding for the people what the NGO deems necessary without the consent of the people is not sustainable development, and is not ethical, nor is it respectful.
SSAAP operates with pure intention: We put a prosperous project into the hands of the people it serves. SSAAP also applauds village leadership and committee formation for project development. Moreover, SSAAP provides empowerment to both men and women. Finally, SSAAP encourages connecting the villagers with people from other cultures.
Hover over each image to learn more about SSAAP’s village-based program approach.
Zambia
Zambia is a land locked country in South-Central Africa. SSAAP-Headquarters is stationed 8 km from Kabanga, which is a rural setting four hours by unpaved road from the nearest town of Kalomo.
The hand-drawn map was created by a villager in the Simwatachella containment area to help SSAAP volunteers navigate the area.
Sierra Leone
SSAAP’s headquarters is in the Moyamba District Library in the Southern Province. SSAAP does outreach work in the villages outside of Port Loko, alongside Grace Children’s Foundation, located in the Northwestern area of the nation.
