STEPS TO DIGNITY

Mission Statement: Steps to Dignity USA, in partnership with Future Leaders Initiative SL, advances the rights, safety, and well-being of children and families in rural Sierra Leone. We build violence-free learning environments and accessible healthcare services—starting with the region’s first No-Hit Zone school and a community health clinic—so every child can learn with dignity and every mother can access essential care close to home. Guided by community leadership, accountability, and sustainable development, we turn donated land and local engagement into lasting educational and health infrastructure that protects the most vulnerable and uplifts entire communities.

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Steps to Dignity USA, in partnership with Future Leaders Initiative SL, is building permanent, community-led infrastructure that protects the most vulnerable. With donated land and proven progress, we are establishing the region’s first No-Hit Zone school for over 300 children and a health clinic that brings essential care closer to home for families in rural Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone has one of the highest maternal/fetal mortality rates in the world. It also has one of the highest rates of institutional and familial physical and sexual abuse in the world. Children report being flogged repeatedly at school for minor infractions such as forgetting their jacket. Children report being sexually solicited at school which results in high pregnancy and drop out rates because refusal to submit means they are singled out for abuse and will not be permitted to pass to the next grade. No child should have to endure this while they are trying to learn.

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12 Spring Valley Road
Hardwick NJ  07825

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Email: isle@stepstodignityusa.org
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+1 908 310 1508  (US)

 +232 99 853572 (Sierra Leone)