This Christmas you can send a 'Gift for Life' with The Waterloo Partnership.

About Us

The Waterloo Partnership was founded in 2005, following an earlier visit to Sierra Leone by a British Parliamentary delegation in which our then local MP took part. Moved by the needs of the country following the end of the civil war, a small number of volunteers from Waterloo and Crosby in Merseyside made a fact-finding visit to Waterloo SL, and the charity was subsequently registered with the Charity Commission.

Our Work

Our education programme provides uniforms, books, exam fees and support for pupils in Waterloo. This year’s school leavers have gone on to nursing, vocational school and tailor apprenticeships.

Over 150 women farmers were provided with seeds, tools and protective footwear in order to work the land and provide for their families. This included support for elder women farmers who don’t have family to assist them, and food and accommodation for a number of needy recipients, both young and old.

We maintain several wells in Waterloo so that the community can avoid waterborne diseases and be confident of a basic necessity for life: clean water. We provided funding to clean the culverts of debris, washed down from the markets during the floods. Blocked culverts lead to an increase of mosquitoes and malaria: one of Sierra Leone’s major causes of ill health and death. This project also provides jobs for the community.

You might want to give a donation at this time of year... 🎄

✉️ Instead of Christmas cards and/or postage

👥 As a Christmas gift for that person who has everything they need

🎁 For someone in Waterloo, Sierra Leone, just because it's Christmas

As we approach our 20 year anniversary, The Waterloo Partnership charity is still 100% volunteer led, which means 100% of your money goes straight to helping those who need it 🤝