Donations have been made to projects in seven African countries including Sierra Leone.
Matru-on-the-Rail is a large disability camp located in the south of the country and has a population of 834 including children. It is one of a number of post-war disability settlements for war and polio victims and their families.
The camp is managed by the amputees’ committee, which consists of the amputees themselves. Camp leadership is selected through elections from within this group. There are 200 disabled people at Matru-on-the-Rail and 150 are children of the amputees.
The remaining are partners, spouses and relatives of the disabled. This figure also takes into consideration visiting relatives, some of whom come to stay in the camp for long periods.
These visitors also use the camp facilities including water and sanitation. There are 75 houses of two bedrooms and a living room.
The ten-year civil war in the country left thousands of people disabled and these settlements were created so that they were not visible within the general population.
A donation of shirts and shorts were sent to the camp as part of an initiative organised by the Sussex FA.