3 Weeks ‘Till Sierra Leone
19 September 2008
Everyone can breathe easy again. After a brief hiatus between Kiva Fellow rotations, you will be experiencing again soon the joys of reading fresh, new blogs from the field in Sierra Leone. Hi, I’m Adam Grenier and I’m your new Kiva Fellow heading to Sierra Leone, Africa. You will witness this exciting adventure thru my eyes. I hope you enjoy it.
Sierra Leone is located on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Guinea in the northeast, Liberia in the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest. Want to see it on a world map? Check this out.
I’ll be spending 13 weeks beginning in mid-October with Salone Microfinance Trust. Salone is nearing $500,000 in Kiva funds received by you, our incredible lenders, since it joined in partnership with Kiva 15 months ago. The people there are eager to expand upon their partnership with Kiva. I look forward to contributing to this effort and sharing it all with you.
My Kiva Fellow training wraps up tomorrow. I leave Rhode Island for Sierra Leone in 3 weeks on October 9. In the meantime, consider joining my new lending team dedicated to fulfilling funds needed for our entrepreneurs in Sierra Leone. The team name is Sierra Leone Supporters.
Until I come up with a catchy sign-off, I will just say ‘goodbye’ for now.
Goodbye, Adam 
Entry Filed under: KF6 (Kiva Fellows 6th Class), Salone Microfinance Trust, Sierra Leone. Tags: Adam Grenier, KF6, Sierra Leone.
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1. Jan & John, KivaFriends | 19 September 2008 at 20:04
Our best wishes go with you – be well – and know that every word you write or photo you post will be anticipated in advance and appreciated immensely by those of us rooting for you and your team.
2. Dawn | 20 September 2008 at 20:57
Yay! I’m looking forward to following along from afar.
3. Ibraim O Jalloh | 4 October 2008 at 15:15
Sierra Leone, and especially Makeni,Kabala and Magburaka is ready to welcome another “Opotho” again. You are welcome Adams. But be sure to drop that name, Adams and take the Opotho one. Ask Nick, or you may have learnt about it from his blog.
4. Jimi | 13 November 2008 at 14:00
Hi Adam, Best of luck and if you ever check ur mail while in Sierra Leone. I am interested in buying some merchants from one of SMT borrowers. I want to buy Top Up cards in volume quantity and thats how i found out about u. give me an email, if u can. The group is called the Top Up Group and it is serviced by SMT too.