Maria Donates To Flood Victims

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Sierra Leone finest performing artist, entertainer, musician and model Maria Kargbo has donated to the Freetown flood victims.

Presenting the items at the Siaka Stevens Stadium in Freetown over the weekend, Ibrahim Bangura, Maria’s Coordinator said Maria was shocked by the news. Ibrahim Bangura reflected on some of the activities of Maria in Sierra Leone such as her tremendous help in the fight against ebola.
“She made Le 50 million fund raising with World Health Organization (WHO) for the fight against Ebola. She also donated to the First Lady of Sierra Leone, Sia Nyama Koroma.

On the side of education, Ibrahim went on, “just before the reopening of schools, Maria also gave over 300 thermometers to schools and supported some street children among others.”
The items which include 50 bags of 50kg of rice, hundred bundles of water, soaps, and hand sanitizers among others.
Receiving the items on behalf of the victims, Madam Kadija Kamara of the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children Affairs thanked Maria and team for their positive response to the ugly situation. She described Maria as a philanthropist who always keep in touch with Sierra Leone and Sierra Leoneans.
Madam Kamara encouraged Maria to continue her help to this nation as she is one of the few Sierra Leoneans who is doing such for her nation.
 “We appreciated you and we are making sure that it reaches the right people”, she stressed.
She advised all those who are acting or pretending to be victims of the flood to stop now or else action will be taken against them.
Maria has being in China for years now and her move has being welcome from all walks of life.
Speaking to this Press from China in a telephone interview about her donation, Maria extended her heart felt condolence to all those who lost their loved once during the flood.
Maria said she liked to see everybody happen around her as part of her passion  and that is why she is doing such donation. She pointed out that it is good for one to help where it is necessary and that she loves to help others at all time.
“When I think of the children and the home, something in the inside of me always moved, that is why I decided to do such fund raising,” she said.
She went on to say that, “it is my fervent believed that if we help those that are in need we will grow together in love, peace and harmony. This is the culture that I am practicing.”
Maria stressed the need for people to help the flood victims as what happen to them is not their making and that it is a natural disasters.
Back in China, Maria made the biggest ever fund raising event for the Chinese Charity Home in China according to the Chinese Authority. Charity Home is a home that hosted dozens of children that are disabled.

Sierra Leone Press Attaché to China John Bamba Sesay helped to present the items. 

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