Skip to content

Tenki SOS Β· Strengthen Our Sierra Leoneans

Listening First, Always

Pilot Phase

202Households surveyed door to door in Gbaiima, Dodo & Gbandi
75%Named a safe roof their #1 need
152Homes that need a new roof before the rains
Raise the Roof β†’

Built on listening. Rooted in dignity.

Pilot Phase
Our mission

A safe roof is where stability starts.

SOS helps families in rural Sierra Leone meet their most essential needs so they can live safely and with dignity. We listen first — and in 2026, families in the Bo District told us, overwhelmingly, what comes first: the roof over their heads.

Raise the Roof →
Needs Assessment

We listened before we acted.

How we listened · May 19–21, 2026

SOS ambassadors visited Gbaiima, Dodo, and Gbandi 1 & 2 and completed household surveys door to door. No one was selected for support during the visit — the goal was to understand, and to build fair, transparent selection criteria.

What families told us
Top household need (share of 202 households)
    Roofing need by village (share of each village’s households)
      “Families value transparency and appreciate knowing that selection will be fair, ethical, and free of favoritism.” — SOS 2026 After-Action Report
      ⭐ Raise the Roof Rally

      Tile by tile, roof by roof, village by village.

      Every rainy season, June to October, families in the Bo District sleep under leaking roofs. Our survey found 152 homes that need a new roof — 52 in Gbandi, 56 in Dodo, and 44 in Gbaiima. This year’s goal: $9,000 for the roofing materials for the first 30 homes, before the rains return. Every tile is $20. Fifteen tiles make a weather-ready roof.

      Each house is a home that needs a roof. Tap a tile, tap a house for its whole roof, or use the buttons below — yours light up gold.

      0%

      Why Gbandi first?

      We rebuild in the exact order of need documented in our SOS survey — the village with the highest share of households asking for roofing goes first. When one village’s board fills, the next one unlocks 🔓.

        Guiding principles

        What SOS stands on

        Safety support

        Strengthening basic home conditions to reduce risk.

        Essential needs

        Food, clothing, shoes, and basic items for daily living.

        Hope & connection

        Building trust through kindness, listening, and respect.

        Household uplift

        Strengthening villages one family at a time.

        Phase 1 · Now

        The road ahead

        1. Now

          Phase 1 · Roofing

          Roof repairs and replacements across all three villages, starting with the most vulnerable households in Gbandi.

        2. Next

          Phase 2 · Water & sanitation

          Wells, toilets, and flooring repairs to improve safety and hygiene — 34 households asked for toilets, 18 for flooring.

        3. Later

          Phase 3 · Micro-interventions

          Targeted help with water access, painting, and small structural repairs.

        Follow the SOS Journey

        Share the mission. Help us strengthen our Sierra Leoneans one home, one family, one village at a time.

        Tenki’s newsletter, with news from SOS. One email to confirm. Unsubscribe any time.

        You made it to the end

        Tenki only works because people like you care deeply about Tenki SOS.

        100% of every donation goes directly to equipment and in-country efforts. Tenki’s Board and staff are 100% unpaid volunteers — there’s no overhead between your gift and the work.

        Donate to Tenki Questions? Reach out →

        501(c)(3) tax-deductible · Apple Pay · Google Pay · Card · Bank · Recurring

        Explore another pillar

        Maternal and Child Health Capacity Building Tenki Books on Wheels (TBOW) Classes