By Ibrahim Sesay

Africa Global Logistics has reinforced its commitment to rural development and women’s empowerment with the donation of four motorbikes and two tricycles to the Moawoma Rural Women's Cocoa Development Cooperative Society (MORWODAS). The symbolic handover ceremony took place on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at the Freetown Terminal and is expected to improve mobility and productivity for farmers across four districts.

Director of MORWODAS, Yatta Sama, received the equipment with heartfelt appreciation, describing the support as a long-held aspiration finally realized. She noted that the donation would greatly enhance the cooperative’s contribution to the national Feed Salone project by helping farmers access their fields more easily, especially during the rainy season.

“I feel proud and very humble. I feel like a dream has become a reality,” Yatta Sama said. “This is a huge contribution to the Feed Salone project. As farmers, we play a critical role in its success since we own the breadbasket and are the primary producers.”

Yatta Sama highlighted the importance of mobility in agricultural work, explaining how the motorbikes and tricycles would be used to transport tools and supplies between communities and farms. She encouraged Africa Global Logistics to extend similar support to other rural cooperatives and invited the company to visit their farms and witness the difference this intervention would make.

Captain Fabjanko Kokan, Regional Manager of Africa Global Logistics, emphasized that the donation was part of the company’s routine corporate social responsibility and not an isolated gesture. He underscored the organization’s ongoing dedication to supporting communities through practical assistance.

“There is nothing exceptional to donate or to help the people; we did our duties and obligations,” Captain Fabjanko Kokan remarked. “We are going to continue to do similar donations.”

He also noted that Africa Global Logistics supports a broad range of sectors including education, women’s empowerment and charity. According to Captain Fabjanko Kokan, the selection of MORWODAS as a beneficiary followed thorough consultations and visits, ensuring that the assistance would make a real and lasting impact.

“Even if this donation seems small, in the right hands it can do wonders,” he said, further indicating that future support will include educational initiatives, which he described as key to sustainable national progress.

Legal Representative, Mohamed Lamin, praised the gesture as a meaningful expression of corporate citizenship aligned with Government priorities. He acknowledged the role of the donation in advancing President Julius Maada Bio’s Feed Salone initiative, one of the five key pillars of the national development agenda.

“Feed Salone is part of President Bio's Big Five agenda and this donation will serve as a boost to that initiative,” Mohamed Lamin noted. He encouraged the cooperative to make good use of the equipment and hoped that the partnership between MORWODAS and Africa Global Logistics would continue to grow.

The handover ended with renewed optimism for Sierra Leone’s agricultural sector, as the collaboration between private enterprise and rural communities continues to drive inclusive development and national food security. https://thecalabashnewspaper.com/africa-global-logistics-supports-madwoman-rural-women-with-tricycles-and-motorbikes/