The Pearl Dudek Centre (PDC) orphanage in Koidu, Sierra Leone has been SLAM’s primary focus since 2006. The orphanage started in response to the needs of children orphaned because of the blood diamond civil war which raged from March 1991 to January 2002. The needs continued to grow because of the Ebola epidemic of 2014 and 2015 when many more children were orphaned. As of 2021 over 40 orphans are receiving food, clothing, shelter, and education because of the generosity of SLAM supporters.
The PDC house mother, Finda Kamara is pictured in the foreground in the photo below on the left.
Jason Dudek travels regularly to Sierra Leone, visits the orphans and collaborates with Finda to ensure an effective and efficient orphanage operation. In the two photos below, Jason is on the left, first with house mother Finda and other orphanage staff. In the second photo, Jason is visiting with a group of orphans.
