If you would like to donate to the Carlton Carew Foundation to support our ongoing projects please click on the paypal link above. Funds will go to Foundation Projects at home and abroad and include travel stipend toward expenses for volunteers.
Donations also support scholarships in the name of Sekoyeo Carlton-Carew, late- first Chair of Carlton Carew Foundation.
Thanks for your support. Contact us at: carltoncarewfoundation@gmail.com
Essay Contest Project for 2020
In Memory of Sekoyeo H. Carlton-Carew, the first Chairman of the Carlton-Carew Foundation and former “President for Life” of the Methodist Boys High School Old Boys Assoc., the Carlton-Carew Foundation is establishing an annual essay competition for students starting in 2020. The first place winner will be awarded the “Sekoyeo H. Carlton-Carew” Medal, and a scholarship of monetary value.
We hope students will embrace the opportunity to compete and demonstrate their writing ability by emulating the high standards set by the school’s illustrious author, Sekoyeo H. Carlton-Carew.
We hope students will embrace this very prestigious honor to compete in writing and emulating the very high standards set by the school’s illustrious writer, Sekoyeo H. Carlton-Carew.
The Foundation also continues with its project on Banana Island in memory of Sekoyeo H. Carlton-Carew.
BANANA ISLAND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
2014 marks one hundred and ninety four years of the settlement of freed and liberated enslaved people and their descendants on Banana Island in Freetown, Sierra Leone.The principle occupation of the islanders are farming and fishing. Banana Island could be a health resort of which much use can be made. It is believed when the epidemic of influenza raged in 1918 at the end of WW 1, it was only in Banana Island, so far as is known, that there were no deaths.
The spirit of adventure and pursuit of economic wealth has dwindled the population of Banana Island considerably. The Island is mostly inhabited by the elderly; younger people make crossings ever so often between the city and the dying Island.For the good of the people of Banana Island, in order to preserve the history, heritage and culture of the people, the Carlton-Carew EP Foundation has arisen to help rebuild Banana Island, with the help of others like you, this dream could be realized.
Our projects are: a community cultural center, a museum and library of slavery, which is none existent in West Africa, a memorial wall of ancestors,a nature trail, to maintain a small health center, and primary school. Our major projects are the Community Cultural Center, Museum and Library, Memorial Wall and Nature Trail.
On this 5.3 mile Island, one can still find a slave fort, cannons, grave yard of slave traders, a 19th century church and bell.
Please help us to rebuild and reestablish Banana Island with its potential for tourism and education, while uplifting the lives of and preserving the history, heritage and culture of a community of descendants of enslaved people.
Photos below, 2 buildings, approximately 3000 square feet each. Estimated construction cost on land that has already been donated for this project, is 1.5 million.
Please give generously to help the people of Banana Island.
