TinaMarie Foundation and Immaculate Charity joined the COVID-19 fight in Sierra Leone

Freetown | 28th May 2020 | Vertex Media

As the fight against Coronavirus epidemic intensifies, two charity and humanitarian organisations – the ‘TinaMarie Foundation’ and the ‘Immaculate Charity’ have jointly supported communities in Freetown, Sierra Leone with the supply of essential sanitary materials to aid the fight. Both organisations are non profit based, co-own a leading US-based Sierra Leonean Actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist – Winstina Taylor and her mother Rosemarie Sesay, both living in the States. The donation was made on the 9th of April, 2020.

Items worth tens of millions of Leones were distributed to 13 communities in the west and central parts of Freetown. They include, Kanigo Drive, Maada Bio Drive, Lumley Market, Upper Kanigo Drive, Lumley Junction, Kroo Bay Community, Congo Town Market, Congo Town Community, Brookfields Police Headquarters, Wilberforce Military Headquarters, Kroo Town Road Junction, Aberdeen Village and Aberdeen Bridge communities in Freetown.

The following items were donated in total: 100 sanitizers, 100 hand wash, 100 veronica buckets, 100 hand washing bowls, 100 rubber stools, 100 paper tissues and 200 COVID-19 awareness stickers.

The lead donor Winstina Taylor is renowned for her humanitarian gestures over the years in her home country. Together with her hum, Winstina has supported the poor in the areas of education, basic welfare, disasters, health and more.

Winstina Taylor is a multitasking, multi-talented, award winning Sierra Leonean raised; American trained actress, entrepreneur, philanthropist and humanitarian.
As a successful actress in the United States, some of her movies are now being distributed across Africa through the IROKO TV, DSTv Channels, UK Nations and many more outlets.

The ambitious Winstina is busy on the go, a woman who has her sights set on expanding her business and operations; having launched a successful production company – Prime International Productions in an effort to help upcoming filmmakers and entertainers to have a local production company to call home. For an educated and successful woman of her caliber, Winstina has managed to balance family, work and play, with serious dedication in helping the helpless especially her Sierra Leone community via Immaculate Charities co – owned by her mother Rosemarie Sesay that is engaged in educating and feeding the poor in Sierra Leone and many other places. Winstina has taken a serious dedication to her Sierra Leone community in the US and back home. She has done educational tours to teach about health (communicable diseases, infectious diseases and hygiene) to the rural people of Sierra Leone. Winstina and her family are currently paying over 20 students’ school fees in Sierra Leone and employ more than 50 workers under Immaculate branch in Sierra Leone and a newly opened family Guest House in Makeni.