The Mape Project has received an endorsement from Isaiah Washington, an
accomplished American actor and author best known for his role as Dr. Preston Xavier Burke on ABC's Grey's Anatomy (please see
http://www.themapeproject.com/endorsements.php). Isaiah Washington will be travelling to Sierra Leone with a film crew next week where he will be conferred Sierra Leonean citizenship by the President of Sierra Leone. His visit will also be used as a marketing opportunity for the Mape Project as Isaiah will accompany me to the project sites with the aim of raising the profile of and publicity for the Mape Project both locally and internationally.
Isaiah Washington Endorsement"In October 2005 I found out that I shared ancestry with the people of Sierra Leone on my maternal side. Shortly after that, on my first visit to Sierra Leone, I found myself publicly pledging that I would do all that I could to help Sierra Leone, a pledge which I have backed up with practical action over the past 4 years. I am supporting the Mape Project because I am convinced that the Mape Project, when completed, will transform Sierra Leone, creating a better future by significantly stimulating the economy and providing the basis for thousands of new jobs and businesses for Sierra Leone's people. A new sustainable built environment at Mape Town will also attract Sierra Leone's Diaspora (including new Sierra Leoneans such as myself) to return home, bringing with them much needed skills, professional experience and direct investment that will make a hugely positive impact on Sierra Leone."
Konakridee Coastal Resort Further to the recent project site visit by the design team, and as part of the work required for the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report ("ESIA"), our engineers Campbell Reith and Associates are working on an enabling works package which deals with raising the ground level of the site and coastal protection measures. Additional studies and surveys need to be carried out before this enabling works package is finalized. Once these additional studies and surveys have been completed, we will be able to schedule a construction start date for the Konakridee Coastal Resort.
The Mape Town
We continue to develop the technical and commercialproposals for Mape Town.
This includes advancing the technical designs (buildings, power supply, water
provision etc) and engaging with funding partners.
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr
Investment Promotion and Marketing Director
IDEA (UK) - Promoter of The Mape Project
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