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What do you need more of?
We always need money for the feeding program and school. We need equipment for the health center, surgical units, etc. We need doctors and an administrator for the Health Center. We always need more books that are appropriate for our students. We need more energy. We need prayers.
Read MoreWhat do you have plenty of?
We are blessed to have unlimited amounts of land, which belongs communally to the village. We also have a large number of available community men when unskilled labor is needed. And there are always far more children who want to come to school than we can accommodate.
Read MoreDescribe the area where the mission is located
Madina is 140 miles from the capital city of Freetown. It can be reached by road, although the last half of the journey is on rough unpaved dirt roads. It is a tropical farming area with many small villages whose residents are predominantly rice farmers. Palm plantations and slash and burn farms are connected with paths. There are very…
Read MoreHow many people are employed by your organization?
In Sierra Leone, the school employs 32 adults, including teachers, assistants, cooks, nannies, nurse, groundskeepers and security. The ongoing hospital construction employs a contractor and a varying number of skilled workers and 12-15 unskilled laborers. When it is complete and operational, it will employ others.
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