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 few modern buildings in this area, as most construction is done by hand, small houses of stick and clay walls, or mud blocks, or concrete blocks, using thatch or zinc for roofing.  

Transportation can be by motorcycle taxi or some vans and trucks, but most people walk.  Mining companies have created the major gravel roads for the use of their huge trucks carrying bauxite and other ores.  Some towns stretch along these roads, and include shops, markets, mosques and churches.  One such town is Mosenesie Junction, and Madina Village sets close to this town, reached by a small road off the main mining company road.

The school serves students from Madina and four other villages.  All students are within walking distance of the school.  Teachers live in the nearby town and surrounding villages.