1.  We always need money for the feeding program and school.
2. We need equipment for the health center, surgical units, etc.
3. We need doctors and an administrator for the Health Center.
4. We always need more books that are appropriate for our students.
5. We need more energy.
6. We need prayers.

Madina Village School has been approved for assistance from the Government of Sierra Leone, which has agreed to provide salaries for ten teachers and to provide basic textbooks.  A few textbooks have been delivered, but no other subsidies have been received.

School gardens provide some of the food items used in the feeding program.  Parents contribute small fees and products for the feeding program, such as wood, palm oil and chickens, but 90% or more are not able to provide the cost of education for their children.  Sponsorships of all children and teachers will provide the bulk of operational expenses.

When the health center is completed, fees will be charged to outsiders who receive services, excepting the students, staff and their immediate families.  These are not likely to completely support the expenses of the health center.

The annual budget is currently set at $211,560 for the school

There were 400+ donors in 2026, including 170 sponsors of children.

The initial capital for the beginning construction of the school was Francis Mustapha’s retirement annuity, assisted by contributions from his church in Indiana.  Many other people have become donors and sponsors in the years since.  Help is also given by organizations such as Rotary and Kiwanis and grants by family foundations.  The Mustaphas regularly give presentations at churches, schools, and organizations to raise funds.

Our Goals

At Madina Village School (MVS) and its community health clinic, our goals extend beyond providing education and medical care. We seek to equip children, strengthen families, and help build a healthier, more hopeful future for the Madina community and Sierra Leone.

Our Short-Term Goals

Our immediate focus is to provide children in the Madina area with a strong primary education while improving the health and well-being of their families through accessible community-based health care.

Education

We are committed to:

1. Providing an excellent learning environment by operating a well-managed and well-maintained school staffed by high-quality teachers who are respected, valued, supported, and paid on time.
2. Building strong literacy and critical-thinking skills so that every student can read, comprehend, and write proficiently in both English and Mende, their first language. Reading, comprehension, and thoughtful inquiry are emphasized throughout the curriculum.
3. Providing respectful Christian education in an environment that demonstrates God’s love while respecting people of all religious backgrounds. Students and teachers are free to explore and choose the Christian faith without coercion, exclusion, or rejection.

Health & Wellness

Through the MVS community health clinic, we seek to:

1. Combat malaria through effective testing, treatment, education, and prevention.
2. Improve hygiene and nutrition by equipping students and families with practical knowledge that can reduce malnutrition, parasitic infections, and preventable illness.
3. Improve maternal and infant health through prenatal and postnatal education designed to reduce preventable maternal and infant deaths.

Our Long-Term Vision

Our long-term goals reach beyond the walls of the school and clinic. We believe education, health care, faith, and opportunity can help transform not only individual lives, but an entire community.

We seek to:

1. Cultivate hope and lovingkindness. Foster a transforming spirit of hope, Godly lovingkindness, and empowerment within the Madina community, countering the hopelessness and helplessness created by years of war, corruption, and poverty. That transformation has already begun.
2. Create a lifelong place of belonging. Instill integrity, dignity, creativity, and an appreciation for beauty by giving children a place of care and safety that remains part of their lives as they grow and eventually spread throughout Sierra Leone and beyond.
3. Build trust in health care and inspire future professionals. Connect education with the community health center so children grow up understanding and trusting modern health care. We hope this exposure will inspire future nurses, doctors, researchers, scientists, builders, and engineers who will serve their communities and country.
4. Expand educational opportunities. Continue adding one grade at a time through Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Secondary School, allowing students to continue receiving a quality education close to home.
5. Build a reputation for academic excellence. Establish MVS as a school known for outstanding performance on National Exams and demonstrate that the word “village” places no limit on a child’s potential.
6. Develop a culture of service. Connect students to their community through service projects, writing and journalism projects, school programs, and other opportunities to contribute to the lives of others.
7. Share what works. Develop educational activities and practices that can be successfully replicated in other schools and communities throughout Sierra Leone, including reading initiatives such as D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read), writing, and drama.
8. Preserve and strengthen the Mende language. Collect and publish writings by MVS students and teachers, helping create a growing body of modern Mende literature and ensuring the language remains vibrant for future generations.
9. Create a library and publishing center. Establish a center that provides books and educational resources while creating and publishing literacy materials in both English and Mende.
10. Prepare leaders of integrity. Develop students whose character, knowledge, compassion, and integrity will influence Sierra Leone for generations. As MVS graduates become leaders in government, business, health care, education, science, and their communities, our hope is that they will help transform their country from within.

Building a Better Future

The ultimate measure of MVS will not simply be the number of students educated or patients treated. It will be the lives those students and families go on to touch.

Our vision is for children from Madina to grow into educated, healthy, compassionate people of integrity—people equipped to serve their communities, preserve what is valuable in their culture, create new opportunities, and help shape a stronger Sierra Leone.

More than five hundred students are getting a high-quality primary education at Madina Village School and their families are benefiting from the malaria prevention program which provides treated mosquito nets for each home. 

The Madina Community Hospital provides facilities for health and wellness care of infants, treatment of tropical diseases, emergency care, a pharmacy and educational programs for students of MVS and community groups.  It provides for the families of the 500 students and 40 employees and other community members.  The hospital sees an average of 30 patients per day.

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.

Our mission statement is to provide Christian education to the children of the Madina area and to improve their quality of life through outreach.

Yes. Madina Village School Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 2014, and donations are tax-deductible. Charity Organization Categories:  Education and Health Care.