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Communities

Our six schools are shown below; click on the names for more pictures and descriptions.  All these communities need permanent schools, including wells, toilets, and school supplies; health programs including vaccinations and access to medical care; and opportunities to earn a decent living.


The original walls, largely destroyed during the war, can be seen in this photo. The school has one of the best gardens we saw and a sophisticated school committee. Learn More.


More than 200 people turned out for a festival at which community leaders pleaded with us to help them build a school.  Note the school “bell” in the lower right. Learn More.


Another school damaged in the war; 170 students but only 2 teachers, and only one of them paid.  Lack of windows and doors means nothing can be left in the school overnight. Learn More.


For 20 years this community has built and re-built their thatch and sticks schools.  We had not planned to “adopt” this school but they worked so hard to convince us that we finally gave in. Learn More.


300 students attend this school.  Six teachers work here but only three are paid.  The school was in such bad shape that we used emergency funds to buy them tarps. Learn More.


We were first the white people ever to visit this school.  Three teachers (2 paid) teach 145 students.  The school has very strong community support but no books, paper, or other teaching supplies. Learn More.




Village Hope is helping poor, rural communities in Sierra Leone achieve their goals for education, health, and economic security.

We are working with 33 villages, six elementary schools, and about 4500 peopole near Lunsar in northern Sierra Leone. Six “communities” have been formed, each consisting of a school and the villages that send students to the school.

A full-time Village Hope employee, living in Lunsar, works with these communities. The community provides information about themselves and their goals. Village Hope staff provide information about ways to improve education, health, and economic security. Loans are then provided to the community to carry out commmunity development or personal, income-generating projects.

For more information, click one of the links at the top of the page.




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