| Page Views: 13,736 Last Visit to Sierra Leone: January, 2003 I Used To Live Here | How di body? by kim83_50158 - last update: Dec 3, 2005 |
Salone | Village kids--Sierra Leone |
I had the incredible (life-changing) oppurtunity to visit and work in Sierra Leone early this year. It was a mission trip in all senses of the word--we did all kinds of stuff!
We had two doctors, two nurses--1 of which is a head nursing tutor, 3 college students, 1 professional construction guy. There were 9 of us total. Since 3 of the members lived in Sierra Leone before the war broke out, the rest of us got a bit more of an insider's view than most. Hopefully I'll put pictures up really soon!! I have a lot of pictures! |
Special parts of the country... In Sierra Leone, we drove upcountry to a small village named Mattru, in the Jong district on the Jong River. While it's not a really big village, it's very spread out, a bit more "developed" compared to the surrounding villages. That is where we stayed for most of the trip. We made day trips to Bonthe and Bo and also spent a few days in Freetown before and after Mattru. |
| Malnourished child feeding |
Sierra Leone is the poorest country in the world and described by the UN as "the worst place in the world to live". There is incredible poverty in this country, and the war definitely did not help in the state of the country. There is evidence of probably every global relief agency that possibly exists in Sierra Leone. There are groups helping with agricultural, health, and rebuilding efforts. I was part of mostly a medical mission. So, I have many many pictures of malnourished children since there is a special refeeding clinic at the Mattru Hospital. See Mattru for more pictures. |
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| Pros: | "The People (oh, and the gorgeous land and beaches/ocean)" | | Cons: | "A little less infrastructure ....but good" | | In A Nutshell: | "A wonderful place to visit!" |
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noor3175 Wed May 7, 2008 10:10 UTC
you remind me of my stay when the war between the RUF and the government was at the peak. I was there in 1999 and 2000. even babies were not spared being chopped off their limbs | SLLiew Sat Aug 4, 2007 11:29 UTC
Many captivating pictures of Sierra Leone. | Ekahau Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:24 UTC
Thanks for Sierra Leone nice photos. I live there as a child. | nsbm Thu Nov 9, 2006 18:21 UTC
great pages..did you work witht he orphans? |
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