Progress on the New School

We’ve been working with Schools for Salone to build a new primary school for the Children in Crisis School (CIC) in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The existing building (shown left), which is made from sticks and corrugated zinc, is stifling hot in the dry months and incredibly noisy in the rainy season. Overcrowding is a major issue, as the school is used by 379 students from preschool to 6th grade.

Schools for Salone director Cindy Nofziger recently met with leaders from CIC to get the ball rolling. Our on-the-ground project manager, Joseph Lamin of the Masanga Children's Fund, is working with CIC to find the best site for construction.

We’ll keep you posted as plans progress! In the meantime, check out this e-mail we received from Aunty Musu, the director of CIC. “Ma Musu” is more than a teacher to her students – she rescued many of them after the civil war, and has been a mother to them all.

I thank you people very much for all what you have done for our children…We thank u for the things you gave to us, like notebooks for the children, football, their calendar, books for the children to read I thank you all….I am happy as far as my children have got their school building that will make them and even the community people we will be very happy. I we try to send u pictures of the children working at their school site.
much love Mamusu.