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Sunday, September 05, 2010
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Mabureh School

The country, Sierra Leone whose capital city is Freetown, suffered a ten-years bloody civil war that officially ended in 2001. The war left behind many social and economic challenges for the people of Sierra Leone.

 

Mabureh Village is located about19 miles east of Freetown in the Western Area rural district of Waterloo. Waterloo  is the second largest city in the western area of Sierra Leone with a population of approximately 20.000, and Mabureh is about  a mile from waterloo. The village was sparsely populated before the civil war; during and after the war, there was mass movement of people from the capital city of Freetown to the villages around Waterloo. Mabureh was one such village.  

Thousands were killed during the war, houses were burnt down and many were left homeless and parentless.  

Present Condition

Today the population of Mabureh village is more than 6000 with 60% made up of children below age 21. Most of the children are orphans and are being sent to school by their guardians. Some of these orphan kids lived their lives working in farms growing potato, cassava, and groundnuts for a living. The hope for these Children lies on a better education if they have the opportunity to schooling. The orphanages around the country cannot reach the overwhelming number of parentless children resulting from the civil war.  In an effort to fight poverty in the village, there is the need for both elementary and high school. 

Economic activities undertaken by people in the village include fishing, and gardening. Some men earn a living from fishing through the use of locally built canoes and nets. Some men engage in wine tapping from palm trees to make ends meet.  Youths above age twenty-one do not attend school. Many were forced to drop out during the war.   

The construction of the Mabureh community Junior High School was completed and comissioned on December 18, 2009.  

The Mabureh Community Junior High School was commissioned on December 18, 2009

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    WHAT WE INTEND TO DO THIS 2010 TO 2011

    • Looking at all the multifarious problems and projects ahead of us we propose to tackle them in the manner in which they appeal to us. In doing this we prioritise by classing them into short and long term goals.  

    LONG TERM PROPOSALS

    • Build a skills training centre for the drop outs and illiterate youth in the community to help them become self reliance.
    • Construction of a guest house for visitors coming from abroad
    • Construction of staff quarters to attract trained and qualified teachers into the school
    • Construction of a multi-purpose building
    • Construction of a Church
    • Encourage micro credit projects to empower women and get them involved in developmental activities  

    SHORT TERM PROPOSALS

    • Construction of the primary school building from grades 1-6 including a staff room headmasters office and a store
    • Will soon start the construction of a ventilated improved pit (VIP) toilet for staff and pupils in school. Your support and donations will continue to make a difference in Mabureh and its surrounding villages.