A typical Sierra Leone local market

Fresh vegetables at a market in Freetown, Sierra Leone.  A customer views the cucumber while the traders look on.

Cathedral Girl's Primary School needs help

Cathedral Girls Primary School at the center of Freetown is in urgent need of help to help rebuild its infrastructure. Hundreds of young girls attend this school. Educating girls means educating the nation; the future leaders of tomorrow. (Photo Credit: Regina Pratt) 

Sierra Leone's 53rd Independence Anniversary marked by Lantern Parade in Freetown

This is Aberdeen village lantern. They have chosen the traditional theme, a display of their cultural mask devils.

The Brookfields community lantern

Deforestation at the Freetown Peninsular Forest

Police officer at the Freetown peninsular raided and arrested Char coal sellers at the Freetown peninsular Forest (photo credit: Ishmael Kindama Dumbuya)

Police arresting bags of charcoal from the Forest. The use of charcoal as fuel is the major source of deforestation in Sierra Leone (Photo Credit: Ishmael Kindama Dumbuya)

Police sealing coal bags as evidence of deforestation within the Freetown Peninsular (Photo Credit: Ishmael Kindama Dumbuya)