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DEVASTATED BY THE WAR IN 1991
Sierra Leone is a small country which has been devastated by civil war. This conflict is referred to as the “Rebel War” by Sierra Leoneans.  During the “War” a wave of terror ripped through the country consisting of murder, rape, amputations, and brutal beatings, abduction of children, burning of homes and looting by a fraction of the revolutionary group. The war has left the country devastated and the people traumatized. Thousands lost their lives as a result and large numbers of people fled to neighbouring countries to seek refuge.[Read more]
Prostitution
Lack of Educational Facilities
Lack of Educational Facilities
Lack of Drainage system
Lack of Drainage system
LIVING CONDITIONS IN WATERLOO AFTER THE WAR
To date, ‘sanitation’ remains a major problem in these areas.  There is still no access to proper drinking water; as a result, people drink unclean water making them prone to diseases such as cholera, typhoid and other water born diseases.  Further, there are no proper toilet facilities, consequently pits are dug everywhere in the bushes in the place of toilets, encouraging the breeding of all types of diseases and making these pits dangerously infectious.
Furthermore, educational facilities are lagging behind, because parents cannot afford to send their children to school. Children as young as ages 3-4years old resort to petty trading on the streets with the intention of helping the parents out or as a means of livelihood.  Goods sold are usually of inferior quality and many a time does not yield many profits to provide them with even a day’s meal let alone pay their school fees. [Read more]