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...What I want is for all Sierra Leoneans to think of Sierra Leone as their country, not the north or the south as theirs,” said Ishmael Beah, a former child soldier in Sierra Leone’s 11-year-long civil war. “If we have schools in the south, let’s build some in the north. Together, we can maximize...
Each of the panelists called for improvements in the Sierra Leonean education system...
Washington, who built a school in the Njala Kendema village last November, said that after corruption, education is the most important issue to Sierra Leoneans...
...John Karefa-Smart, who will turn 93 in June, said he would spend the rest of his life working to improve Sierra Leone’s 80-percent illiteracy rate...
While the panelists agreed that it’s important for outsiders to build schools and supply scholarships, they stressed the necessity of empowering Sierra Leoneans—not making them dependent on charity...