sierra leone final

A country crippled byCivil War

Economic turmoil

Social Unrest

Sierra Leone has a GDP of a mere $2.1 billion

The poverty rate is an alarming 70%

The considerate aftermath of the country’s 11 year

civil war ending in 2002 is still being felt today

The medical system is inadequate to…

…meet the needs of its people

The poverty stricken workers work are forced to endure endless,

backbreaking hours in the diamond mines to be able to provide for their families

With only half of the 5,486,000 people having

available water

Perhaps the

most disturbing

fact of Sierra

Leone…

…is the state of the educational system

Only 35% of Sierra Leone’s population is literate

In Sierra Leone, only 60% of the youth attend a primary

school, while only half of those students are able to go on to

secondary school

However, there is a beacon of hope shining

brightly in the midst of all of these troubling

facts

The New Era School has been equipping its young

students with the tools necessary to turn their

country around

With the education that this New Era School is

providing, children are becoming outstanding adults who can

lead their country into the 21st century

However, this remarkable school needs YOUR

help

With the average teacher only getting paid $40 a month…

…and the tiny school building having to fit the 800 enrolled students

Sierra Leone

needs

The children at New Era School

need

The teachers of New Era School

need

The future of Sierra Leone

needs

your help

your help

your

help

your help

Sierra Leone is the sister school of Pantego Christian Academy and can be contacted best through Jay Pritcher, Headmaster.

Pantego Christian Academy2201 West Park Row Drive

Arlington, TX 76013(817) 522-0549