2013 - The initial work on the building that will house the Swanson Primary School in Waterloo a suburb of Freetown, Sierra Leone. We had to enlarge the small windows on the church building so as to allow more light and a better ventilation into the room for a better learnining enviornment. 

 Pastor Jimissa digging drainage to allow the rain water to flow into the nearby stream behind the house

2013 - Plastering and white washing the walls. The young people were very active in the renovation project of the church which we now use for classes

 The walls are made of sun-dried mud bricks so they had to be plastered with a cover of cement to avoind erosion during the heavy rainy season

 Two proud young boys showing off their self-made hats made from empty cement paper bags

 A young boy bravely working from a make shift skafle to reach the high part of the walls

 Outside view of the newly renovated church building

 Sahr - the chief mason makes the steps of the back way door to the building

2013 - Harvesting vegetables in the school garden. Pupils and teachers and parents work together in the garden 

 Sweet potatoes from the school garden

 Our young preschool pupil eager to help in the garden waters the plants in the tough dry period

 2013 - Making the school desk. We had to contract a local carpenter to build the school desk which the young people carried on their heads to the school building.

 Carrying loads on the head is the cheepest and most comon means of trasporting materials in Sierra Leone

 We even tried to pack the car with as many chairs as possible

 The first classrooms in the far end of the church building