busy road in Freetown

Sierra Leone is a country where everyone is always on the move, especially in the capital Freetown [CAFOD]

forestation

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Small business

Supporting small businesses through micro-credit schemes is vital to the future of Sierra Leone [CAFOD]

weaving training

Caritas Makeni offers two-year courses in vocational skills such as catering, weaving, tailoring and the local art of gara and tie-dying [CAFOD]

White Band Day Freetown

Freetown's famous Cotton Tree, planted by freed slaves, is wrapped in a white band [www.whiteband.org]

Sierra Leonean ex-combatant trains as a hairdresser

Ex-civil war combatant Aminata Sesav (in yellow) is training as a hairdresser with Caritas Makeni [Annie Bungeroth]

Writing song lyrics for Youth Against AIDS

Singer Mary Fufana, 20, writes the lyrics for songs performed by Youth against AIDS - a group from Kenema, Sierra Leone, who use drama and music to promote HIV awareness [Annie Bungeroth]

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Kadiatu Kanu, 16, pictured with her son, is learning new skills with Caritas Makeni in Sierra Leone in a programme for ex-combatants [Annie Bungeroth]

Young voter in Sierra Leone

A young voter in Kenema, Sierra Leone, listens for election results via radio [Annie Bungeroth]

boy plays football

Former child soldier Alimamy Kamara plays football as part of his rehabilitation with Caritas Makeni in Sierra Leone. [Annie Bungeroth]