A New School for John Obey

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Beginning a school day in a brand new brick building is exciting for the sixty children of John Obey School, located in a small fishing village on the coast of Sierra Leone.

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The little ones, whose feet don't touch the ground, balance on a wooden bench during their lessons.

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Copying the math lesson from the board. The school has yet to acquire desks for the children so hand made benches are used as a writing surface and rocks and jerrycans for seats.

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Mike Davis inside his home on US1. The house is an $850 per month rental in sore need of being brought up to city code.

Candy's room
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Candy's room
Candy has severe depression and other issues. She rarely comes out of her room.