Primary School in Kontha, Sierra Leone

Our church together with a number of partners is helping a community in Kontha to build a primary school.

Read and see pictures about our progress:

Our next steps are:

  • (1) building toilets, completing outstanding works on the school building, and providing basic school furniture - $10000 - funds have been raised

  • (2) Building the well to provide clean drinking water - $6000 -funds have been raised

  • (3) Installing solar panels to provide electricity and internet connection - $5000 - funds have been raised

  • (4) Helping to create a school library, providing textbooks, and all necessary school supplies for 180 students -$3000- funds have been raised

  • (5) Providing school uniforms (180 students) - $1500 - funds have been raised

  • (6) helping to pay salaries for 3 teachers. Approx. $5000 p.a.

  • (7) helping to start and maintain sports programs, basic computer literacy classes, and some other programs that will benefit the community.

Here you can download some additional information about the school and the vision for it.

You can support this ministry by making a gift to West End Baptist Church marked “Sierra Leone School project”.

Feb 28, 2025 update

Great news: From 2023-Feb 2025, we have raised over $30,000 for step 1 (school renovation), step 2 (water-well), step 3 (solar light), step 4 (school supplies) and step 5 (school uniforms). We are fundraising now for step 6 (teachers salaries).

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