Primary School in Kontha, Sierra Leone

P1 class old school Dec 2023

P3 class old school Dec 2023

Michael in Sierra Leone Dec 2023

Latrine pit, school in background Dec 2023

Digging latrine pit Dec 2023

Construction of toilets Jan 2024

Boards for school building and furniture Dec 2023

A 4th classroom is added Dec 2023

Water well digging Jan 2024

Michael with children Jan 2024

School incl. 4th classroom Jan 2024

Construction of school Jan 2024

Breakfast Fundraiser Mar 2024

New Waterpump Apr 2024

Water-well June 2024

New Washroom building May 2024

Renovated school May 2024

Painted school June 2024

Renovated Classroom May 2024

School Sept 2024

Toilets Sept 2024

Water well Sept 2024

Water well Oct 2024

Solar power Jan 2025

Backpack delivery Jan 2025

New school uniforms Jan 2025

School supplies Feb 2025

Soccer jerseys donated by Inter Halifax Feb 2025

Media at Opening Reception Feb 2025

Opening Reception Feb 2025

School Feb 2025
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).