Helping and healing in Sierra Leone
How community solutions are helping amputees and drug users in the West African nation
Thousands of people in Sierra Leone lost limbs during the brutal civil war, and many more have struggled to overcome the mental as well as physical burdens of the conflict. We visit the Farming on Crutches programme where amputees are trained in agricultural skills which they can use to start their own farms and teach others in their communities their skills. Plus how former addicts are helping others in their communities to stop using kush, a deadly blend of addictive substances that has become a scourge in Sierra Leone and other parts of West Africa.
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Presenter: Myra Anubi
Reporter/producer: Sira Thierij
Editor: Jon Bithrey
Sound mix: Hal Haines
(Image: A trainee farmer rakes grass from a field in Sierra Leone, Sira Thierij/麻豆社)
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