Mikkel Hørlyck Photography
Conflict photojournalist and visual artist

Building The Future is published in Danish Globalnyt, Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) and is part of Timeless (2023-2027)

Lumley Beach in the capital, Freetown, in Sierra Leone, West Africa. About 10 years ago this was an idyllic beach. In 2023, there will be trash, plastic and all kinds of waste, collected, tightly packed, everywhere on the beach. There are two reasons. The garbage comes from far away, from the oceans of the world, where e.g., ships empty garbage into the water, and where large garbage soups, connected garbage - which are several kilometers wide, move. The rubbish also comes locally from Sierra Leone, where they use e.g. the beach as a waste dump.

Waste management is a low priority in the country, where you have a multitude of other challenges with climate change, and is one of the world's poorest countries.

Lumley Beach in the capital, Freetown, in Sierra Leone, West Africa. About 10 years ago this was an idyllic beach. In 2023, there will be trash, plastic and all kinds of waste, collected, tightly packed, everywhere on the beach. There are two reasons. The garbage comes from far away, from the oceans of the world, where e.g., ships empty garbage into the water, and where large garbage soups, connected garbage - which are several kilometers wide, move. The rubbish also comes locally from Sierra Leone, where they use e.g. the beach as a waste dump.

Waste management is a low priority in the country, where you have a multitude of other challenges with climate change, and is one of the world's poorest countries.

Lumley Beach in the capital, Freetown, in Sierra Leone, West Africa. About 10 years ago this was an idyllic beach. In 2023, there will be trash, plastic and all kinds of waste, collected, tightly packed, everywhere on the beach. There are two reasons. The garbage comes from far away, from the oceans of the world, where e.g., ships empty garbage into the water, and where large garbage soups, connected garbage - which are several kilometers wide, move. The rubbish also comes locally from Sierra Leone, where they use e.g. the beach as a waste dump.

Waste management is a low priority in the country, where you have a multitude of other challenges with climate change, and is one of the world's poorest countries.

Lumley Beach in the capital, Freetown, in Sierra Leone, West Africa. About 10 years ago this was an idyllic beach. In 2023, there will be trash, plastic and all kinds of waste, collected, tightly packed, everywhere on the beach. There are two reasons. The garbage comes from far away, from the oceans of the world, where e.g., ships empty garbage into the water, and where large garbage soups, connected garbage - which are several kilometers wide, move. The rubbish also comes locally from Sierra Leone, where they use e.g. the beach as a waste dump.

Waste management is a low priority in the country, where you have a multitude of other challenges with climate change, and is one of the world's poorest countries.

Lumley Beach in the capital, Freetown, in Sierra Leone, West Africa. About 10 years ago this was an idyllic beach. In 2023, there will be trash, plastic and all kinds of waste, collected, tightly packed, everywhere on the beach. There are two reasons. The garbage comes from far away, from the oceans of the world, where e.g., ships empty garbage into the water, and where large garbage soups, connected garbage - which are several kilometers wide, move. The rubbish also comes locally from Sierra Leone, where they use e.g. the beach as a waste dump.

Waste management is a low priority in the country, where you have a multitude of other challenges with climate change, and is one of the world's poorest countries.

Close to the airport in Sierra Leone, you can cross the sea to get as quickly as possible to the capital, Freetown. This is the beach by the boat that sails back and forth to bring passengers. In 2023, there will be trash, plastic and all kinds of waste, collected, tightly packed, everywhere on the beach. There are two reasons. The garbage comes from far away, from the oceans of the world, where e.g., ships empty garbage into the water, and where large garbage soups, connected garbage - which are several kilometers wide, move. The rubbish also comes locally from Sierra Leone, where they use e.g. the beach as a waste dump.

Waste management is a low priority in the country, where you have a multitude of other challenges with climate change, and is one of the world's poorest countries.

The canals are at a breaking point in the Pottor community, Freetown, Sierra Leone, because there has been flooding during the night. David (23) is standing at the door of his house. In front of him, a young woman walks through the last obvious flooding of the area from the night. The water has started to recede again. David is very cold after the night. The cold comes with the floods. People often die from the cold.

It is clear to see the fear in people's eyes when they talk about the water. They are afraid that if they go to sleep at night and can hear the rain falling, they will wake up to a flooded home. That's why they stay awake, so they can attend to their home's things and help their fellow humans during the rain situations.

The rainy season lasts from July to September in the year 2023. Previously, it was two shorter rainy seasons, but now it is one long continuous rainy season. Afterwards, the people of Sierra Leone are experiencing intense drought. They are looking for ways to store rain from the rainy season, so they can use it, when the drought hits.

The canals are at a breaking point in the Pottor community, Freetown, Sierra Leone, because there has been flooding during the night. A girl reaches out her hand, to feel the intensity of the rain. The water has started to recede again. The cold comes with the floods. People often die from the cold.

It is clear to see the fear in people's eyes when they talk about the water. They are afraid that if they go to sleep at night and can hear the rain falling, they will wake up to a flooded home. That's why they stay awake, so they can attend to their home's things and help their fellow humans during the rain situations.

The rainy season lasts from July to September in the year 2023. Previously, it was two shorter rainy seasons, but now it is one long continuous rainy season. Afterwards, the people of Sierra Leone are experiencing intense drought. They are looking for ways to store rain from the rainy season, so they can use it, when the drought hits.

The canals are at a breaking point in the Pottor community, Freetown, Sierra Leone, because there has been flooding during the night. A woman and man walk through the last visible flooding of the area from the night. The water has started to recede again. The cold comes with the floods. People often die from the cold.

It is clear to see the fear in people's eyes when they talk about the water. They are afraid that if they go to sleep at night and can hear the rain falling, they will wake up to a flooded home. That's why they stay awake, so they can attend to their home's things and help their fellow humans during the rain situations.

The rainy season lasts from July to September in the year 2023. Previously, it was two shorter rainy seasons, but now it is one long continuous rainy season. Afterwards, the people of Sierra Leone are experiencing intense drought. They are looking for ways to store rain from the rainy season, so they can use it, when the drought hits.

The canals are at a breaking point in the Pottor community, Freetown, Sierra Leone, because there has been flooding during the night. A boy walks through the last visible flooding of the area from the night. The water has started to recede again. The cold comes with the floods. People often die from the cold.

It is clear to see the fear in people's eyes when they talk about the water. They are afraid that if they go to sleep at night and can hear the rain falling, they will wake up to a flooded home. That's why they stay awake, so they can attend to their home's things and help their fellow humans during the rain situations.

The rainy season lasts from July to September in the year 2023. Previously, it was two shorter rainy seasons, but now it is one long continuous rainy season. Afterwards, the people of Sierra Leone are experiencing intense drought. They are looking for ways to store rain from the rainy season, so they can use it, when the drought hits.

The canals are at a breaking point in the Pottor community, Freetown, Sierra Leone, because there has been flooding during the night. A boy holds out his head with a tub to get water in it from the rain. The cold comes with the floods. People often die from the cold.

It is clear to see the fear in people's eyes when they talk about the water. They are afraid that if they go to sleep at night and can hear the rain falling, they will wake up to a flooded home. That's why they stay awake, so they can attend to their home's things and help their fellow humans during the rain situations.

The rainy season lasts from July to September in the year 2023. Previously, it was two shorter rainy seasons, but now it is one long continuous rainy season. Afterwards, the people of Sierra Leone are experiencing intense drought. They are looking for ways to store rain from the rainy season, so they can use it, when the drought hits.

The canals are at a breaking point in the Pottor community, Freetown, Sierra Leone, because there has been flooding during the night. A woman walks through the last visible flooding of the area from the night, with tubs on her head. The water has started to recede again. The cold comes with the floods. It happens that people die from the cold.

It is clear to see the fear in people's eyes when they talk about the water. They are afraid that if they go to sleep at night and can hear the rain falling, they will wake up to a flooded home. That's why they stay awake, so they can attend to their home's things and help their fellow humans during the rain situations.

The rainy season lasts from July to September in the year 2023. Previously, it was two shorter rainy seasons, but now it is one long continuous rainy season. Afterwards, the people of Sierra Leone are experiencing intense drought. They are looking for ways to store rain from the rainy season, so they can use it, when the drought hits.

The canals are at a breaking point in the Pottor community, Freetown, Sierra Leone, because there has been flooding during the night. David (23) is standing at the door of his house. In front of him, a young woman walks through the last obvious flooding of the area from the night. The water has started to recede again. David is very cold after the night. The cold comes with the floods. People often die from the cold.

It is clear to see the fear in people's eyes when they talk about the water. They are afraid that if they go to sleep at night and can hear the rain falling, they will wake up to a flooded home. That's why they stay awake, so they can attend to their home's things and help their fellow humans during the rain situations.

The rainy season lasts from July to September in the year 2023. Previously, it was two shorter rainy seasons, but now it is one long continuous rainy season. Afterwards, the people of Sierra Leone are experiencing intense drought. They are looking for ways to store rain from the rainy season, so they can use it, when the drought hits.

A canal at the school, Proprietor Daniel’s Preparatory School, in Pottor community. It should help keep the water from seeping into the school buildings. In the long term, Engineers Without Borders – Denmark (EWB-DK) hopes to be able to help the school with better conditions.

Next to the school in the Pottor community, two vultures walk among the garbage, most likely looking for food.

Idrissa Turay walks around by himself, after a heavy night of rain. To his right is the local school, Proprietor Daniel’s Preparatory School, in Pottor community, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Idrissa himself grew up in the poor neighborhoods of Freetown. His heart burns to help his compatriots to create progress in a country with many climate changes.

Idrissa Turay works for the organization Skill Pool Sierra Leone, which is working to help the people of Sierra Leone in Freetown with the dynamic climate problems.

Idrissa Turay stands in a channel by himself, after a heavy night of rain. To his right is the local school, Proprietor Daniel’s Preparatory School, in Pottor community, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Idrissa himself grew up in the poor neighborhoods of Freetown. His heart burns to help his compatriots to create progress in a country with many climate changes.

Idrissa Turay works for the organization Skill Pool Sierra Leone, which is working to help the people of Sierra Leone in Freetown with the dynamic climate problems.

A group of boys and young men take a break from playing football and allow themselves to be photographed in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown. Their football field has markings from the rain, with long black stripes. This is the rainy season, where at this time there is dry weather. Everywhere you see markings from the rain.

Almost 8.5 million people live in Sierra Leone, which is one of the world's ten poorest countries. Sierra Leone is part of West Africa.

A group of boys and young men play football in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown. Their football field has markings from the rain, with long black stripes. This is the rainy season, where at this time there is dry weather. Everywhere you see markings from the rain.

Almost 8.5 million people live in Sierra Leone, which is one of the world's ten poorest countries. Sierra Leone is part of West Africa.

A group of boys allow themselves to be photographed in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown. Their football field has markings from the rain, with long black stripes. This is the rainy season, where at this time there is dry weather. Everywhere you see markings from the rain.

Almost 8.5 million people live in Sierra Leone, which is one of the world's ten poorest countries. Sierra Leone is part of West Africa.

Men in the Pottor community move sand and dig the canal deeper, so that water can run into it. Often the water level rises above the channel's maximum, and flows into houses and buildings.

“The climate changes are here. There are floods. There is too much water,” says Emmanuel Titus Marrah, an employee of World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone), which works with climate adaptation projects in many places in Sierra Leone. People live with water everywhere, and some people are forced to move to higher positions to avoid the water. The people of Sierra Leone want to find solutions to climate change.

In the last 20 years, the water has taken over large parts of the country. Sierra Leone can feel the world's oceans rising - previously the water was far away, now it covers areas.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK), World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Skill Pool Sierra Leone, partners on climate adaptation projects in Sierra Leone, visit the Pottor community to look at the situation. Often the water level rises above the channel's maximum, and flows into houses and buildings.

“The climate changes are here. There are floods. There is too much water,” says Emmanuel Titus Marrah, an employee of World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone), which works with climate adaptation projects in many places in Sierra Leone. People live with water everywhere, and some people are forced to move to higher positions to avoid the water. The people of Sierra Leone want to find solutions to climate change.

In the last 20 years, the water has taken over large parts of the country. Sierra Leone can feel the world's oceans rising - previously the water was far away, now it covers areas.

Men in the Pottor community move sand and dig the canal deeper, so that water can run into it. Often the water level rises above the channel's maximum, and flows into houses and buildings.

“The climate changes are here. There are floods. There is too much water,” says Emmanuel Titus Marrah, an employee of World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone), which works with climate adaptation projects in many places in Sierra Leone. People live with water everywhere, and some people are forced to move to higher positions to avoid the water. The people of Sierra Leone want to find solutions to climate change.

In the last 20 years, the water has taken over large parts of the country. Sierra Leone can feel the world's oceans rising - previously the water was far away, now it covers areas.

Men in the Pottor community move sand and dig the canal deeper, so that water can run into it. Often the water level rises above the channel's maximum, and flows into houses and buildings.

“The climate changes are here. There are floods. There is too much water,” says Emmanuel Titus Marrah, an employee of World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone), which works with climate adaptation projects in many places in Sierra Leone. People live with water everywhere, and some people are forced to move to higher positions to avoid the water. The people of Sierra Leone want to find solutions to climate change.

In the last 20 years, the water has taken over large parts of the country. Sierra Leone can feel the world's oceans rising - previously the water was far away, now it covers areas.

Men in the Pottor community move sand and dig the canal deeper, so that water can run into it. Often the water level rises above the channel's maximum, and flows into houses and buildings.

“The climate changes are here. There are floods. There is too much water,” says Emmanuel Titus Marrah, an employee of World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone), which works with climate adaptation projects in many places in Sierra Leone. People live with water everywhere, and some people are forced to move to higher positions to avoid the water. The people of Sierra Leone want to find solutions to climate change.

In the last 20 years, the water has taken over large parts of the country. Sierra Leone can feel the world's oceans rising - previously the water was far away, now it covers areas.

A woman fixes the hair of three girls. They live in the Pottor community, right next to a canal that Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has helped build there. They are deeply grateful for it, as it helps direct the water to rivers when the rain falls heavily. If it wasn't there, the water would flow over the whole district, and make life very difficult for Pottor community's residents, as their homes become both dangerous and difficult to live in with the condition of flooding.

Naja Mammen Nielsen, communications officer for Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK), sees how Engineers Without Borders' channel project is going in the Pottor community. Here, she talks to Hassan Borbor Kamara, who is an engineer and employed by World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone). Engineers Without Borders and World Hope International collaborate on the canal project, where Hassan tells Naja exactly how things are developing, what is going well and what the current focal point for World Hope International is in collaboration with the locals in the Pottor community, so that things can go even better .

Hassan Borbor Kamara has great knowledge as an engineer, and knowledge like his is generally important to the population. During the civil war in Sierra Leone that happened from 1991-2002, many highly educated people fled Sierra Leone, therefore the country lacks many of the same capacity in 2023.

A boy who lives in the Pottor community looks into the camera. Naja Mammen Nielsen, communications officer for Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK), is present to see how Engineers Without Borders' canal project (left) is going in the Pottor community. She is with Hassan Borbor Kamara, who is an engineer and employed by World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone). Engineers Without Borders and World Hope International are collaborating on the canal project.

Often the water exceeds the canal and spreads to the homes in the Pottor community.

A dump site in the middle of the Pottor community, Freetown, Sierra Leone. All kinds of waste are present, but a method has been developed to be able to get compost out of all the rubbish, which is successful.

A dump site in the middle of the Pottor community, Freetown, Sierra Leone. All kinds of waste are present, but a method has been developed to be able to get compost out of all the rubbish, which is successful.

A dump site in the middle of the Pottor community, Freetown, Sierra Leone. All kinds of waste are present, but a method has been developed to be able to get compost out of all the rubbish, which is successful.

A dump site in the middle of the Pottor community, Freetown, Sierra Leone. All kinds of waste are present, but a method has been developed to be able to get compost out of all the rubbish, which is successful.

A man from the military in Sierra Leone allows himself to be photographed. On the right is a dump site in the middle of the Pottor community, Freetown. All kinds of waste are present, but a method has been developed to be able to get compost out of all the rubbish, which is successful.

Ezekiel Adama Conceh (12) collects the school documents. The wind blows them away, but he puts small stones on the papers which make them stay. The school papers are left to dry from the rain. The school for children in the Pottor community, Proprietor Daniel’s Preparatory School, is hardly affected by floods. When the rain has hit the area here in Pottor community, Freetown, Sierra Leone, it can have severe consequences for the school. The water level can rise up to the children's knees inside the school buildings, which means that lessons at the summer school cannot be completed. Several parents have pulled their children out of school in the Pottor community, fearing they will die from flooding. The head of the school, who is himself a university student, says that the students generally do well in terms of learning, exams and understanding of their subjects.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has helped build a channel that directs the water away from the school, in collaboration with local partners and residents. The challenge is that the school is located in a hard-hit area for flooding during the rainy season.

The head of the school, Rev. Daniel F. Conteh, in the Pottor community, looks into the camera. The school for children, Proprietor Daniel’s Preparatory School, in the Pottor community is hardly affected by floods. When the rain has hit the area here in Pottor community, Freetown, Sierra Leone, it can have severe consequences for the school. The water level can rise up to the children's knees inside the school buildings, which means that lessons at the summer school cannot be completed. Several parents have pulled their children out of school in the Pottor community, fearing they will die from flooding. The head of the school, who is himself a university student, says that the students generally do well in terms of learning, exams and understanding of their subjects.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has helped build a channel that directs the water away from the school, in collaboration with local partners and residents. The challenge is that the school is located in a hard-hit area for flooding during the rainy season.

A girl who attends Pottor community's school, Proprietor Daniel’s Preparatory School, is portrayed in one of the school's rooms. The school for children in the Pottor community is hardly affected by floods.When the rain has hit the area here in Pottor community, Freetown, Sierra Leone, it can have severe consequences for the school. The water level can rise up to the children's knees inside the school buildings, which means that lessons at the summer school cannot be completed. Several parents have pulled their children out of school in the Pottor community, fearing they will die from flooding. The head of the school, who is himself a university student, says that the students generally do well in terms of learning, exams and understanding of their subjects.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has helped build a channel that directs the water away from the school, in collaboration with local partners and residents. The challenge is that the school is located in a hard-hit area for flooding during the rainy season.

A boy who attends Pottor community's school, Proprietor Daniel’s Preparatory School, is portrayed in one of the school's rooms. The school for children in the Pottor community is hardly affected by floods.When the rain has hit the area here in Pottor community, Freetown, Sierra Leone, it can have severe consequences for the school. The water level can rise up to the children's knees inside the school buildings, which means that lessons at the summer school cannot be completed. Several parents have pulled their children out of school in the Pottor community, fearing they will die from flooding. The head of the school, who is himself a university student, says that the students generally do well in terms of learning, exams and understanding of their subjects.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has helped build a channel that directs the water away from the school, in collaboration with local partners and residents. The challenge is that the school is located in a hard-hit area for flooding during the rainy season.

Proprietor Daniel’s Preparatory School for children in the Pottor community is hardly affected by floods.When the rain has hit the area here in Pottor community, Freetown, Sierra Leone, it can have severe consequences for the school. The water level can rise up to the children's knees inside the school buildings, which means that lessons at the summer school cannot be completed. Several parents have pulled their children out of school in the Pottor community, fearing they will die from flooding. The head of the school, who is himself a university student, says that the students generally do well in terms of learning, exams and understanding of their subjects.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has helped build a channel that directs the water away from the school, in collaboration with local partners and residents. The challenge is that the school is located in a hard-hit area for flooding during the rainy season.

The football goal next to the Proprietor Daniel’s Preparatory School for children in the Pottor community, which has been badly affected by floods. When the rain has hit the area here in Pottor community, Freetown, Sierra Leone, it can have severe consequences for the school. The water level can rise up to the children's knees inside the school buildings, which means that lessons at the summer school cannot be completed. Several parents have pulled their children out of school in the Pottor community, fearing they will die from flooding. The head of the school, who is himself a university student, says that the students generally do well in terms of learning, exams and understanding of their subjects.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has helped build a channel that directs the water away from the school, in collaboration with local partners and residents. The challenge is that the school is located in a hard-hit area for flooding during the rainy season.

An important water tower for the locals in the Pottor community, Freetown, Sierra Leone. It provides clean drinking water and was built in collaboration with Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK).

The projects Engineers Without Borders implements in Freetown are coherent - they therefore make a big impact, positively, because they help a village to be cohesive and productive.

Naja Mammen Nielsen, communications officer at Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK), looks down in an approximately three meter deep ravine in the Pottor community, Freetown, Sierra Leone. The ravine is a risk in the local area and can cause new landslides, which destroy everything around it, if the ravine widens. The partners World Hope International (WIH Sierra Leone) and Engineers Without Borders (EWB-DK) talk about the possibility of turning the challenge into a possible advantage, by building a new channel that will benefit the local population, where the water can fall and be directed towards a river, in the rainy season.

Street scene in Pottor community, Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Almost 8.5 million people live in Sierra Leone, which is one of the world's ten poorest countries. Sierra Leone is part of West Africa.

Street scene in Pottor community, Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Almost 8.5 million people live in Sierra Leone, which is one of the world's ten poorest countries. Sierra Leone is part of West Africa.

A school class receives education - there are six classes, in six booths, where the sound level is therefore high in the school in Potter community, Freetown, Sierra Leone. “It feels like an oven. It feels like fire,” says a teacher about teaching in the hot classrooms, when the drought comes.

The head of the school, who is himself a university student, says that the students generally do well in terms of learning, exams and understanding of their subjects. The circumstances are special: when it rains, the school is often closed because they cannot be inside when the water is knee-deep. And when the sun is shining and classes are in session, it is incredibly hot to be inside the school. The head of the school is also a pastor and holds religious services.

A boy walks around an area behind a marketplace in Freetown, Sierra Leone. With the initiative of both World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Engineers Without Borders, attempts are being made to create biogas from the area. The area is poor, and they also want to improve the toilet conditions in the area, which is in a particularly challenged condition. Biogas is a sustainable way of creating energy.

A boy sits in an area behind a marketplace in Freetown, Sierra Leone. With the initiative of both World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Engineers Without Borders, attempts are being made to create biogas from the area. The area is poor, and they also want to improve the toilet conditions in the area, which is in a particularly challenged condition. Biogas is a sustainable way of creating energy.

A woman stands by her coal for e.g. heating and cooking in an area, behind a marketplace in Freetown, Sierra Leone. With the initiative of both World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Engineers Without Borders, attempts are being made to create biogas from the area. The area is poor, and they also want to improve the toilet conditions in the area, which is in a particularly challenged condition. Biogas is a sustainable way of creating energy.

A woman stands at her workplace in an area behind a marketplace in Freetown, Sierra Leone. With the initiative of both World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Engineers Without Borders, attempts are being made to create biogas from the area. The area is poor, and they also want to improve the toilet conditions in the area, which is in a particularly challenged condition. Biogas is a sustainable way of creating energy.

A mosquito net over a mattress in an area behind a marketplace in Freetown, Sierra Leone. With the initiative of both World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Engineers Without Borders, attempts are being made to create biogas from the area. The area is poor, and they also want to improve the toilet conditions in the area, which is in a particularly challenged condition. Biogas is a sustainable way of creating energy.

Toilet conditions in an area behind a market place in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The area is poor, and they also want to improve the toilet conditions in the area, which is in a particularly challenged state. With the initiative of both World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Engineers Without Borders, attempts are being made to create biogas from the area. Biogas is a sustainable way of creating energy.

A boy stands on the ground in Juba Bay. The canal leads directly into the sea. Juba Bay, Freetown is challenged with a lot of rubbish in the water, floods and felling of trees of mangrove to make new places to live at the bay. Tree felling is not in accordance with the government of Sierra Leone. Trees absorb a lot of water, and cutting them down makes an area more vulnerable to damage from floods, mudslides or landslides, which can cause major damage. But people need firewood to cook and build houses when other places are flooded, so that you can find new places to live.

Freetown in Sierra Leone is located in a valley. Therefore, the water always seeks downwards towards the city. Many people from Sierra Leone move away from the country and into the capital, Freetown, in search of the dream of a better life. Poverty is everywhere in Sierra Leone's rural and urban areas.

Garbage drifts with the river in Juba Bay. The canal leads directly into the sea. Juba Bay, Freetown is challenged with a lot of rubbish in the water, floods and felling of trees of mangrove to make new places to live at the bay. Tree felling is not in accordance with the government of Sierra Leone. Trees absorb a lot of water, and cutting them down makes an area more vulnerable to damage from floods, mudslides or landslides, which can cause major damage. But people need firewood to cook and build houses when other places are flooded, so that you can find new places to live. World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Skill Pool Sierra Leone work i.a. to plant new trees.

Freetown in Sierra Leone is located in a valley. Therefore, the water always seeks downwards towards the city. Many people from Sierra Leone move away from the country and into the capital, Freetown, in search of the dream of a better life. Poverty is everywhere in Sierra Leone's rural and urban areas.

Mud and water in Juba Bay. The canal leads directly into the sea. Juba Bay, Freetown is challenged with a lot of rubbish in the water, floods and felling of trees of mangrove to make new places to live at the bay. Tree felling is not in accordance with the government of Sierra Leone. Trees absorb a lot of water, and cutting them down makes an area more vulnerable to damage from floods, mudslides or landslides, which can cause major damage. But people need firewood to cook and build houses when other places are flooded, so that you can find new places to live. World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Skill Pool Sierra Leone work i.a. to plant new trees.

Freetown in Sierra Leone is located in a valley. Therefore, the water always seeks downwards towards the city. Many people from Sierra Leone move away from the country and into the capital, Freetown, in search of the dream of a better life. Poverty is everywhere in Sierra Leone's rural and urban areas.

A girl stands on the ground in Juba Bay. The canal leads directly into the sea. Juba Bay, Freetown is challenged with a lot of rubbish in the water, floods and felling of trees of mangrove to make new places to live at the bay. Tree felling is not in accordance with the government of Sierra Leone. Trees absorb a lot of water, and cutting them down makes an area more vulnerable to damage from floods, mudslides or landslides, which can cause major damage. But people need firewood to cook and build houses when other places are flooded, so that you can find new places to live. World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Skill Pool Sierra Leone work i.a. to plant new trees.

Freetown in Sierra Leone is located in a valley. Therefore, the water always seeks downwards towards the city. Many people from Sierra Leone move away from the country and into the capital, Freetown, in search of the dream of a better life. Poverty is everywhere in Sierra Leone's rural and urban areas.

Portrait of John, who lives at Juba Bay. The canal leads directly into the sea. Juba Bay, Freetown is challenged with a lot of rubbish in the water, floods and felling of trees of mangrove to make new places to live at the bay. Tree felling is not in accordance with the government of Sierra Leone. Trees absorb a lot of water, and cutting them down makes an area more vulnerable to damage from floods, mudslides or landslides, which can cause major damage. But people need firewood to cook and build houses when other places are flooded, so that you can find new places to live. World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Skill Pool Sierra Leone work i.a. to plant new trees.

Freetown in Sierra Leone is located in a valley. Therefore, the water always seeks downwards towards the city. Many people from Sierra Leone move away from the country and into the capital, Freetown, in search of the dream of a better life. Poverty is everywhere in Sierra Leone's rural and urban areas.

Naja Mammen Nielsen, communications officer at Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) talks to collaborating partners about the situation at Juba Bay. The canal leads directly into the sea. Juba Bay, Freetown is challenged with a lot of rubbish in the water, floods and felling of trees to make new places to live at the bay. Tree felling is not in accordance with the government of Sierra Leone. Trees absorb a lot of water, and cutting them down makes an area more vulnerable to damage from floods, mudslides or landslides, which can cause major damage. But people need firewood to cook and build houses when other places are flooded, so that you can find new places to live. World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Skill Pool Sierra Leone work i.a. to plant new trees.

Freetown in Sierra Leone is located in a valley. Therefore, the water always seeks downwards towards the city. Many people from Sierra Leone move away from the country and into the capital, Freetown, in search of the dream of a better life. Poverty is everywhere in Sierra Leone's rural and urban areas.

Executive Director, Alle Swazie Bangura, of Skill Pool Sierra Leone is in his office which he shares with the Project Assisting Manager, Idrissa Turay. Skill Pool Sierra Leone's office is located in the capital, Freetown, where the capital is their core area, where they work with climate adaptation projects and help bring knowledge to the population about what can be done in the different scenarios of floods, windstorms, destroyed houses and social challenges.

Rich and poor live side by side in Freetown. Skill Pool Sierra Leone is a smaller organization, but has an office in a very poor area where, among other things, there is a drug cartel.

The view from an office at Skill Pool Sierra Leone, which is located in the capital, Freetown, where the capital is their core area, where they work with climate adaptation projects and help bring knowledge to the population about what can be done in the different scenarios of floods, windstorms, destroyed houses and social challenges.

Rich and poor live side by side in Freetown. Skill Pool Sierra Leone is a smaller organization, but has an office in a very poor area where, among other things, there is a drug cartel.

Employees of Skill Pool Sierra Leone are at their workplace. Skill Pool Sierra Leone's office is located in the capital, Freetown, where the capital is their core area, where they work with climate adaptation projects and help bring knowledge to the population about what can be done in the different scenarios of floods, windstorms, destroyed houses and social challenges.

Rich and poor live side by side in Freetown. Skill Pool Sierra Leone is a smaller organization, but has an office in a very poor area where, among other things, there is a drug cartel.

On August 14, 2017, a large landslide occurred in Mortomeh, Freetown, Sierra Leone, which caused severe damage. At 6am in the morning, these huge and smaller stones fell from the mountain, right down in the middle and on top of houses, in a district of Freetown with 5,000 people. Officially, 1.100 people died from the violent landslide, as most people were sleeping at this time. Other survivors lost legs or arms. Today, the area is protected to honor the dead, and no one is allowed to live there, as it is feared that a similar scenario could happen again. The survivors have moved to the opposite side of the mountain.

Felling trees can help initiate a landslide or smaller mudslide. A law has been introduced in Sierra Leone that if you cut down a tree, you must plant 3-6 new trees.

On August 14, 2017, a large landslide occurred in Mortomeh, Freetown, Sierra Leone, which caused severe damage. At 6am in the morning, huge and smaller stones fell from the mountain, right down in the middle and on top of houses, in a district of Freetown with 5,000 people. Officially, 1.100 people died from the violent landslide, as most people were sleeping at this time. Other survivors lost legs or arms. Today, the area is protected to honor the dead, and no one is allowed to live there, as it is feared that a similar scenario could happen again. The survivors have moved to the opposite side of the mountain, where Samuel (right) is one of those who live there.

Felling trees can help initiate a landslide or smaller mudslide. A law has been introduced in Sierra Leone that if you cut down a tree, you must plant 3-6 new trees.

Monument in honor of the dead. On August 14, 2017, a large landslide occurred in Mortomeh, Freetown, Sierra Leone, which caused severe damage. At 6am in the morning, huge and smaller stones fell from the mountain, right down in the middle and on top of houses, in a district of Freetown with 5,000 people. Officially, 1.100 people died from the violent landslide, as most people were sleeping at this time. Other survivors lost legs or arms. Today, the area is protected to honor the dead, and no one is allowed to live there, as it is feared that a similar scenario could happen again. The survivors have moved to the opposite side of the mountain.

Felling trees can help initiate a landslide or smaller mudslide. A law has been introduced in Sierra Leone that if you cut down a tree, you must plant 3-6 new trees.

On August 14, 2017, a large landslide occurred in Mortomeh, Freetown, Sierra Leone, which caused severe damage. At 6am in the morning, huge and smaller stones fell from the mountain, right down in the middle and on top of houses, in a district of Freetown with 5,000 people. Officially, 1.100 people died from the violent landslide, as most people were sleeping at this time. Other survivors lost legs or arms. Today, the area is protected to honor the dead, and no one is allowed to live there, as it is feared that a similar scenario could happen again. The survivors have moved to the opposite side of the mountain, where the three young men are some of those who live there.

Felling trees can help initiate a landslide or smaller mudslide. A law has been introduced in Sierra Leone that if you cut down a tree, you must plant 3-6 new trees.

Rich and poor live side by side in Freetown, also here at Aberdeen Bay. Here you can see both beautiful boats and people who collect certain rubbish at the water's edge, which can be sold. Much of the trash is completely useless for resale.

Vultures fly together at Aberdeen Bay, Freetown. Rich and poor live side by side in Freetown. Here you can see both beautiful boats and people who collect certain rubbish at the water's edge, which can be sold. Much of the trash is completely useless for resale.

Naja Mammen Nielsen, communications officer at Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK), listens to her collaborating partners from Freetown, Sierra Leone, about how things are going with their pilot project in Aberdeen Bay, Freetown, for which Engineers Without Borders has helped create fund support. The pilot project here aims to stop the rubbish from the river before it enters the sea, which is on the right. Unfortunately, the pilot project is challenged by technical difficulties and some of the material has been stolen. They work on finding new, improved solutions.

Rich and poor live side by side in Freetown. Here you can see both beautiful boats and people who collect certain rubbish at the water's edge, which can be sold. Much of the trash is completely useless for resale.

Rubbish of various kinds at Aberdeen Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Naja Mammen Nielsen, communications officer at Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK), listens to her collaborating partners from Freetown, Sierra Leone, about how things are going with their pilot project in Aberdeen Bay, Freetown, for which Engineers Without Borders has helped create fund support. The pilot project here aims to stop the rubbish from the river before it enters the sea, which is right next too. Unfortunately, the pilot project is challenged by technical difficulties and some of the material has been stolen. They work on finding new, improved solutions.

Rich and poor live side by side in Freetown. Here you can see both beautiful boats and people who collect certain rubbish at the water's edge, which can be sold. Much of the trash is completely useless for resale.

Samu (right) is the oldest in the photo among boys and men, who live here at Aberdeen Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone.Rich and poor live side by side in Freetown, also here at Aberdeen Bay. Here you can see both beautiful boats and people who collect certain rubbish at the water's edge, which can be sold. Much of the trash is completely useless for resale.

Two boys living at Aberdeen Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone.Rich and poor live side by side in Freetown, also here at Aberdeen Bay. Here you can see both beautiful boats and people who collect certain rubbish at the water's edge, which can be sold. Much of the trash is completely useless for resale.

The entrance to one of the capital, Freetown’s, official waste sites in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Here the waste is piled up, many meters high. People and pigs move around in the waste. Some waste can be sold, but most of it is useless. There is a lack of proper incineration plants, general waste management with bins and the possibility to recycle plastic in the country.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) collaborates with World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Skill Pool Sierra Leone to find new alternative and improved solutions for waste management.

The entrance to one of the capital, Freetown’s, official waste sites in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Here the waste is piled up, many meters high. People and pigs move around in the waste. Some waste can be sold, but most of it is useless. There is a lack of proper incineration plants, general waste management with bins and the possibility to recycle plastic in the country.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) collaborates with World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Skill Pool Sierra Leone to find new alternative and improved solutions for waste management.

The entrance to one of the capital, Freetown’s, official waste sites in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Here the waste is piled up, many meters high. People and pigs move around in the waste. Some waste can be sold, but most of it is useless. There is a lack of proper incineration plants, general waste management with bins and the possibility to recycle plastic in the country.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) collaborates with World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Skill Pool Sierra Leone to find new alternative and improved solutions for waste management.

The entrance to one of the capital, Freetown’s, official waste sites in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Here the waste is piled up, many meters high. People and pigs move around in the waste. Some waste can be sold, but most of it is useless. There is a lack of proper incineration plants, general waste management with bins and the possibility to recycle plastic in the country.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) collaborates with World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Skill Pool Sierra Leone to find new alternative and improved solutions for waste management.

A young woman and mother, with her child, is being portrayed in the Pottor community, in Freetown, where people live side by side with possible flooding in their urban area. The woman and her family's home are full of holes in the ceiling. Their surrounding canal is often overrun by water when there is a rainy season for three months of the year, as during this period, and the water spreads to their homes. They have tried to put their freezer, furniture, bed, cupboards, everything, on higher foundations, so that it will not be damaged by the water.

When the rain falls, usually for long periods over hours at night, no one sleeps because they have to see how the water from the sky and the floods from the canals spread in these homes, which are not resistant enough to heavy rains, so that they can protect it. People are afraid of the rain in this urban area.

Many women have children at a young age in Sierra Leone. This is among others because you have no access to contraception, free abortion, ignorance and exploitation.

The rain is falling in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown. When the rain falls, usually for long periods over hours at night, no one sleeps because they have to see how the water from the sky and the floods from the canals spread in these homes, which are not resistant enough to heavy rains, so that they can protect it. People are afraid of the rain in this urban area.

Freetown in Sierra Leone is located in a valley. Therefore, the water always seeks downwards towards the city. Many people from Sierra Leone move away from the country and into the capital, Freetown, in search of the dream of a better life. Poverty is everywhere in Sierra Leone's rural and urban areas.

Almost 8.5 million people live in Sierra Leone, which is one of the world's ten poorest countries. Sierra Leone is part of West Africa. Everywhere, you see marks from the rain.

The rain is falling in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown. When the rain falls, usually for long periods over hours at night, no one sleeps because they have to see how the water from the sky and the floods from the canals spread in these homes, which are not resistant enough to heavy rains, so that they can protect it. People are afraid of the rain in this urban area.

Freetown in Sierra Leone is located in a valley. Therefore, the water always seeks downwards towards the city. Many people from Sierra Leone move away from the country and into the capital, Freetown, in search of the dream of a better life. Poverty is everywhere in Sierra Leone's rural and urban areas.

Almost 8.5 million people live in Sierra Leone, which is one of the world's ten poorest countries. Sierra Leone is part of West Africa. Everywhere, you see marks from the rain.

The rain is falling in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown. When the rain falls, usually for long periods over hours at night, no one sleeps because they have to see how the water from the sky and the floods from the canals spread in these homes, which are not resistant enough to heavy rains, so that they can protect it. People are afraid of the rain in this urban area.

Freetown in Sierra Leone is located in a valley. Therefore, the water always seeks downwards towards the city. Many people from Sierra Leone move away from the country and into the capital, Freetown, in search of the dream of a better life. Poverty is everywhere in Sierra Leone's rural and urban areas.

Almost 8.5 million people live in Sierra Leone, which is one of the world's ten poorest countries. Sierra Leone is part of West Africa. Everywhere, you see marks from the rain.

The rain is falling in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown. When the rain falls, usually for long periods over hours at night, no one sleeps because they have to see how the water from the sky and the floods from the canals spread in these homes, which are not resistant enough to heavy rains, so that they can protect it. People are afraid of the rain in this urban area.

Freetown in Sierra Leone is located in a valley. Therefore, the water always seeks downwards towards the city. Many people from Sierra Leone move away from the country and into the capital, Freetown, in search of the dream of a better life. Poverty is everywhere in Sierra Leone's rural and urban areas.

Almost 8.5 million people live in Sierra Leone, which is one of the world's ten poorest countries. Sierra Leone is part of West Africa. Everywhere, you see marks from the rain.

A man collects garbage in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The garbage mixes with the water, everywhere. There is a very limited recycling system in the country, and you don't see any garbage cans in the country, so people often throw garbage in such places.

The man is looking for trash that he can resell. Much of it he cannot sell. It is primarily plastic bottles that can be sold.

A canal overflowing with trash and debris in the capital, Freetown. The bureaucratic challenges are some of the biggest challenges for an NGO or company in Sierra Leone. It can be difficult to get a proposal implemented and get it done. There are many levels of decision making the proposal must go through at the government. The country is one of the world's ten poorest, so where the funds are invested may be defined according to where it is considered most important. At other times, NGOs are very surprised by the government's decisions about where they have prioritized their finances.

An NGO such as World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) in collaboration with Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) hopes that the government can take over their current and previous projects that they can carry on, further engage in and have full responsibility for it. There must be wages for those who continue to work on the projects.

An NGO such as Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) often gets funding to build projects where it is hoped that the authorities can later be involved in the process, where they pay for the maintenance. It is often complex - sometimes it succeeds, other times it takes a long time for the projects to come to fruition, and other times, the measures are not implemented.

A boy walks at a canal overflowing with trash and debris in the capital, Freetown. The bureaucratic challenges are some of the biggest challenges for an NGO or company in Sierra Leone. It can be difficult to get a proposal implemented and get it done. There are many levels of decision making the proposal must go through at the government. The country is one of the world's ten poorest, so where the funds are invested may be defined according to where it is considered most important. At other times, NGOs are very surprised by the government's decisions about where they have prioritized their finances.

An NGO such as World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) in collaboration with Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) hopes that the government can take over their current and previous projects that they can carry on, further engage in and have full responsibility for it. There must be wages for those who continue to work on the projects.

An NGO such as Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) often gets funding to build projects where it is hoped that the authorities can later be involved in the process, where they pay for the maintenance. It is often complex - sometimes it succeeds, other times it takes a long time for the projects to come to fruition, and other times, the measures are not implemented.

The wall of a home shows, with its dark color, how high the water level rises when the floods hit this area of the capital, Freetown. The bureaucratic challenges are some of the biggest challenges for an NGO or company in Sierra Leone. It can be difficult to get a proposal implemented and get it done. There are many levels of decision making the proposal must go through at the government. The country is one of the world's ten poorest, so where the funds are invested may be defined according to where it is considered most important. At other times, NGOs are very surprised by the government's decisions about where they have prioritized their finances.

An NGO such as World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) in collaboration with Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) hopes that the government can take over their current and previous projects that they can carry on, further engage in and have full responsibility for it. There must be wages for those who continue to work on the projects.

An NGO such as Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) often gets funding to build projects where it is hoped that the authorities can later be involved in the process, where they pay for the maintenance. It is often complex - sometimes it succeeds, other times it takes a long time for the projects to come to fruition, and other times, the measures are not implemented.

The remains of water from a flood in the capital, Freetown. The bureaucratic challenges are some of the biggest challenges for an NGO or company in Sierra Leone. It can be difficult to get a proposal implemented and get it done. There are many levels of decision making the proposal must go through at the government. The country is one of the world's ten poorest, so where the funds are invested may be defined according to where it is considered most important. At other times, NGOs are very surprised by the government's decisions about where they have prioritized their finances.

An NGO such as World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) in collaboration with Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) hopes that the government can take over their current and previous projects that they can carry on, further engage in and have full responsibility for it. There must be wages for those who continue to work on the projects.

An NGO such as Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) often gets funding to build projects where it is hoped that the authorities can later be involved in the process, where they pay for the maintenance. It is often complex - sometimes it succeeds, other times it takes a long time for the projects to come to fruition, and other times, the measures are not implemented.

A girl walks across the river that runs between two urban areas in Freetown, Sierra Leone. There is only one bridge connecting them. The locals hope that more bridges will be built. The reason is that when the rain falls heavily, the city area on the left side, where the girl comes from and lives, has difficulty enduring the rain. There, their home is quickly flooded. The bridges can help locals to move quickly to other houses in the urban area on the right, to get shelter from the rain.

The girl looking into the camera lives with her two brothers and mother by a river that runs between two urban areas in Freetown, Sierra Leone. There is only one bridge connecting them. The locals hope that more bridges will be built. The reason is that when the rain falls heavily, the city area on the left side, where the girl comes from and lives, has difficulty enduring the rain. There, their home is quickly flooded. The bridges can help locals to move quickly to other houses in the urban area on the right, to get shelter from the rain.

The government has built a large canal in one of Freetown's districts as in the picture, but the economy has let up and, according to employees from World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) who know the area, they cannot afford to build further on the canal . This means that those who live just on the other side of the constructed canal have a far greater chance of their homes being flooded.

People often die from the water from the floods, as they bring cold and disease to the population, with large amounts of water spreading to their homes and into the resources of their urban areas.

A family is portrayed at their home in an area that is often affected by flooding, with water moving into their home in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Many people set up their furniture on elevations such as tables, so that they can be saved from the water. The rainy season will last three months in a row in 2023. It is dynamic - previously there were two rainy seasons a year.

A group of girls walk around a river collecting water in buckets. This area differs from many others as the flooding is not as bad as most other canals and urban areas in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

A group of people, most of whom live in the area, talking together and hanging out, while some are washing clothes by the river. This area differs from many others as the flooding is not as bad as most other canals and urban areas in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

A group of elderly men who are leaders in this local area are walking along the river. This area differs from many others as the flooding is not as bad as most other canals and urban areas in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

A massive pothole has spread by the road in an urban area of Freetown, Sierra Leone. It is feared that it will reach all the way through the current road and that it will therefore be impossible to cross this road. Employees of Skill Pool Sierra Leone and World Hope International (WIH Sierra Leone) show Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) the site with the hope that a technical way to solve the challenge will be found, so that the possibility of movement can be preserved on the road.

The road that connects the city the other way around is very long.

An elderly woman walks with an umbrella over her head from the rain as a massive pothole has spread by the road in an urban area of Freetown, Sierra Leone. It is feared that it will reach all the way through the current road and that it will therefore be impossible to cross this road. Employees of Skill Pool Sierra Leone and World Hope International (WIH Sierra Leone) show Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) the site with the hope that a technical way to solve the challenge will be found, so that the possibility of movement can be preserved on the road.

The road that connects the city the other way around is very long.

A young woman sits by her home, by a massive pothole that has spread by the road in an urban area of Freetown, Sierra Leone. It is feared that it will reach all the way through the current road and that it will therefore be impossible to cross this road. Employees of Skill Pool Sierra Leone and World Hope International (WIH Sierra Leone) show Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) the site with the hope that a technical way to solve the challenge will be found, so that the possibility of movement can be preserved on the road.

The road that connects the city the other way around is very long.

Street scene in Freetown, in the country of Sierra Leone, West Africa, seen through a windshield. According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Sierra Leone is among the countries in the world with the absolute lowest average life expectancy, where the combined age for women and men is 55.92 years.

The average age is 20.3 years.

Portrait of Meshel Sammah Bangura. He is the leader of the climate adaptation project in his area of residence, at Kaningo River Creek. They have big challenges here. His own home is often flooded, as are several others.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) is told by Meshel Sammah Bangura how it is. Engineers Without Borders goes on field visits to find out how their climate adaptation projects are progressing in areas of the capital, Freetown. The organization offers finance, professional knowledge and cooperation, so that in the local areas important initiatives can be improved and built, such as sanitary conditions, access to water, the construction of canals and health centers, so that the basis is in place for locals from Sierra Leone to get the profits to fight for a better life.

A man lifts sandbags from the river, which he will use to build a new home. It often happens that houses collapse from the floods.

Meshel Sammah Bangura is the leader of the climate adaptation project in this area of residence, at Kaningo River Creek. They have big challenges here. His own home is often flooded, as are several others.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) is told by Meshel Sammah Bangura how it is. Engineers Without Borders goes on field visits to find out how their climate adaptation projects are progressing in areas of the capital, Freetown. The organization offers finance, professional knowledge and cooperation, so that in the local areas important initiatives can be improved and built, such as sanitary conditions, access to water, the construction of canals and health centers, so that the basis is in place for locals from Sierra Leone to get the profits to fight for a better life.

A waste site in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

A man washes clothes in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He stands up to allow himself to be portrayed.

Meshel Sammah Bangura (center) is the leader of the climate adaptation project in this area of residence, at Kaningo River Creek. They have big challenges here. His own home is often flooded, as are several others.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) is told by Abdul Karim Turay (left) and Meshel Sammah Bangura how it is. Engineers Without Borders goes on field visits to find out how their climate adaptation projects are progressing in areas of the capital, Freetown. The organization offers finance, professional knowledge and cooperation, so that in the local areas important initiatives can be improved and built, such as sanitary conditions, access to water, the construction of canals and health centers, so that the basis is in place for locals from Sierra Leone to get the profits to fight for a better life.

The bridge the girls cross collapses once a year during floods in Freetown, Sierra Leone. So they have to build a new one every year. It is the only direct connection to the other district, between the two. Otherwise, you have to go far around. The bridge is not so friendly for children or people with disabilities.

A very poor area in Sierra Leone where the lake and river are stuffed with plastic bottles. A man stands by a tin shed, slightly sheltered from the rain.

In the latest overview of development made by the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, Sierra Leone was number 181 out of 191 countries.

A very poor area in Freetown, Sierra Leone where the lake and river are stuffed with plastic bottles.

In the latest overview of development made by the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, Sierra Leone was number 181 out of 191 countries.

A very poor area in Freetown, Sierra Leone where the lake and river are stuffed with plastic bottles.

In the latest overview of development made by the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, Sierra Leone was number 181 out of 191 countries.

A very poor area in Freetown, Sierra Leone where the lake and river are stuffed with plastic bottles.

In the latest overview of development made by the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, Sierra Leone was number 181 out of 191 countries.

A very poor area in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Two women, one older and one younger, rush inside as the rain falls. Their local lake and river, just around the corner, are stuffed with plastic bottles.

In the latest overview of development made by the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, Sierra Leone was number 181 out of 191 countries.

A very poor area in Freetown, Sierra Leone. A man runs away as the rain falls. Their local lake and river nearby are stuffed with plastic bottles.

In the latest overview of development made by the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, Sierra Leone was number 181 out of 191 countries.

A very poor area in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Their local lake and river nearby are stuffed with plastic bottles.

In the latest overview of development made by the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, Sierra Leone was number 181 out of 191 countries.

A very poor area in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Here the rain falls in large quantities and floods the homes.

In the latest overview of development made by the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, Sierra Leone was number 181 out of 191 countries.

A very poor area in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Here the rain falls in large quantities and floods the homes.

In the latest overview of development made by the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, Sierra Leone was number 181 out of 191 countries.

A very poor area in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Here the rain falls in large quantities and floods the homes.

In the latest overview of development made by the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, Sierra Leone was number 181 out of 191 countries.

A very poor area in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Here the rain falls in large quantities and floods the homes.

In the latest overview of development made by the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, Sierra Leone was number 181 out of 191 countries.

The “Mile 91” road leads to Kenema from Freetown. Kenema is located opposite Freetown, to the southeast, close to neighboring Liberia.

The “Mile 91” road leads to Kenema from Freetown. Kenema is located opposite Freetown, to the southeast, close to neighboring Liberia.

The “Mile 91” road leads to Kenema from Freetown. Kenema is located opposite Freetown, to the southeast, close to neighboring Liberia.

The “Mile 91” road leads to Kenema from Freetown. Kenema is located opposite Freetown, to the southeast, close to neighboring Liberia.

The “Mile 91” road leads to Kenema from Freetown. Kenema is located opposite Freetown, to the southeast, close to neighboring Liberia. China has contributed to the country's roads, but it is also exclusively China that receives payment from the citizens' journeys on the roads, where there is a toll, all the way.

The civil war in Sierra Leone from 1991-2002 was between the government and the rebel group RUF. People were killed brutally with machetes. The reason why the civil war broke out was internal disputes and also about the securing of diamonds, which also had the interest of external countries. You still see people with arms that have been amputated with machetes if they opposed the rebel movement RUF. It symbolized the hand you vote with.

Child soldiers were also included on both sides. Officially, the government did not have child soldiers. Subsequently, there have been rehabilitation programs for the child soldiers, so that they could get a new profession, such as a motorcycle taxi driver.

It has been over 20 years since the civil war ended and took place, but they have not managed to rebuild the country. Here, i.a. supplies Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) with water supply, on a smaller scale, where they have not been able to provide that construction from the state's side.

The “Mile 91” road leads to Kenema from Freetown. Kenema is located opposite Freetown, to the southeast, close to neighboring Liberia. China has contributed to the country's roads, but it is also exclusively China that receives payment from the citizens' journeys on the roads, where there is a toll, all the way.

The civil war in Sierra Leone from 1991-2002 was between the government and the rebel group RUF. People were killed brutally with machetes. The reason why the civil war broke out was internal disputes and also about the securing of diamonds, which also had the interest of external countries. You still see people with arms that have been amputated with machetes if they opposed the rebel movement RUF. It symbolized the hand you vote with.

Child soldiers were also included on both sides. Officially, the government did not have child soldiers. Subsequently, there have been rehabilitation programs for the child soldiers, so that they could get a new profession, such as a motorcycle taxi driver.

It has been over 20 years since the civil war ended and took place, but they have not managed to rebuild the country. Here, i.a. supplies Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) with water supply, on a smaller scale, where they have not been able to provide that construction from the state's side.

The “Mile 91” road leads to Kenema from Freetown. Kenema is located opposite Freetown, to the southeast, close to neighboring Liberia. China has contributed to the country's roads, but it is also exclusively China that receives payment from the citizens' journeys on the roads, where there is a toll, all the way.

The civil war in Sierra Leone from 1991-2002 was between the government and the rebel group RUF. People were killed brutally with machetes. The reason why the civil war broke out was internal disputes and also about the securing of diamonds, which also had the interest of external countries. You still see people with arms that have been amputated with machetes if they opposed the rebel movement RUF. It symbolized the hand you vote with.

Child soldiers were also included on both sides. Officially, the government did not have child soldiers. Subsequently, there have been rehabilitation programs for the child soldiers, so that they could get a new profession, such as a motorcycle taxi driver.

It has been over 20 years since the civil war ended and took place, but they have not managed to rebuild the country. Here, i.a. supplies Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) with water supply, on a smaller scale, where they have not been able to provide that construction from the state's side.

Women, men, children and families come walking with all kinds of things through the rain along the "Mile 91" road that leads to Kenema from Freetown. Kenema is located opposite Freetown, to the southeast, close to neighboring Liberia. China has contributed to the country's roads, but it is also exclusively China that receives payment from the citizens' journeys on the roads, where there is a toll, all the way.

The civil war in Sierra Leone from 1991-2002 was between the government and the rebel group RUF. People were killed brutally with machetes. The reason why the civil war broke out was internal disputes and also about the securing of diamonds, which also had the interest of external countries. You still see people with arms that have been amputated with machetes if they opposed the rebel movement RUF. It symbolized the hand you vote with.

Child soldiers were also included on both sides. Officially, the government did not have child soldiers. Subsequently, there have been rehabilitation programs for the child soldiers, so that they could get a new profession, such as a motorcycle taxi driver.

It has been over 20 years since the civil war ended and took place, but they have not managed to rebuild the country. Here, i.a. supplies Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) with water supply, on a smaller scale, where they have not been able to provide that construction from the state's side.

Women, men, children and families come walking with all kinds of things through the rain along the "Mile 91" road that leads to Kenema from Freetown. Kenema is located opposite Freetown, to the southeast, close to neighboring Liberia. China has contributed to the country's roads, but it is also exclusively China that receives payment from the citizens' journeys on the roads, where there is a toll, all the way.

The civil war in Sierra Leone from 1991-2002 was between the government and the rebel group RUF. People were killed brutally with machetes. The reason why the civil war broke out was internal disputes and also about the securing of diamonds, which also had the interest of external countries. You still see people with arms that have been amputated with machetes if they opposed the rebel movement RUF. It symbolized the hand you vote with.

Child soldiers were also included on both sides. Officially, the government did not have child soldiers. Subsequently, there have been rehabilitation programs for the child soldiers, so that they could get a new profession, such as a motorcycle taxi driver.

It has been over 20 years since the civil war ended and took place, but they have not managed to rebuild the country. Here, i.a. supplies Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) with water supply, on a smaller scale, where they have not been able to provide that construction from the state's side.

The “Mile 91” road leads to Kenema from Freetown. Kenema is located opposite Freetown, to the southeast, close to neighboring Liberia. China has contributed to the country's roads, but it is also exclusively China that receives payment from the citizens' journeys on the roads, where there is a toll, all the way.

The civil war in Sierra Leone from 1991-2002 was between the government and the rebel group RUF. People were killed brutally with machetes. The reason why the civil war broke out was internal disputes and also about the securing of diamonds, which also had the interest of external countries. You still see people with arms that have been amputated with machetes if they opposed the rebel movement RUF. It symbolized the hand you vote with.

Child soldiers were also included on both sides. Officially, the government did not have child soldiers. Subsequently, there have been rehabilitation programs for the child soldiers, so that they could get a new profession, such as a motorcycle taxi driver.

It has been over 20 years since the civil war ended and took place, but they have not managed to rebuild the country. Here, i.a. supplies Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) with water supply, on a smaller scale, where they have not been able to provide that construction from the state's side.

Women, men, children and families come walking with all kinds of things through the rain along the "Mile 91" road that leads to Kenema from Freetown. Kenema is located opposite Freetown, to the southeast, close to neighboring Liberia. China has contributed to the country's roads, but it is also exclusively China that receives payment from the citizens' journeys on the roads, where there is a toll, all the way.

The civil war in Sierra Leone from 1991-2002 was between the government and the rebel group RUF. People were killed brutally with machetes. The reason why the civil war broke out was internal disputes and also about the securing of diamonds, which also had the interest of external countries. You still see people with arms that have been amputated with machetes if they opposed the rebel movement RUF. It symbolized the hand you vote with.

Child soldiers were also included on both sides. Officially, the government did not have child soldiers. Subsequently, there have been rehabilitation programs for the child soldiers, so that they could get a new profession, such as a motorcycle taxi driver.

It has been over 20 years since the civil war ended and took place, but they have not managed to rebuild the country. Here, i.a. supplies Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) with water supply, on a smaller scale, where they have not been able to provide that construction from the state's side.

The “Mile 91” road leads to Kenema from Freetown. Kenema is located opposite Freetown, to the southeast, close to neighboring Liberia. China has contributed to the country's roads, but it is also exclusively China that receives payment from the citizens' journeys on the roads, where there is a toll, all the way.

The civil war in Sierra Leone from 1991-2002 was between the government and the rebel group RUF. People were killed brutally with machetes. The reason why the civil war broke out was internal disputes and also about the securing of diamonds, which also had the interest of external countries. You still see people with arms that have been amputated with machetes if they opposed the rebel movement RUF. It symbolized the hand you vote with.

Child soldiers were also included on both sides. Officially, the government did not have child soldiers. Subsequently, there have been rehabilitation programs for the child soldiers, so that they could get a new profession, such as a motorcycle taxi driver.

It has been over 20 years since the civil war ended and took place, but they have not managed to rebuild the country. Here, i.a. supplies Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) with water supply, on a smaller scale, where they have not been able to provide that construction from the state's side.

Portrait of Mohammed Rujas (37). He lives in the Kpai community, which is hit hard by floods when it rains. The Kpai community is located in the southeast of Sierra Leone, not far from the third largest city, Kenema, close to the border with neighboring Liberia.

When it rains, it only takes two hours before the water is up to a grown man's knees. There are many children, and this village is clearly affected by the unstable rainy season. Canals are built, which are very hard to create, to direct the water out of the village.

Houses often collapse when the rain and windstorms hit hardest. Floods with soil that moves with the water become mudslides and can remove the foundation on that, which is not strong enough.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) and World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) collaborate with SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), which is based in Kenema, to help the villages around Kenema. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has received fund support of 580.000 Dollars in Denmark to help 50 village areas at Kenema.

Children stand in front of a house in the Kpai community, which is badly affected by floods when it rains. The Kpai community is located in the southeast of Sierra Leone, not far from the third largest city, Kenema, close to the border with neighboring Liberia.

When it rains, it only takes two hours before the water is up to a grown man's knees. There are many children, and this village is clearly affected by the unstable rainy season. Canals are built, which are very hard to create, to direct the water out of the village.

Houses often collapse when the rain and windstorms hit hardest. Floods with soil that moves with the water become mudslides and can remove the foundation on that, which is not strong enough.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) and World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) collaborate with SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), which is based in Kenema, to help the villages around Kenema. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has received fund support of 580.000 Dollars in Denmark to help 50 village areas at Kenema.

Workers from World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) (left) and SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) (center) are in the Kpai community, which they visit because it is badly affected by floods when it rains. The Kpai community is located in the southeast of Sierra Leone, not far from the third largest city, Kenema, close to the border with neighboring Liberia.

When it rains, it only takes two hours before the water is up to a grown man's knees. There are many children, and this village is clearly affected by the unstable rainy season. Canals are built, which are very hard to create, to direct the water out of the village.

Houses often collapse when the rain and windstorms hit hardest. Floods with soil that moves with the water become mudslides and can remove the foundation on that, which is not strong enough.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) and World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) collaborate with SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), which is based in Kenema, to help the villages around Kenema. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has received fund support of 580.000 Dollars in Denmark to help 50 village areas at Kenema.

Kpai community is badly affected by floods when it rains. The Kpai community is located in the southeast of Sierra Leone, not far from the third largest city, Kenema, close to the border with neighboring Liberia.

When it rains, it only takes two hours before the water is up to a grown man's knees. There are many children, and this village is clearly affected by the unstable rainy season. Canals are built, which are very hard to create, to direct the water out of the village.

Houses often collapse when the rain and windstorms hit hardest. Floods with soil that moves with the water become mudslides and can remove the foundation on that, which is not strong enough.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) and World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) collaborate with SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), which is based in Kenema, to help the villages around Kenema. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has received fund support of 580.000 Dollars in Denmark to help 50 village areas at Kenema.

Kpai community is badly affected by floods when it rains. The Kpai community is located in the southeast of Sierra Leone, not far from the third largest city, Kenema, close to the border with neighboring Liberia.

When it rains, it only takes two hours before the water is up to a grown man's knees. There are many children, and this village is clearly affected by the unstable rainy season. Canals are built, which are very hard to create, to direct the water out of the village.

Houses often collapse when the rain and windstorms hit hardest. Floods with soil that moves with the water become mudslides and can remove the foundation on that, which is not strong enough.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) and World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) collaborate with SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), which is based in Kenema, to help the villages around Kenema. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has received fund support of 580.000 Dollars in Denmark to help 50 village areas at Kenema.

Kpai community is badly affected by floods when it rains. The Kpai community is located in the southeast of Sierra Leone, not far from the third largest city, Kenema, close to the border with neighboring Liberia.

When it rains, it only takes two hours before the water is up to a grown man's knees. There are many children, and this village is clearly affected by the unstable rainy season. Canals are built, which are very hard to create, to direct the water out of the village.

Houses often collapse when the rain and windstorms hit hardest. Floods with soil that moves with the water become mudslides and can remove the foundation on that, which is not strong enough.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) and World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) collaborate with SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), which is based in Kenema, to help the villages around Kenema. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has received fund support of 580.000 Dollars in Denmark to help 50 village areas at Kenema.

Children move around their village, the Kpai community, which is hit hard by floods when it rains. The Kpai community is located in the southeast of Sierra Leone, not far from the third largest city, Kenema, close to the border with neighboring Liberia.

When it rains, it only takes two hours before the water is up to a grown man's knees. There are many children, and this village is clearly affected by the unstable rainy season. Canals are built, which are very hard to create, to direct the water out of the village.

Houses often collapse when the rain and windstorms hit hardest. Floods with soil that moves with the water become mudslides and can remove the foundation on that, which is not strong enough.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) and World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) collaborate with SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), which is based in Kenema, to help the villages around Kenema. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has received fund support of 580.000 Dollars in Denmark to help 50 village areas at Kenema.

Children allow themselves to be portrayed in their village, the Kpai community, which is badly affected by floods when it rains. The Kpai community is located in the southeast of Sierra Leone, not far from the third largest city, Kenema, close to the border with neighboring Liberia.

When it rains, it only takes two hours before the water is up to a grown man's knees. There are many children, and this village is clearly affected by the unstable rainy season. Canals are built, which are very hard to create, to direct the water out of the village.

Houses often collapse when the rain and windstorms hit hardest. Floods with soil that moves with the water become mudslides and can remove the foundation on that, which is not strong enough.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) and World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) collaborate with SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), which is based in Kenema, to help the villages around Kenema. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has received fund support of 580.000 Dollars in Denmark to help 50 village areas at Kenema.

Local leaders in the Kpai community, employees from SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) talk together about the challenges of the Kpai community, which they visit because it is being hit hard of flooding when it rains. The Kpai community is located in the southeast of Sierra Leone, not far from the third largest city, Kenema, close to the border with neighboring Liberia.

When it rains, it only takes two hours before the water is up to a grown man's knees. There are many children, and this village is clearly affected by the unstable rainy season. Canals are built, which are very hard to create, to direct the water out of the village.

Houses often collapse when the rain and windstorms hit hardest. Floods with soil that moves with the water become mudslides and can remove the foundation on that, which is not strong enough.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) and World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) collaborate with SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), which is based in Kenema, to help the villages around Kenema. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has received fund support of 580.000 Dollars in Denmark to help 50 village areas at Kenema.

Residents allow themselves to be portrayed in the village of Kpai community, which is hit hard by floods when it rains. The Kpai community is located in the southeast of Sierra Leone, not far from the third largest city, Kenema, close to the border with neighboring Liberia.

When it rains, it only takes two hours before the water is up to a grown man's knees. There are many children, and this village is clearly affected by the unstable rainy season. Canals are built, which are very hard to create, to direct the water out of the village.

Houses often collapse when the rain and windstorms hit hardest. Floods with soil that moves with the water become mudslides and can remove the foundation on that, which is not strong enough.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) and World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) collaborate with SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), which is based in Kenema, to help the villages around Kenema. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has received fund support of 580.000 Dollars in Denmark to help 50 village areas at Kenema.

Children and adults move around their village, the Kpai community, which is hit hard by floods when it rains. The Kpai community is located in the southeast of Sierra Leone, not far from the third largest city, Kenema, close to the border with neighboring Liberia.

When it rains, it only takes two hours before the water is up to a grown man's knees. There are many children, and this village is clearly affected by the unstable rainy season. Canals are built, which are very hard to create, to direct the water out of the village.

Houses often collapse when the rain and windstorms hit hardest. Floods with soil that moves with the water become mudslides and can remove the foundation on that, which is not strong enough.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) and World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) collaborate with SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), which is based in Kenema, to help the villages around Kenema. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has received fund support of 580.000 Dollars in Denmark to help 50 village areas at Kenema.

Kpai community is badly affected by floods when it rains. The Kpai community is located in the southeast of Sierra Leone, not far from the third largest city, Kenema, close to the border with neighboring Liberia.

When it rains, it only takes two hours before the water is up to a grown man's knees. There are many children, and this village is clearly affected by the unstable rainy season. Canals are built, which are very hard to create, to direct the water out of the village.

Houses often collapse when the rain and windstorms hit hardest. Floods with soil that moves with the water become mudslides and can remove the foundation on that, which is not strong enough.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) and World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) collaborate with SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), which is based in Kenema, to help the villages around Kenema. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has received fund support of 580.000 Dollars in Denmark to help 50 village areas at Kenema.

The Lamba Yama community recently experienced water flooding their fields, coming all the way over the village barriers at their river and into their houses. The village is also hit by windstorms, which destroy their houses. Lamba Yama is also close to Kenema, and is among the 50 villages, that Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK), SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) and World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) collaborate to help, where overall they have been supported with 580.000 Dollars in fund support to help create access to water, build the capacity of the village population with knowledge of self-help in the event of climate change, as well as create dialogue between the local people and the NGOs, so that they can be informed continuously, about the development in the village, in order to be able to meet future challenges.

The Lamba Yama community recently experienced water flooding their fields, coming all the way over the village barriers at their river and into their houses. The village is also hit by windstorms, which destroy their houses. Lamba Yama is also close to Kenema, and is among the 50 villages, that Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK), SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) and World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) collaborate to help, where overall they have been supported with 580.000 Dollars in fund support to help create access to water, build the capacity of the village population with knowledge of self-help in the event of climate change, as well as create dialogue between the local people and the NGOs, so that they can be informed continuously, about the development in the village, in order to be able to meet future challenges.

The Lamba Yama community recently experienced water flooding their fields, coming all the way over the village barriers at their river and into their houses. The village is also hit by windstorms, which destroy their houses. Lamba Yama is also close to Kenema, and is among the 50 villages, that Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK), SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) and World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) collaborate to help, where overall they have been supported with 580.000 Dollars in fund support to help create access to water, build the capacity of the village population with knowledge of self-help in the event of climate change, as well as create dialogue between the local people and the NGOs, so that they can be informed continuously, about the development in the village, in order to be able to meet future challenges.

Portrait of Yennen Janneh (43), who lives in the Lamba Yama community and recently experienced water flooding their fields, coming all the way over the village barriers at their river and into their houses. According to Yennen, the water went to her stomach. The village is also hit by windstorms, which destroy their houses. Lamba Yama is also close to Kenema, and is among the 50 villages, that Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK), SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) and World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) collaborate to help, where overall they have been supported with 580.000 Dollars in fund support to help create access to water, build the capacity of the village population with knowledge of self-help in the event of climate change, as well as create dialogue between the local people and the NGOs, so that they can be informed continuously, about the development in the village, in order to be able to meet future challenges.

The Lamba Yama community recently experienced water flooding their fields, coming all the way over the village barriers at their river and into their houses. The village is also hit by windstorms, which destroy their houses. Lamba Yama is also close to Kenema, and is among the 50 villages, that Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK), SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) and World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) collaborate to help, where overall they have been supported with 580.000 Dollars in fund support to help create access to water, build the capacity of the village population with knowledge of self-help in the event of climate change, as well as create dialogue between the local people and the NGOs, so that they can be informed continuously, about the development in the village, in order to be able to meet future challenges.

Portrait of Kadi with her child, who live in the Lamba Yama community, where they recently experienced water flooding their fields, coming all the way over the village barriers at their river into their houses. In this area, the water was knee-deep. The village is also hit by windstorms, which destroy their houses. Lamba Yama is also close to Kenema, and is among the 50 villages, that Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK), SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) and World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) collaborate to help, where overall they have been supported with 580.000 Dollars in fund support to help create access to water, build the capacity of the village population with knowledge of self-help in the event of climate change, as well as create dialogue between the local people and the NGOs, so that they can be informed continuously, about the development in the village, in order to be able to meet future challenges.

Portrait of three children, who live in Lamba Yama, Sierra Leone. The Lamba Yama community recently experienced water flooding their fields, coming all the way over the village barriers at their river and into their houses. The village is also hit by windstorms, which destroy their houses. Lamba Yama is also close to Kenema, and is among the 50 villages, that Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK), SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) and World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) collaborate to help, where overall they have been supported with 580.000 Dollars in fund support to help create access to water, build the capacity of the village population with knowledge of self-help in the event of climate change, as well as create dialogue between the local people and the NGOs, so that they can be informed continuously, about the development in the village, in order to be able to meet future challenges.

The Lamba Yama community recently experienced water flooding their fields, coming all the way over the village barriers at their river and into their houses. The village is also hit by windstorms, which destroy their houses. Lamba Yama is also close to Kenema, and is among the 50 villages, that Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK), SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) and World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) collaborate to help, where overall they have been supported with 580.000 Dollars in fund support to help create access to water, build the capacity of the village population with knowledge of self-help in the event of climate change, as well as create dialogue between the local people and the NGOs, so that they can be informed continuously, about the development in the village, in order to be able to meet future challenges.

A child looking from its home in the Lamba Yama community, who recently saw water flooding their fields, made it all the way over the village barriers at their river and into their houses. The village is also hit by windstorms, which destroy their houses. Lamba Yama is also close to Kenema, and is among the 50 villages, that Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK), SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) and World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) collaborate to help, where overall they have been supported with 580.000 Dollars in fund support to help create access to water, build the capacity of the village population with knowledge of self-help in the event of climate change, as well as create dialogue between the local people and the NGOs, so that they can be informed continuously, about the development in the village, in order to be able to meet future challenges.

The Lamba Yama community recently experienced water flooding their fields, coming all the way over the village barriers at their river and into their houses. The village is also hit by windstorms, which destroy their houses. Lamba Yama is also close to Kenema, and is among the 50 villages, that Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK), SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) and World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) collaborate to help, where overall they have been supported with 580.000 Dollars in fund support to help create access to water, build the capacity of the village population with knowledge of self-help in the event of climate change, as well as create dialogue between the local people and the NGOs, so that they can be informed continuously, about the development in the village, in order to be able to meet future challenges.

Employees from Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK), SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Skill Pool Sierra Leone are on their way to the village of Madina to make field visits. They have driven from Kenema, the third largest city in Sierra Leone. Along the way, they stall several times, as after the rain there has been a lot of mud on the roads, which are already very little developed, where you can quickly stall.

Several residents of villages from different areas come over and help get the car back on track every time it stalls, and the car ends up being freed and running, every time.

The road to Madina from Kenema, Sierra Leone, close to neighboring country Liberia. Employees from Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK), SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Skill Pool Sierra Leone are on their way to the village of Madina to make field visits. They have driven from Kenema, the third largest city in Sierra Leone. Along the way, they stall several times, as after the rain there has been a lot of mud on the roads, which are already very little developed, where you can quickly stall.

Several residents of villages from different areas come over and help get the car back on track every time it stalls, and the car ends up being freed and running, every time.

Employees from Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK), SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Skill Pool Sierra Leone are on their way to the village of Madina to make field visits. They have driven from Kenema, the third largest city in Sierra Leone. Along the way, they stall several times, as after the rain there has been a lot of mud on the roads, which are already very little developed, where you can quickly stall.

Several residents of villages from different areas come over and help get the car back on track every time it stalls, and the car ends up being freed and running, every time.

The forest at Madina, Sierra Leone, close to neighboring country Liberia, West Africa. The rainforest areas are intensely nature, where the village of Madina is particularly challenged with floods and windstorms. The houses in Madina are already not robust enough to withstand a climate that is wilder than it should naturally be. The leader and chief of the village is blind, but has a special radiance and understanding. Madina is a quiet place where the residents have a strong connection to the earth, even though it is isolated and a three hour drive from Kenema.

In the village of Madina, Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) have helped build a water tank, which has gained an important status in the village, as it provides clean drinking water. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) also sends volunteers to locations such as in villages outside Kenema to help build a water station, for which the villages are extremely grateful.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has worked with projects in Sierra Leone since 2009 with a particular focus on providing access to clean drinking water and improving sanitation.

Women and children wash clothes by a river at Madina, Sierra Leone, close to neighboring country Liberia, West Africa. The rainforest areas are intensely nature, where the village of Madina is particularly challenged with floods and windstorms. The houses in Madina are already not robust enough to withstand a climate that is wilder than it should naturally be. The leader and chief of the village is blind, but has a special radiance and understanding. Madina is a quiet place where the residents have a strong connection to the earth, even though it is isolated and a three hour drive from Kenema.

In the village of Madina, Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) have helped build a water tank, which has gained an important status in the village, as it provides clean drinking water. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) also sends volunteers to locations such as in villages outside Kenema to help build a water station, for which the villages are extremely grateful.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has worked with projects in Sierra Leone since 2009 with a particular focus on providing access to clean drinking water and improving sanitation.

A boy carries a child in Madina, Sierra Leone, close to neighboring country Liberia, West Africa. The rainforest areas are intensely nature, where the village of Madina is particularly challenged with floods and windstorms. The houses in Madina are already not robust enough to withstand a climate that is wilder than it should naturally be. The leader and chief of the village is blind, but has a special radiance and understanding. Madina is a quiet place where the residents have a strong connection to the earth, even though it is isolated and a three hour drive from Kenema.

In the village of Madina, Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) have helped build a water tank, which has gained an important status in the village, as it provides clean drinking water. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) also sends volunteers to locations such as in villages outside Kenema to help build a water station, for which the villages are extremely grateful.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has worked with projects in Sierra Leone since 2009 with a particular focus on providing access to clean drinking water and improving sanitation.

A child looks from the village of Madina, Sierra Leone, close to neighboring country Liberia, West Africa. The rainforest areas are intensely nature, where the village of Madina is particularly challenged with floods and windstorms. The houses in Madina are already not robust enough to withstand a climate that is wilder than it should naturally be. The leader and chief of the village is blind, but has a special radiance and understanding. Madina is a quiet place where the residents have a strong connection to the earth, even though it is isolated and a three hour drive from Kenema.

In the village of Madina, Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) have helped build a water tank, which has gained an important status in the village, as it provides clean drinking water. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) also sends volunteers to locations such as in villages outside Kenema to help build a water station, for which the villages are extremely grateful.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has worked with projects in Sierra Leone since 2009 with a particular focus on providing access to clean drinking water and improving sanitation.

Children play at a building under construction in the village of Madina, Sierra Leone, close to neighboring country Liberia, West Africa. The rainforest areas are intensely nature, where the village of Madina is particularly challenged with floods and windstorms. The houses in Madina are already not robust enough to withstand a climate that is wilder than it should naturally be. The leader and chief of the village is blind, but has a special radiance and understanding. Madina is a quiet place where the residents have a strong connection to the earth, even though it is isolated and a three hour drive from Kenema.

In the village of Madina, Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) have helped build a water tank, which has gained an important status in the village, as it provides clean drinking water. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) also sends volunteers to locations such as in villages outside Kenema to help build a water station, for which the villages are extremely grateful.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has worked with projects in Sierra Leone since 2009 with a particular focus on providing access to clean drinking water and improving sanitation.

Children stand by a bamboo tree erected to hang clothes to dry in the village of Madina, Sierra Leone, close to neighboring country Liberia, West Africa. The rainforest areas are intensely nature, where the village of Madina is particularly challenged with floods and windstorms. The houses in Madina are already not robust enough to withstand a climate that is wilder than it should naturally be. The leader and chief of the village is blind, but has a special radiance and understanding. Madina is a quiet place where the residents have a strong connection to the earth, even though it is isolated and a three hour drive from Kenema.

In the village of Madina, Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) have helped build a water tank, which has gained an important status in the village, as it provides clean drinking water. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) also sends volunteers to locations such as in villages outside Kenema to help build a water station, for which the villages are extremely grateful.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has worked with projects in Sierra Leone since 2009 with a particular focus on providing access to clean drinking water and improving sanitation.

Employees from Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK), SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Skill Pool Sierra Leone move with the villagers on field visits in Madina, Sierra Leone, close to neighboring country Liberia, West Africa. The rainforest areas are intensely nature, where the village of Madina is particularly challenged with floods and windstorms. The houses in Madina are already not robust enough to withstand a climate that is wilder than it should naturally be. The leader and chief of the village is blind, but has a special radiance and understanding. Madina is a quiet place where the residents have a strong connection to the earth, even though it is isolated and a three hour drive from Kenema.

In the village of Madina, Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) have helped build a water tank, which has gained an important status in the village, as it provides clean drinking water. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) also sends volunteers to locations such as in villages outside Kenema to help build a water station, for which the villages are extremely grateful.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has worked with projects in Sierra Leone since 2009 with a particular focus on providing access to clean drinking water and improving sanitation.

The river with a very special atmosphere in Madina, Sierra Leone, close to neighboring country Liberia, West Africa. The rainforest areas are intensely nature, where the village of Madina is particularly challenged with floods and windstorms. The houses in Madina are already not robust enough to withstand a climate that is wilder than it should naturally be. The leader and chief of the village is blind, but has a special radiance and understanding. Madina is a quiet place where the residents have a strong connection to the earth, even though it is isolated and a three hour drive from Kenema.

In the village of Madina, Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) have helped build a water tank, which has gained an important status in the village, as it provides clean drinking water. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) also sends volunteers to locations such as in villages outside Kenema to help build a water station, for which the villages are extremely grateful.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has worked with projects in Sierra Leone since 2009 with a particular focus on providing access to clean drinking water and improving sanitation.

A girl wearing a spiderman costume looks into the camera in Madina, Sierra Leone, close to neighboring country Liberia, West Africa. The rainforest areas are intensely nature, where the village of Madina is particularly challenged with floods and windstorms. The houses in Madina are already not robust enough to withstand a climate that is wilder than it should naturally be. The leader and chief of the village is blind, but has a special radiance and understanding. Madina is a quiet place where the residents have a strong connection to the earth, even though it is isolated and a three hour drive from Kenema.

In the village of Madina, Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) have helped build a water tank, which has gained an important status in the village, as it provides clean drinking water. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) also sends volunteers to locations such as in villages outside Kenema to help build a water station, for which the villages are extremely grateful.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has worked with projects in Sierra Leone since 2009 with a particular focus on providing access to clean drinking water and improving sanitation.

A father lifts his daughter in front of a home in the village of Madina, Sierra Leone, close to neighboring country Liberia, West Africa. The rainforest areas are intensely nature, where the village of Madina is particularly challenged with floods and windstorms. The houses in Madina are already not robust enough to withstand a climate that is wilder than it should naturally be. The leader and chief of the village is blind, but has a special radiance and understanding. Madina is a quiet place where the residents have a strong connection to the earth, even though it is isolated and a three hour drive from Kenema.

In the village of Madina, Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) have helped build a water tank, which has gained an important status in the village, as it provides clean drinking water. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) also sends volunteers to locations such as in villages outside Kenema to help build a water station, for which the villages are extremely grateful.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has worked with projects in Sierra Leone since 2009 with a particular focus on providing access to clean drinking water and improving sanitation.

Children by the river in the village of Madina, Sierra Leone, close to neighboring country Liberia, West Africa. The rainforest areas are intensely nature, where the village of Madina is particularly challenged with floods and windstorms. The houses in Madina are already not robust enough to withstand a climate that is wilder than it should naturally be. The leader and chief of the village is blind, but has a special radiance and understanding. Madina is a quiet place where the residents have a strong connection to the earth, even though it is isolated and a three hour drive from Kenema.

In the village of Madina, Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) have helped build a water tank, which has gained an important status in the village, as it provides clean drinking water. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) also sends volunteers to locations such as in villages outside Kenema to help build a water station, for which the villages are extremely grateful.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has worked with projects in Sierra Leone since 2009 with a particular focus on providing access to clean drinking water and improving sanitation.

Children gather in front of the camera in the village of Madina, Sierra Leone, close to neighboring country Liberia, West Africa. The rainforest areas are intensely nature, where the village of Madina is particularly challenged with floods and windstorms. The houses in Madina are already not robust enough to withstand a climate that is wilder than it should naturally be. The leader and chief of the village is blind, but has a special radiance and understanding. Madina is a quiet place where the residents have a strong connection to the earth, even though it is isolated and a three hour drive from Kenema.

In the village of Madina, Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) have helped build a water tank, which has gained an important status in the village, as it provides clean drinking water. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) also sends volunteers to locations such as in villages outside Kenema to help build a water station, for which the villages are extremely grateful.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has worked with projects in Sierra Leone since 2009 with a particular focus on providing access to clean drinking water and improving sanitation.

The villagers from Madina, Sierra Leone, close to neighboring country Liberia, West Africa. The rainforest areas are intensely nature, where the village of Madina is particularly challenged with floods and windstorms. The houses in Madina are already not robust enough to withstand a climate that is wilder than it should naturally be. The leader and chief of the village is blind, but has a special radiance and understanding. Madina is a quiet place where the residents have a strong connection to the earth, even though it is isolated and a three hour drive from Kenema.

In the village of Madina, Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) have helped build a water tank, which has gained an important status in the village, as it provides clean drinking water. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) also sends volunteers to locations such as in villages outside Kenema to help build a water station, for which the villages are extremely grateful.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has worked with projects in Sierra Leone since 2009 with a particular focus on providing access to clean drinking water and improving sanitation.

Children cross a canal to divert floods out of the village of Madina, Sierra Leone, close to neighboring country Liberia, West Africa. The rainforest areas are intensely nature, where the village of Madina is particularly challenged with floods and windstorms. The houses in Madina are already not robust enough to withstand a climate that is wilder than it should naturally be. The leader and chief of the village is blind, but has a special radiance and understanding. Madina is a quiet place where the residents have a strong connection to the earth, even though it is isolated and a three hour drive from Kenema.

In the village of Madina, Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) have helped build a water tank, which has gained an important status in the village, as it provides clean drinking water. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) also sends volunteers to locations such as in villages outside Kenema to help build a water station, for which the villages are extremely grateful.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has worked with projects in Sierra Leone since 2009 with a particular focus on providing access to clean drinking water and improving sanitation.

An elderly woman stands in front of a water tank that the village, in collaboration with Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK), has built in the village of Madina, Sierra Leone, close to the neighboring country Liberia, West Africa. The rainforest areas are intensely nature, where the village of Madina is particularly challenged with floods and windstorms. The houses in Madina are already not robust enough to withstand a climate that is wilder than it should naturally be. The leader and chief of the village is blind, but has a special radiance and understanding. Madina is a quiet place where the residents have a strong connection to the earth, even though it is isolated and a three hour drive from Kenema.

In the village of Madina, Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) have helped build a water tank, which has gained an important status in the village, as it provides clean drinking water. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) also sends volunteers to locations such as in villages outside Kenema to help build a water station, for which the villages are extremely grateful.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has worked with projects in Sierra Leone since 2009 with a particular focus on providing access to clean drinking water and improving sanitation.

A house has lost a wall during the storm, where the bed was on the other side and has therefore fallen out. In Baoma, Sierra Leone, close to neighboring country Liberia, West Africa, storms and floods are experienced. It destroys houses and buildings in Baoma, which have experienced major damage from the heavy weather. Roofs get holes, walls topple over and houses collapse. You no longer dare to live in houses that have suffered severe damage, such as having lost a wall, because you are afraid that it will collapse completely when a new storm or flood hits the village again. The dark color of the houses in the villages shows how high the water level has been.

Baoma is three hours drive from Kenema, and is about a day's journey from the capital, Freetown. In the villages around Kenema, people feel neglected by the government of Sierra Leone, where they do not believe that they are prioritized economically in the same way that Freetown is.

A house has collapsed during the storm. In Baoma, Sierra Leone, close to neighboring country Liberia, West Africa, storms and floods are experienced. It destroys houses and buildings in Baoma, which have experienced major damage from the heavy weather. Roofs get holes, walls topple over and houses collapse. You no longer dare to live in houses that have suffered severe damage, such as having lost a wall, because you are afraid that it will collapse completely when a new storm or flood hits the village again. The dark color of the houses in the villages shows how high the water level has been.

Baoma is three hours drive from Kenema, and is about a day's journey from the capital, Freetown. In the villages around Kenema, people feel neglected by the government of Sierra Leone, where they do not believe that they are prioritized economically in the same way that Freetown is.

A house almost collapsed during the storm. In Baoma, Sierra Leone, close to neighboring country Liberia, West Africa, storms and floods are experienced. It destroys houses and buildings in Baoma, which have experienced major damage from the heavy weather. Roofs get holes, walls topple over and houses collapse. You no longer dare to live in houses that have suffered severe damage, such as having lost a wall, because you are afraid that it will collapse completely when a new storm or flood hits the village again. The dark color of the houses in the villages shows how high the water level has been.

Baoma is three hours drive from Kenema, and is about a day's journey from the capital, Freetown. In the villages around Kenema, people feel neglected by the government of Sierra Leone, where they do not believe that they are prioritized economically in the same way that Freetown is.

An elderly lady has lost her husband and is a widow. The roof of her house has suffered a lot of damage due to the stormy weather and she fears that the floods and the stormy weather will destroy her house completely. In Baoma, Sierra Leone, close to neighboring country Liberia, West Africa, storms and floods are experienced. It destroys houses and buildings in Baoma, which have experienced major damage from the heavy weather. Roofs get holes, walls topple over and houses collapse. You no longer dare to live in houses that have suffered severe damage, such as having lost a wall, because you are afraid that it will collapse completely when a new storm or flood hits the village again. The dark color of the houses in the villages shows how high the water level has been.

Baoma is three hours drive from Kenema, and is about a day's journey from the capital, Freetown. In the villages around Kenema, people feel neglected by the government of Sierra Leone, where they do not believe that they are prioritized economically in the same way that Freetown is.

A girl who lives in the village looks into the camera. In Baoma, Sierra Leone, close to neighboring country Liberia, West Africa, storms and floods are experienced. It destroys houses and buildings in Baoma, which have experienced major damage from the heavy weather. Roofs get holes, walls topple over and houses collapse. You no longer dare to live in houses that have suffered severe damage, such as having lost a wall, because you are afraid that it will collapse completely when a new storm or flood hits the village again. The dark color of the houses in the villages shows how high the water level has been.

Baoma is three hours drive from Kenema, and is about a day's journey from the capital, Freetown. In the villages around Kenema, people feel neglected by the government of Sierra Leone, where they do not believe that they are prioritized economically in the same way that Freetown is.

A man is in the process of building a mat, which is also used as a bed, for his village. In Baoma, Sierra Leone, close to neighboring country Liberia, West Africa, storms and floods are experienced. It destroys houses and buildings in Baoma, which have experienced major damage from the heavy weather. Roofs get holes, walls topple over and houses collapse. You no longer dare to live in houses that have suffered severe damage, such as having lost a wall, because you are afraid that it will collapse completely when a new storm or flood hits the village again. The dark color of the houses in the villages shows how high the water level has been.

Baoma is three hours drive from Kenema, and is about a day's journey from the capital, Freetown. In the villages around Kenema, people feel neglected by the government of Sierra Leone, where they do not believe that they are prioritized economically in the same way that Freetown is.

A boy stands next to a house that has half collapsed due to the storm and the floods in the village. In Baoma, Sierra Leone, close to neighboring country Liberia, West Africa, storms and floods are experienced. It destroys houses and buildings in Baoma, which have experienced major damage from the heavy weather. Roofs get holes, walls topple over and houses collapse. You no longer dare to live in houses that have suffered severe damage, such as having lost a wall, because you are afraid that it will collapse completely when a new storm or flood hits the village again. The dark color of the houses in the villages shows how high the water level has been.

Baoma is three hours drive from Kenema, and is about a day's journey from the capital, Freetown. In the villages around Kenema, people feel neglected by the government of Sierra Leone, where they do not believe that they are prioritized economically in the same way that Freetown is.

A boy and a girl are holding hands and standing next to a house that has half collapsed due to the storm and the floods in the village. In Baoma, Sierra Leone, close to neighboring country Liberia, West Africa, storms and floods are experienced. It destroys houses and buildings in Baoma, which have experienced major damage from the heavy weather. Roofs get holes, walls topple over and houses collapse. You no longer dare to live in houses that have suffered severe damage, such as having lost a wall, because you are afraid that it will collapse completely when a new storm or flood hits the village again. The dark color of the houses in the villages shows how high the water level has been.

Baoma is three hours drive from Kenema, and is about a day's journey from the capital, Freetown. In the villages around Kenema, people feel neglected by the government of Sierra Leone, where they do not believe that they are prioritized economically in the same way that Freetown is.

Children of the village of Baoma line up to be portrayed. In Baoma, Sierra Leone, close to neighboring country Liberia, West Africa, storms and floods are experienced. It destroys houses and buildings in Baoma, which have experienced major damage from the heavy weather. Roofs get holes, walls topple over and houses collapse. You no longer dare to live in houses that have suffered severe damage, such as having lost a wall, because you are afraid that it will collapse completely when a new storm or flood hits the village again. The dark color of the houses in the villages shows how high the water level has been.

Baoma is three hours drive from Kenema, and is about a day's journey from the capital, Freetown. In the villages around Kenema, people feel neglected by the government of Sierra Leone, where they do not believe that they are prioritized economically in the same way that Freetown is.

The sky in the Baoma area, Sierra Leone, West Africa.

Baoma Community Health Post (CHP), a maternity clinic in Baoma, Sierra Leone, close to neighboring country Liberia, West Africa, was created by Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) in collaboration with the local population and the local partner SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone). There have been 18 births in the year 2023. Women, young and old, can come and be checked before and after the birth. The salaries for the employees at the clinic are financed from the Sierra Leonean state. The state fully supports the project.

The women who come may come from far away, in the Kenema area. Some arrive a month earlier, for example, and may also have some complications. You can then get help with that at the clinic. It can be dangerous to be out in the rainforest areas when you don't have access to a midwife or a nurse if there could be complications. The child can lie in the wrong position and both can die. Or the mother may lose a lot of blood. You can also be poisoned and be extra vulnerable, if a woman carrying a child in the rainforest.

Child mortality is very high in Sierra Leone. Within the first five years, many die. Malnutrition, disease, hunger and harsh conditions can be the causes of death.

The maternity clinic has an overview of the number of births, sex and how many are expected in the coming months. The clinic has solar cells on the roof. It supplies the clinic with electricity.

Volunteer architects and engineers at Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) have designed and prepared the new school, which is currently being built in the village of Vaahun, Sierra Leone, West Africa. There are a total of five new buildings to be constructed. They began construction in March 2023. A hall is being built in the middle. The rooms are built around it - six classrooms in total. Everything is built with half an adult's leg height of concrete to accommodate the rain. Work is being done very hard to get the school up and running. They hope that the school will be completed in October 2023. They expect solar energy, and to have new furniture and materials of good quality ready for the school's opening. They will soon get 2000 new bricks. Right now the buildings have two rows of bricks, but they want the buildings to have three rows.

The project manager for the school, Alliu Marrah (42), is from SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), and collaborates with Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) on the project. The classes can have 30-40-60 students - it depends on attendance. For every 35 pupils, you can get a teacher, financed by the state. "It is a unique initiative with the school. It will last forever," says project manager Alliu Marrah (42).

A girl stands in front of the future school. Volunteer architects and engineers at Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) have designed and prepared the new school, which is currently being built in the village of Vaahun, Sierra Leone, West Africa. There are a total of five new buildings to be constructed. They began construction in March 2023. A hall is being built in the middle. The rooms are built around it - six classrooms in total. Everything is built with half an adult's leg height of concrete to accommodate the rain. Work is being done very hard to get the school up and running. They hope that the school will be completed in October 2023. They expect solar energy, and to have new furniture and materials of good quality ready for the school's opening. They will soon get 2000 new bricks. Right now the buildings have two rows of bricks, but they want the buildings to have three rows.

The project manager for the school, Alliu Marrah (42), is from SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), and collaborates with Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) on the project. The classes can have 30-40-60 students - it depends on attendance. For every 35 pupils, you can get a teacher, financed by the state. "It is a unique initiative with the school. It will last forever," says project manager Alliu Marrah (42).

Volunteer architects and engineers at Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) have designed and prepared the new school, which is currently being built in the village of Vaahun, Sierra Leone, West Africa. There are a total of five new buildings to be constructed. They began construction in March 2023. A hall is being built in the middle. The rooms are built around it - six classrooms in total. Everything is built with half an adult's leg height of concrete to accommodate the rain. Work is being done very hard to get the school up and running. They hope that the school will be completed in October 2023. They expect solar energy, and to have new furniture and materials of good quality ready for the school's opening. They will soon get 2000 new bricks. Right now the buildings have two rows of bricks, but they want the buildings to have three rows.

The project manager for the school, Alliu Marrah (42), is from SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), and collaborates with Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) on the project. The classes can have 30-40-60 students - it depends on attendance. For every 35 pupils, you can get a teacher, financed by the state. "It is a unique initiative with the school. It will last forever," says project manager Alliu Marrah (42).

A hard working man stands in front of the future school. Volunteer architects and engineers at Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) have designed and prepared the new school, which is currently being built in the village of Vaahun, Sierra Leone, West Africa. There are a total of five new buildings to be constructed. They began construction in March 2023. A hall is being built in the middle. The rooms are built around it - six classrooms in total. Everything is built with half an adult's leg height of concrete to accommodate the rain. Work is being done very hard to get the school up and running. They hope that the school will be completed in October 2023. They expect solar energy, and to have new furniture and materials of good quality ready for the school's opening. They will soon get 2000 new bricks. Right now the buildings have two rows of bricks, but they want the buildings to have three rows.

The project manager for the school, Alliu Marrah (42), is from SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), and collaborates with Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) on the project. The classes can have 30-40-60 students - it depends on attendance. For every 35 pupils, you can get a teacher, financed by the state. "It is a unique initiative with the school. It will last forever," says project manager Alliu Marrah (42).

Hardworking men from a new school project in Vaahun. Volunteer architects and engineers at Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) have designed and prepared a new school, which is currently being built in the village of Vaahun, Sierra Leone, West Africa. There are a total of five new buildings to be constructed. They began construction in March 2023. A hall is being built in the middle. The rooms are built around it - six classrooms in total. Everything is built with half an adult's leg height of concrete to accommodate the rain. Work is being done very hard to get the school up and running. They hope that the school will be completed in October 2023. They expect solar energy, and to have new furniture and materials of good quality ready for the school's opening. They will soon get 2000 new bricks. Right now the buildings have two rows of bricks, but they want the buildings to have three rows.

The project manager for the school, Alliu Marrah (42), is from SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), and collaborates with Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) on the project. The classes can have 30-40-60 students - it depends on attendance. For every 35 pupils, you can get a teacher, financed by the state. "It is a unique initiative with the school. It will last forever," says project manager Alliu Marrah (42).

A man poses for a portrait. Next to him, stands a water supply which has been strategically placed so that as many people as possible can benefit from it when they are built in the 50 different villages around Kenema, Sierra Leone, West Africa, which is supported by Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK).

You pump on the water supply pipes so that water comes out, ready to be drunk, for the locals. It comes directly from the groundwater.

When buildings are given a dominant blue color, it shows that the government of Sierra Leone supports the project financially after it has been built. Then they contribute with staff, school materials and salaries. The water supply facilities built by Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) and the local population have such a blue color.

Children line up to be photographed. Next to them is a water supply, strategically placed to benefit as many people as possible, in the village of Komende, as they are being built in the 50 different villages around Kenema, Sierra Leone, West Africa, supported by Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK). Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) have built two water supply systems here.

You pump on the water supply pipes so that water comes out, ready to be drunk, for the locals. It comes directly from the groundwater.

When buildings are given a dominant blue color, it shows that the government of Sierra Leone supports the project financially after it has been built. Then they contribute with staff, school materials and salaries. The water supply facilities built by Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) and the local population have such a blue color.

In Sowiama, Sierra Leone, West Africa, flooding is experienced throughout the village. They have started building houses, away from the floods and expanding the town around the present village. They have a well with a water supply, which Engineers Without Borders (EWB-DK) helped build in collaboration with the village's residents. There are 20 people living in the village.

SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) travels out to make field visits in the area. Houses have been destroyed by storms and floods. The water comes from four different directions. It increases the water level drastically when the rain falls. Some houses have completely collapsed, others have suffered serious damage. Trees are planted in areas because they can absorb water. It is good against flooding. Sowiama and other villages in the south-east of Sierra Leone are several kilometers away from the nearest villages.

Water supply system. In Sowiama, Sierra Leone, West Africa, flooding is experienced throughout the village. They have started building houses, away from the floods and expanding the town around the present village. They have a well with a water supply, which Engineers Without Borders (EWB-DK) helped build in collaboration with the village's residents. There are 20 people living in the village.

SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) travels out to make field visits in the area. Houses have been destroyed by storms and floods. The water comes from four different directions. It increases the water level drastically when the rain falls. Some houses have completely collapsed, others have suffered serious damage. Trees are planted in areas because they can absorb water. It is good against flooding. Sowiama and other villages in the south-east of Sierra Leone are several kilometers away from the nearest villages.

The village chief talks about their life. In Sowiama, Sierra Leone, West Africa, flooding is experienced throughout the village. They have started building houses, away from the floods and expanding the town around the present village. They have a well with a water supply, which Engineers Without Borders (EWB-DK) helped build in collaboration with the village's residents. There are 20 people living in the village.

SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) travels out to make field visits in the area. Houses have been destroyed by storms and floods. The water comes from four different directions. It increases the water level drastically when the rain falls. Some houses have completely collapsed, others have suffered serious damage. Trees are planted in areas because they can absorb water. It is good against flooding. Sowiama and other villages in the south-east of Sierra Leone are several kilometers away from the nearest villages.

Project Manager, Tity Simbo Kamara, from SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) (front) and Naja Mammen Nielsen, communications officer from Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) inspect the area. In Sowiama, Sierra Leone, West Africa, flooding is experienced throughout the village. They have started building houses, away from the floods and expanding the town around the present village. They have a well with a water supply, which Engineers Without Borders (EWB-DK) helped build in collaboration with the village's residents. There are 20 people living in the village.

SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) travels out to make field visits in the area. Houses have been destroyed by storms and floods. The water comes from four different directions. It increases the water level drastically when the rain falls. Some houses have completely collapsed, others have suffered serious damage. Trees are planted in areas because they can absorb water. It is good against flooding. Sowiama and other villages in the south-east of Sierra Leone are several kilometers away from the nearest villages.

A house with severe damage from storms and floods. In Sowiama, Sierra Leone, West Africa, flooding is experienced throughout the village. They have started building houses, away from the floods and expanding the town around the present village. They have a well with a water supply, which Engineers Without Borders (EWB-DK) helped build in collaboration with the village's residents. There are 20 people living in the village.

SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) travels out to make field visits in the area. Houses have been destroyed by storms and floods. The water comes from four different directions. It increases the water level drastically when the rain falls. Some houses have completely collapsed, others have suffered serious damage. Trees are planted in areas because they can absorb water. It is good against flooding. Sowiama and other villages in the south-east of Sierra Leone are several kilometers away from the nearest villages.

Clothes hang to dry. In Sowiama, Sierra Leone, West Africa, flooding is experienced throughout the village. They have started building houses, away from the floods and expanding the town around the present village. They have a well with a water supply, which Engineers Without Borders (EWB-DK) helped build in collaboration with the village's residents. There are 20 people living in the village.

SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) travels out to make field visits in the area. Houses have been destroyed by storms and floods. The water comes from four different directions. It increases the water level drastically when the rain falls. Some houses have completely collapsed, others have suffered serious damage. Trees are planted in areas because they can absorb water. It is good against flooding. Sowiama and other villages in the south-east of Sierra Leone are several kilometers away from the nearest villages.

Mud. In Sowiama, Sierra Leone, West Africa, flooding is experienced throughout the village. They have started building houses, away from the floods and expanding the town around the present village. They have a well with a water supply, which Engineers Without Borders (EWB-DK) helped build in collaboration with the village's residents. There are 20 people living in the village.

SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) travels out to make field visits in the area. Houses have been destroyed by storms and floods. The water comes from four different directions. It increases the water level drastically when the rain falls. Some houses have completely collapsed, others have suffered serious damage. Trees are planted in areas because they can absorb water. It is good against flooding. Sowiama and other villages in the south-east of Sierra Leone are several kilometers away from the nearest villages.

The chief of the village stands in front of a house destroyed by a windstorm. According to him, it happened only two weeks ago. In Bandama, Sierra Leone, West Africa, the residents´ shared toilet fills up during floods, unfortunately, and the excrement from the toilet spreads in the village. It can cause diseases. SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) and the village are talking about making a toilet that is high off the ground.

It is important for SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) to come out and see how things are. In Bandama, new trees are planted to help against floods, to absorb the water. Windstorms have hit the roofs of the buildings. They are destroyed and the village tries to repair them. The town of Bandama has worked to create channels that make it easier to direct the water out through the village, without causing too much damage.

The village has a well with water supply built by Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) in collaboration with the local population. It was made in 2014 and took three months to build. "You can feel deep gratitude in the village," says Naja Mammen Nielsen, communications officer from Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK).

In Bandama, the people cut down damaged trees and sell them as wooden boards. They fish in their surrounding swamp. They have white beans from the cocoa fruit. They sell them abroad. They become chocolate in Europe. And here in the village of Bandama, they grow and mature ready for export.

A young villager stands in front of their mosque, which has been hit by stormy weather. In Bandama, Sierra Leone, West Africa, the residents´ shared toilet fills up during floods, unfortunately, and the excrement from the toilet spreads in the village. It can cause diseases. SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) and the village are talking about making a toilet that is high off the ground.

It is important for SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) to come out and see how things are. In Bandama, new trees are planted to help against floods, to absorb the water. Windstorms have hit the roofs of the buildings. They are destroyed and the village tries to repair them. The town of Bandama has worked to create channels that make it easier to direct the water out through the village, without causing too much damage.

The village has a well with water supply built by Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) in collaboration with the local population. It was made in 2014 and took three months to build. "You can feel deep gratitude in the village," says Naja Mammen Nielsen, communications officer from Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK).

In Bandama, the people cut down damaged trees and sell them as wooden boards. They fish in their surrounding swamp. They have white beans from the cocoa fruit. They sell them abroad. They become chocolate in Europe. And here in the village of Bandama, they grow and mature ready for export.

Children at the water supply built in collaboration with Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK). In Bandama, Sierra Leone, West Africa, the residents´ shared toilet fills up during floods, unfortunately, and the excrement from the toilet spreads in the village. It can cause diseases. SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) and the village are talking about making a toilet that is high off the ground.

It is important for SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) to come out and see how things are. In Bandama, new trees are planted to help against floods, to absorb the water. Windstorms have hit the roofs of the buildings. They are destroyed and the village tries to repair them. The town of Bandama has worked to create channels that make it easier to direct the water out through the village, without causing too much damage.

The village has a well with water supply built by Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) in collaboration with the local population. It was made in 2014 and took three months to build. "You can feel deep gratitude in the village," says Naja Mammen Nielsen, communications officer from Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK).

In Bandama, the people cut down damaged trees and sell them as wooden boards. They fish in their surrounding swamp. They have white beans from the cocoa fruit. They sell them abroad. They become chocolate in Europe. And here in the village of Bandama, they grow and mature ready for export.

A child stands in the middle of Bandama village. In Bandama, Sierra Leone, West Africa, the residents´ shared toilet fills up during floods, unfortunately, and the excrement from the toilet spreads in the village. It can cause diseases. SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) and the village are talking about making a toilet that is high off the ground.

It is important for SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) to come out and see how things are. In Bandama, new trees are planted to help against floods, to absorb the water. Windstorms have hit the roofs of the buildings. They are destroyed and the village tries to repair them. The town of Bandama has worked to create channels that make it easier to direct the water out through the village, without causing too much damage.

The village has a well with water supply built by Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) in collaboration with the local population. It was made in 2014 and took three months to build. "You can feel deep gratitude in the village," says Naja Mammen Nielsen, communications officer from Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK).

In Bandama, the people cut down damaged trees and sell them as wooden boards. They fish in their surrounding swamp. They have white beans from the cocoa fruit. They sell them abroad. They become chocolate in Europe. And here in the village of Bandama, they grow and mature ready for export.

Children stand in the middle of Bandama village. In Bandama, Sierra Leone, West Africa, the residents´ shared toilet fills up during floods, unfortunately, and the excrement from the toilet spreads in the village. It can cause diseases. SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) and the village are talking about making a toilet that is high off the ground.

It is important for SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) to come out and see how things are. In Bandama, new trees are planted to help against floods, to absorb the water. Windstorms have hit the roofs of the buildings. They are destroyed and the village tries to repair them. The town of Bandama has worked to create channels that make it easier to direct the water out through the village, without causing too much damage.

The village has a well with water supply built by Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) in collaboration with the local population. It was made in 2014 and took three months to build. "You can feel deep gratitude in the village," says Naja Mammen Nielsen, communications officer from Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK).

In Bandama, the people cut down damaged trees and sell them as wooden boards. They fish in their surrounding swamp. They have white beans from the cocoa fruit. They sell them abroad. They become chocolate in Europe. And here in the village of Bandama, they grow and mature ready for export.

Wooden boards ready for sale in the village of Bandama. In Bandama, Sierra Leone, West Africa, the residents´ shared toilet fills up during floods, unfortunately, and the excrement from the toilet spreads in the village. It can cause diseases. SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) and the village are talking about making a toilet that is high off the ground.

It is important for SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) to come out and see how things are. In Bandama, new trees are planted to help against floods, to absorb the water. Windstorms have hit the roofs of the buildings. They are destroyed and the village tries to repair them. The town of Bandama has worked to create channels that make it easier to direct the water out through the village, without causing too much damage.

The village has a well with water supply built by Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) in collaboration with the local population. It was made in 2014 and took three months to build. "You can feel deep gratitude in the village," says Naja Mammen Nielsen, communications officer from Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK).

In Bandama, the people cut down damaged trees and sell them as wooden boards. They fish in their surrounding swamp. They have white beans from the cocoa fruit. They sell them abroad. They become chocolate in Europe. And here in the village of Bandama, they grow and mature ready for export.

People from the village Bandama. In Bandama, Sierra Leone, West Africa, the residents´ shared toilet fills up during floods, unfortunately, and the excrement from the toilet spreads in the village. It can cause diseases. SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) and the village are talking about making a toilet that is high off the ground.

It is important for SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) to come out and see how things are. In Bandama, new trees are planted to help against floods, to absorb the water. Windstorms have hit the roofs of the buildings. They are destroyed and the village tries to repair them. The town of Bandama has worked to create channels that make it easier to direct the water out through the village, without causing too much damage.

The village has a well with water supply built by Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) in collaboration with the local population. It was made in 2014 and took three months to build. "You can feel deep gratitude in the village," says Naja Mammen Nielsen, communications officer from Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK).

In Bandama, the people cut down damaged trees and sell them as wooden boards. They fish in their surrounding swamp. They have white beans from the cocoa fruit. They sell them abroad. They become chocolate in Europe. And here in the village of Bandama, they grow and mature ready for export.

A man makes fishing gear in Bandama. In Bandama, Sierra Leone, West Africa, the residents´ shared toilet fills up during floods, unfortunately, and the excrement from the toilet spreads in the village. It can cause diseases. SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) and the village are talking about making a toilet that is high off the ground.

It is important for SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) to come out and see how things are. In Bandama, new trees are planted to help against floods, to absorb the water. Windstorms have hit the roofs of the buildings. They are destroyed and the village tries to repair them. The town of Bandama has worked to create channels that make it easier to direct the water out through the village, without causing too much damage.

The village has a well with water supply built by Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) in collaboration with the local population. It was made in 2014 and took three months to build. "You can feel deep gratitude in the village," says Naja Mammen Nielsen, communications officer from Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK).

In Bandama, the people cut down damaged trees and sell them as wooden boards. They fish in their surrounding swamp. They have white beans from the cocoa fruit. They sell them abroad. They become chocolate in Europe. And here in the village of Bandama, they grow and mature ready for export.

Men work to rebuild the protective wall. The school 'Nyapui Senior Secondary School of Excellence', close to the town of Kenema, Sierra Leone, West Africa, is a large school, but has been affected by floods and storms, which brought down one side of the school's protective wall. Several men are working to get the wall up as soon as possible.

The school 'Nyapui Senior Secondary School of Excellence' was built with support from SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), which is Engineers Without Borders - Denmark's (IUG) partner. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) has assisted with inventory, knowledge sharing and training courses.

190 students attend the school. They come to university when their education ends here. There are 24 teachers and 10 support-staff, they call it. There are no students at school today as they are on holiday. The school year starts in September. Just after the rainy season, when the drought strikes and global warming hits the classrooms with intense heat.

The school 'Nyapui Senior Secondary School of Excellence', close to the town of Kenema, Sierra Leone, West Africa, is a large school, but has been affected by floods and storms, which brought down one side of the school's protective wall. Several men are working to get the wall up as soon as possible.

The school 'Nyapui Senior Secondary School of Excellence' was built with support from SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), which is Engineers Without Borders - Denmark's (IUG) partner. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) has assisted with inventory, knowledge sharing and training courses.

190 students attend the school. They come to university when their education ends here. There are 24 teachers and 10 support-staff, they call it. There are no students at school today as they are on holiday. The school year starts in September. Just after the rainy season, when the drought strikes and global warming hits the classrooms with intense heat.

Men work to rebuild the protective wall. The school 'Nyapui Senior Secondary School of Excellence', close to the town of Kenema, Sierra Leone, West Africa, is a large school, but has been affected by floods and storms, which brought down one side of the school's protective wall. Several men are working to get the wall up as soon as possible.

The school 'Nyapui Senior Secondary School of Excellence' was built with support from SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone), which is Engineers Without Borders - Denmark's (IUG) partner. Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (IUG) has assisted with inventory, knowledge sharing and training courses.

190 students attend the school. They come to university when their education ends here. There are 24 teachers and 10 support-staff, they call it. There are no students at school today as they are on holiday. The school year starts in September. Just after the rainy season, when the drought strikes and global warming hits the classrooms with intense heat.

Near the town of Kenema, in the southeast of Sierra Leone, close to the border with neighboring country Liberia, women, children and men walk through the rain, often like here, with wood on their heads, to get to a destination where the wood can be used for heat, cooking or be sold.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has projects in 50 villages in the Kenema area, southeast of Sierra Leone. They have received nearly 580.000 Dollars in fund support from Denmark to improve conditions in order to withstand climate change here. Out here, the rain hits hard, the villages themselves have to deal with it, as there are long distances between the villages, with very difficult roads. Therefore, it is important for Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK), World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) to bring knowledge to the locals on how to respond to, for example, floods and windstorms in best possible way, as well as making field visits to them, to gather knowledge on how to help the projects in the 50 villages both with quality of life and finances, for example by building a well with a clean water supply, or improving sanitary conditions that may be flooded and thus disease contagious.

Near the town of Kenema, in the southeast of Sierra Leone, close to the border with neighboring country Liberia.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has projects in 50 villages in the Kenema area, southeast of Sierra Leone. They have received nearly 580.000 Dollars in fund support from Denmark to improve conditions in order to withstand climate change here. Out here, the rain hits hard, the villages themselves have to deal with it, as there are long distances between the villages, with very difficult roads. Therefore, it is important for Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK), World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) to bring knowledge to the locals on how to respond to, for example, floods and windstorms in best possible way, as well as making field visits to them, to gather knowledge on how to help the projects in the 50 villages both with quality of life and finances, for example by building a well with a clean water supply, or improving sanitary conditions that may be flooded and thus disease contagious.

In the town of Kenema, in the southeast of Sierra Leone, close to the border with neighboring country Liberia. 

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has projects in 50 villages in the Kenema area, southeast of Sierra Leone. They have received nearly 580.000 Dollars in fund support from Denmark to improve conditions in order to withstand climate change here. Out here, the rain hits hard, the villages themselves have to deal with it, as there are long distances between the villages, with very difficult roads. Therefore, it is important for Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK), World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) to bring knowledge to the locals on how to respond to, for example, floods and windstorms in best possible way, as well as making field visits to them, to gather knowledge on how to help the projects in the 50 villages both with quality of life and finances, for example by building a well with a clean water supply, or improving sanitary conditions that may be flooded and thus disease contagious.

At the town of Kenema, in the southeast of Sierra Leone, close to the border with neighboring country Liberia.

Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK) has projects in 50 villages in the Kenema area, southeast of Sierra Leone. They have received nearly 580.000 Dollars in fund support from Denmark to improve conditions in order to withstand climate change here. Out here, the rain hits hard, the villages themselves have to deal with it, as there are long distances between the villages, with very difficult roads. Therefore, it is important for Engineers Without Borders - Denmark (EWB-DK), World Hope International (WHI Sierra Leone) and SEND (Social Enterprise Development Sierra Leone) to bring knowledge to the locals on how to respond to, for example, floods and windstorms in best possible way, as well as making field visits to them, to gather knowledge on how to help the projects in the 50 villages both with quality of life and finances, for example by building a well with a clean water supply, or improving sanitary conditions that may be flooded and thus disease contagious.