Sierra Leone
Our work there at a glance
- Support for childrens hospital in freetown.
- Running a shelter for street children
- Skill Support (financial support for training)
- Secondment of medical staff and social workers
- Further training of local staff
- Hygiene project in the slums
Our focus
Wiederaufbau der medizinischen Infrastruktur.
Wiederaufbau der medizinischen Infrastruktur.
Physical and psychological support for street children.
Physical and psychological support for street children.
School education and (re)integration in families and schools.
School education and (re)integration in families and schools.
Musicumentary in Sierra Leone
Mirta – Revolución feat. Gert Kapo, Roland Peil & Regis Molina
Key health data
Life expectancy
60/54 years
(women/man)
Infant mortality
69
per 1,000 births
Doctors
0,1
per 1,000 inhabitants
Cap Anamur engagement in Sierra Leone
1988 – 19992003 – today
The situation in Sierra Leone
Political situation
A long civil war in the 1990s destroyed large parts of the country. Gesellschaftliche Systeme wie Politik und Wirtschaft oder das Gesundheits- und Bildungswesen sind damals kollabiert. There were no longer any prospects for the future, certainly not for the traumatised children, thousands of whom had been forced to participate in the war as armed soldiers. The situation in the country has been difficult ever since.
Social situation.
After years of rebuilding, the Ebola virus ravaged West Africa between 2014 and 2016, killing nearly 4,000 people in Sierra Leone alone. Again, the health system was suspended throughout the country.
In the capital Freetown, there are also countless children living on the streets who have left their families for various reasons and are now on their own. Defenceless against the dangers of the big city, the mostly minors try to earn their living with odd jobs.
Since 2003, Cap Anamur has again been active in Sierra Leone with the reconstruction of the medical infrastructure as well as comprehensive aid for street children.
On the road in the slums of Freetown: Dr Werner Strahl (Chairman of Cap Anamur) talking to children.
Our engagement in Sierra Leone
Ola During Childrens Hospital (ODCH)
Ola During Childrens Hospital (ODCH)
Cap Anamur looks after a children’s hospital in Freetown, the country’s capital. Here we organise and finance the delivery of medicines and medical equipment, as well as the construction and repair of buildings and the hospital’s infrastructure. We send medical staff to treat patients, but also train local staff and optimise administrative processes on the wards and in management.
Pikin Paddy" shelter for street children
Pikin Paddy" shelter for street children
Mit dem Betrieb eines Schutzhauses für Straßenkinder, erreichen wir, dass Betroffene durch uns psychosoziale und sonstige Unterstützung erhalten. There are school-like lessons, the children can participate in the sports and creative programme, get regular meals and a safe place to sleep, and receive medical care if needed. The care culminates in the re-placement of the children with their families and school.
Hygiene project
Hygiene project
We have installed a hygiene project in the slums of Freetown. Cap Anamur started the hygiene project as a preventive measure during the Ebola epidemic and it is still running today. A total of ten toilet blocks there are cleaned and stocked with hygiene products three to four times a day by 26 local staff. About 2,000 people visit these toilets a day.
What happens next
Five years after Ebola, the health system in Sierra Leone has still not been restored. In 2020, the Corona pandemic also led to significant restrictions in medical care. That is why we will continue to support this hospital, which is so important for the country, in 2022 with technical, personnel and financial support.
