Gbongay, Sierra Leone
In 2006, we were asked for help in the provision of sanitation, water and livelihoods to Gbongay. We discovered an area ravaged by civil war and with a minimal level of infrastructure. On average, one child under the age of five died every six weeks because of non-existent sanitation and polluted water. Since installing community ecosan toilets and wells, not one child has died from intestinal illness. 40% of the village population has been offered a livelihood opportunity of beekeeping or carpentry, which have been a great success.