DENDAYADU
The Fas Project is dedicated to educating the children of the village of Dendayadu, Sierra Leone learn to read and write and also helps provide food and school supplies to provide a suitable learning environment.
Most students at the school in Dendayadu are orphans or children who have been maimed through the Civil War. Located in the Minikoro Chiefdom in the heart of diamond country, the school began as a replacement for a Life After Diamonds (LAD) school aid program, which eventually failed and withdrew all support.
REACHING INTO THE JUNGLE
The village of Dendayadu is remote and roads are poor; little or no economic activity reaches the village. Therefore, the school is largely unsupported and children often help with daily tasks of living instead of attending school. The people of Dendayadu were eager for educational opportunities.
Founder Fas Lebbie’s grandmother was an elder and leader in the Dendayadu Village. Though she passed away, her legacy is still felt and she is fondly remembered. Thanks to the Fas Project’s involvement, the Dendayadu School has been re-named after her: the Sia Fangaofo Memorial Primary School. The school uses a building once built and operated by the LAD school aid program, though eventually left in neglect.
Life in Dendayadu, and the Nimikoro Chiefdom, is very difficult. The region lacks infrastructure and was especially torn by the violence of the Civil War. Rural poverty affects the quality of education; the children did not even have seats, let alone books or pens. Through the school, the Fas Project hopes to impact these children and the generations that follow.
