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War Child

Address

Thailand Drive, Babadorie, Lumley, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Telephone

(022) 239206

Fax

(022) 239208

E-mail

Website

http://www.warchild.org/projects/projects.html

Visited

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War Child designed a community-based programme, which aimed to address psychosocial needs of children by helping to rebuild peaceful child-friendly communities. The surroundings of a child are crucial in their development. Therfore the programme targets the community as a whole and, apart from children and youth, also involves parents, teachers, elders and village leaders. The focus is on getting them to recognize the rights and needs of the children and youth and to provide better support. The programme seeks to empower children and youth, enabling them to play a positive role in the community. War Child supports Community Action Groups to implement a variety of social, cultural, recreational and sportive activities to achieve these objectives.