Sierra Leone
Jebbeh Swaray, Giewumba Village, basket-maker
In Sandeyah, Philip and Aminata Amadu enjoy being back home after many years in exile after the war in Freetown
Cocoa pods in Sandeyah, Kailahun District, used for making black soap
Bassaleh, Pujehun District, a village that struggled to prevent Socfin Agricultural Company from taking their rich farmland for oil palm plantations
Sierra Leonean children donned Obama t-shirts without knowing who he was
Agro-biodiversity in a small roadside market, where now Addax Bioenergy is estabishing massive sugarcane plantations that will erode the farm and food diversity.
Greetings from children in Jagbwema, near Koidu in Kono District
Jam Delicious Dishes . . . come together and eat!
Almamy Mansaray, a master palm wine (poyo) tapper in Tuyama, Kailahun District Limbas are the experts
Poda Poda
Sandeyah, Kailahun District, village tailor displays his workmanship
Giewumba Village, Kenema District, separating coffee beans from husks
The late Amos Kamara, chief of London Village in Kono District and Master Farmer too.
(NOT) travelling light . . . bush taxis plying the road between Guinea and Sierra Leone
Children at play in Makeni
Sierra Leone's wonderful cooks work wonders with leafy greens in sauces and soups
Superman . . . super kid near Kailahun
The UN helicopter takes off from Kailahun
The rains play havoc with the road from Kailahun to Pendembu, making it very difficult for farmers to get produce to market
Rainy season road from Pendembu to Kailahun can be impassable
The magnificent Number Two Beach near Freetown