Fassavolu Development Coop

Fassavolu is a village of approximately 950 people in the north-western part of Lofa County, Liberia's northernmost province. Located near the borders of Sierra Leone and Guinea, Fassavolu was deeply impacted by Liberia's civil war, which raged from 1989-2003. Many men, women and children fled the area. Many were killed and maimed. Boys and men were forced and bribed into the various armies. Evaders fled into the bush, where many of them survived for years. 75 percent of buildings in Fassavolu were destroyed and the ones that remained standing cannot withstand the rain season. The extremely basic education system collapsed with the spread of the war to Fassavolu in 1994. Today survivors and returnees have few prospects.

Milestones
Initiated in 2009, the Fassavolu Development Coop is happy to report the following:

•  A kiln has been built to fire bricks to rebuild homes devastated by war
•  A final team has been selected and trained to make bricks and to build
•  A local carpenter has also been trained to construct frames and joists

more>>