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
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