Sierra Leone is much less ethnically diverse than either of those countries (only two main tribes, and they share a great deal of common cultural and practices). Sierra Leoneans are also, by and large, deeply averse to so much as the idea of war, since they witnessed the immense devastation that war brings. read more
Volunteers in Sierra Leone work with their communities on education projects. During their service in Sierra Leone, Volunteers learn to speak local languages, including Krio, Mende, Temne, Mandinka, SuSu, Limba and Kuranko. read more