Mary's Story
Location
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Mary survives the war in Sierra Leone
Mary was only nine years old when the rebels in Sierra Leone killed her father, brother and sister. Mary escaped and survived by hiding in the forest for four years. When the war ended, Mary went home and found her school destroyed.
“It felt like our whole future had been destroyed,” she said. But then hope returned when friends like you worked together with her community and rebuilt the school. Mary hopes to be a doctor or lawyer to fight for children’s rights. She works hard toward her goal, studying all day and doing her homework late into the evening.