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  • Freetown, Sierra Leone. Nearly half the population of Sierra Leone lives in Freetown. Young people move to the city from rural life in hopes of finding work and a more exciting life, but find making a living difficult. Many take to selling sundry items on the streets. Electricity is unreliable. The roads are good in some areas of the city, but many still need repair. It is estimated that nearly 60% of the country's operating budget comes from donor countries.
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  • Freetown, Sierra Leone
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  • Dogs roam in Freetown, as seen here. These dogs are lounging just outside the only veterinary clinic in Freetown. There are only 5 veterinarians in all of Sierra Leone, and only 1 of these works with animals, and that is on a part-time basis. Dr. Gudush Jalloh runs the nonprofit organization the Sierra Leone Animal Welfare Society, which strives to reduce and control dog populations through spay and neuter. They also vaccinate the dogs against rabies, when they have the vaccine that is, which is hard to get. Dogs are often used for security, or even hunting in rural areas. But rabies occurs everywhere in the country.
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  • There are many wonderful beaches around Freetown, if you can get to them.
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  • The last in a trio of boys.
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  • Another boy waiting on the sidelines to play football.
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  • As I stood watching the young men playing football on the beach, these boys were taking a break from playing. They sat talking and watching the older boys, and I started talking with them, showing them the pictures on the back of my camera that I was taking. They were quite happy to have their pictures taken.
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  • These two young men were taking pictures of me as I photographed the football players on the beach. So I turned the tables, and we all laughed.
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  • The mother of the founder of Khadarlis (a US based NGO) sits on her couch in her second floor apartment above shops and busy streets of Freetown. She's calm, peaceful. She's glad I'm there to help, she tells me. I see her twice,  while I'm in Sierra Leone, only for a few minutes each time. Its a nice visit, one I hope to make again.
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  • Before I leave Mabamboo, they want a quick group shot. They rush to join the picture. I'm rushed. We have to leave to visit another village and make it back to Freetown before the traffic gets too bad. 
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  • Children in the village of Mabamboo, about an hour and a half outside of Freetown, show off their goats that Heifer International has provided. The animals are a source of pride, and a bank account in hard times.
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  • The Sierra Leone Animal Welfare Society is led by the only veterinarian in the entire country who works on animals. Supported by grants, the SLAWS teams travels primarily around Freetown to spay and neuter dogs and vaccinate them against rabies. With just 5 veterinarians in the country, and all of them near retirement, Sierra Leone will soon be without veterinary care, which will further jeopardize food security in an already poor country.
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  • The older brother of this boy died from rabies after being bitten by a rabid dog. That same rabid dog also bit this young boy. Now, 2 months after his bite, we learn about this exposure. The family couldn't afford to travel to Freetown to buy human rabies vaccine to give to the boy to help prevent rabies. They couldn't afford the vaccine either, which is sold at different prices in different pharmacies. We donated money to cover the costs for the family and treating the boy. Unfortunately, there are too many like him who never get the vaccine post-exposure prophylaxis. Africa and Asia remain hot spots for canine rabies. Something has to be done.
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