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SIERRA LEONE LIBRARIES PROJECT

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Population approx. 6 million Area: 71,749 sq km Capital: Freetown Major languages: English and Krio Major religion: Islam Life expectancy: 42 years Adult literacy rate: 35%

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FREETOWN FREEDOM BRIDGE

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DID YOU KNOW… CLC’s ministry in Sierra Leone was begun by UK missionaries back in 1966… CLC is the only bookshop agency in the whole of Sierra Leone… Without CLC there would be no Christian Bookshop in Sierra Leone… There are almost 6 million people in Sierra Leone, and just 2 cities have a Christian Bookshop!

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THE MINISTRY OF CLC SIERRA LEONE: 3 Bookshops (2 in Freetown and 1 in Bo)… Sponsoring a Government-accredited adult literacy programme in Freetown… Publishing (CLC is the only publisher of Christian books in the whole country!)… Supplying Christian books to school libraries!!! AND NOW

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CATHEDRAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS - FREETOWN

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ENJOYING LIBRARY TIME!

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MRS MELROSE KOROMA HEADTEACHER CATHEDRAL SCHOOL FOR BOYS “We need Christian library books!”

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350 CHILDREN AT SCHOOL … AND NOT A SINGLE LIBRARY BOOK!

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YOU CAN MAKE A LASTING DIFFERENCE… GIVE A BOOK… GIVE A FUTURE!

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Buy a children’s book for a school library in Sierra Leone Christian Focus Publications will donate a second copy Hodder will give each school a Bible for their library CLC will ship the books to their destination And a child’s future will be changed!

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Thank you! Be sure to know that your purchase will enable hundreds of children to have access to Christian books, an opportunity they otherwise wouldn’t have had!