What is life in Kroo Bay Slum, Sierra Leone?

Life in Kroo Bay Slum in Freetown, Sierra Leone is difficult. The country is still emerging from the war which did so much damage.

Save the Children are working in Kroo Bay and have set up a very informative website to explain what life is like there:

http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/kroobay/index.php 

This link tells the story of a doctor who works in the slum:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7247615.stm

Why do one in four children die before their fifth birthday in Sierra Leone?

What’s affecting infant mortality in Sierra Leone?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7202278.stm