Education welded to therapy rescues child soldiers from fate
An apprenticeship at Abdul’s is much sought after in the town of Makeni, in Sierra Leone in West Africa. The 34-year-old is known for the quality of his electric welding and is keen to pass on the skills that have enabled him to pay school fees for his brother and sister and fund the education of his six children. The children go to school in the morning and train with Abdul in the afternoon.
“I am proud that I can help people,” he says. “I had no education when I came to Caritas in 2010. I had no skills.”
