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Will Figg '13 Shares Sierra Leone Experience
Standing before his classmates on November 7, 2012, Will Figg '13 offered the school community a glimpse into the daily life of the residents of the world's fifth poorest country, Sierra Leone. With several goals in mind, the 2012 winner of Woodberry Forest School's Noland Summer Fellowship program, spent a month in the city of Kenema. Among his accomplishments: Will donated hundreds of pounds of school supplies, medical supplies, and clothing; taught in Swawou Primary School; worked in the Kenema Government Hospital; and tested and treated drinking water for coliforms and E. Coli bacteria.
The trip was made possible by Woodberry Forest School's Noland Summer Fellowship program, funded by Lloyd “Bud” Noland III ’62, who established it with members of his family through the Noland Memorial Foundation in honor of his father. The program provides financial support to students who wish to pursue projects that, in Bud Noland’s words, “offer truly life-changing experiences to the very best Woodberry students.”
Though Will conveyed, through his words and through the photos he shared, a vivid sense of the challenges faced by Sierra Leone's people, he also let his fellow students know how much everyone at Woodberry Forest takes for granted. "We expect our sewage system to function, our 911 calls to be answered, and our mail to be delivered. In Kenema, they have none of that!" Consequently, Will decided he wanted to do even more to help. He has established a non-profit corporation which will soon install a solar-powered water purification system at Swawou School.
Learn more about Will's continued work at the SL Human Development Fund website.
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Though Will conveyed, through his words and through the photos he shared, a vivid sense of the challenges faced by Sierra Leone's people, he also let his fellow students know how much everyone at Woodberry Forest takes for granted. "We expect our sewage system to function, our 911 calls to be answered, and our mail to be delivered. In Kenema, they have none of that!" Consequently, Will decided he wanted to do even more to help. He has established a non-profit corporation which will soon install a solar-powered water purification system at Swawou School.
Learn more about Will's continued work at the SL Human Development Fund website.
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