Operation Classroom started in Indiana in 1987, with
a commitment to upgrade the secondary education in
selected schools in Liberia and Sierra Leone. With
the civil war in Liberia beginning in 1989, and in
Sierra Leone in 1991, it became apparent Operation
Classroom needed to play a larger role in the life
of the people than just education. We began to work
with refugee schools, started a trauma-counseling
program and became a partner with the Sierra Leone
Annual Conference to upgrade the Kissy Urban
Maternity and Medical Center. We are also committed
to sending volunteer work teams and individuals to
both countries to work with the conferences in
meeting some of the physical and spiritual needs of
the people.
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Ishe Anesu Project (God
With Us), Zimbabwe,
13071A
The runaway or
abandoned children of
Zimbabwe are vulnerable to
the worst child abuse cases
one can think of – rape,
molesting, beating, starving
and the like. They are the
earliest targets for the
spread of HIV/AIDS. The
objectives of this project
are to provide help to these
children, to provide them
with food, clothing,
scholarships, shelter and
love. They are being taught
religious studies and family
and social ethics. We will
accommodate 15 children from
7 to 12 years of age. It
will be necessary to include
one volunteer who can help
with cooking, cleaning, and
taking care of the children.
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- Operation Classroom, 12922Y
- Baoma Secondary School, Sierra Leone,
11803N
Funds for the Baoma Secondary School
will be used to upgrade the educational system.
This will be done through seminars, college
scholarships and other training opportunities
for the teaching staff. Gifts to the Advance
Special will be used for the library, counseling
program, school supplies, equipment and
textbooks. There is a need for upgrading and
construction classroom buildings.
- Bo Centenary Secondary School, Sierra
Leone, 12607A
- College of West Africa, Liberia,
10230N
- Fakunya Agriculture and Vocational Secondary
School, Sierra Leone, 14539A
- Ganta United Methodist School, Liberia,
10234A
- Koidu United Methodist Secondary School,
Sierra Leone, 11698N
- Makeni School, Sierra Leone, 11976N
- Mokanji Vocational and Agriculture Secondary
School, Sierra Leone, 14542A
- Project Hands, 14544N
- St. Matthews Elementary & JHS, Liberia,
12829A
- W.V.S. Tubman-Gray, Liberia, 10231A
The W.T.V. Tubman-Gray
United Methodist School was established in 1948
by Vivian Gray. Things were going well until the
war in 1990. The school closed, opened, closed
and opened during the war. The student
enrollment is over 750. As the people are
rebuilding their lives and trying to get
reestablished after the war, it is vital that
the Advance program continues to support and
upgrade this school.
- Jaima Secondary School, Sierra Leone,
12613B
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