Mission Bo works in partnership with World Vision, Sierra Leone.  We primarily work in the Chiefdoms of Bagbo and Lugbu in the Bo District of Sierra Leone.

“Let my heart be broken by the things that break the heart of God.”

-Bob Pierce, Founder of World Vision

Clean Water and Sanitation Project

Water is one of the world’s most precious natural resources.  However, 80 countries regularly experience serious water shortages.  Sierra Leone joins this number.  Children’s tiny bodies are particularly dependent upon clean water and susceptible to water related diseases and parasites.

When clean water is scarce, all aspects of life are impacted:

Health - Contaminated water and poor sanitation are a factor in 88 percent of all disease in the developing world.

Food production - Without water, crops and livestock die and healthy meals cannot be prepared.

Economics - Poor health from unclean water causes a community’s productivity to suffer and family incomes to dwindle.

Education - Where water is scarce, it is unlikely for schools to be built or teachers to move to the communities.  And because children must spend hours fetching water, they are unable to attend school.

“...Once our eyes are opened we can’t pretend we don’t know what to do.  God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows that we know, and holds us responsible to act.”

-Proverbs 24:12

Emily and Tina Schmidt are featured in the Spring 2009 World Vision Magazine!

To read the full article, use the link below and go to page 8

www.worldvision.org