THE IMPACT OF A CIVIL WAR ON EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF SIERRA LEONE

Malika Sahel

Abstract: Once independent in 1961, Sierra Leone set up educational development as her first target to start her long way towards progress and international standards. However, the achievement of this crucial objective was hampered by different conflicts this African country experienced. For instance, the1991 Civil War forced Sierra Leonean youth to take up arms and lose their formal education, and skills passed down from fathers to sons in agriculture. Many children did not go to school because schools were either destroyed or shut down.

Keywords: Sierra Leone, Civil War, Impact, Education, Child Soldier.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2017.0615003