Abu Koroma, a pupil of Milton Margai School for the Blind, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Milton Margai is the only school for the blind in Sierra Leone. Its 80 pupils range in age from 4 to 18. The school has survived the turmoil of an ongoing civil war. Evacuated during a coup in 1998, it was bombed the following year. Some of its pupils were blinded by rebels during the conflict. The school has basic facilities but tries to keep academic standards high. It emphasizes Braille reading and writing and typing, enabling pupils to go into secondary education, and find jobs.

Abu Bangura and Musa Abu Tika, pupils of Milton Margai School for the Blind, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Milton Margai is the only school for the blind in Sierra Leone. Its 80 pupils range in age from 4 to 18. The school has survived the turmoil of an ongoing civil war. Evacuated during a coup in 1998, it was bombed the following year. Some of its pupils were blinded by rebels during the conflict. The school has basic facilities but tries to keep academic standards high. It emphasizes Braille reading and writing and typing, enabling pupils to go into secondary education, and find jobs.

Regina Sesay, a pupil of Milton Margai School for the Blind, Freetown, Sierra Leone, in the girls dormitory. Milton Margai is the only school for the blind in Sierra Leone. Its 80 pupils range in age from 4 to 18. The school has survived the turmoil of an ongoing civil war. Evacuated during a coup in 1998, it was bombed the following year. Some of its pupils were blinded by rebels during the conflict. The school has basic facilities but tries to keep academic standards high. It emphasizes Braille reading and writing and typing, enabling pupils to go into secondary education, and find jobs.

Esther Sillah, pupil of Milton Margai School for the Blind, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Milton Margai is the only school for the blind in Sierra Leone. Its 80 pupils range in age from 4 to 18. The school has survived the turmoil of an ongoing civil war. Evacuated during a coup in 1998, it was bombed the following year. Some of its pupils were blinded by rebels during the conflict. The school has basic facilities but tries to keep academic standards high. It emphasizes Braille reading and writing and typing, enabling pupils to go into secondary education, and find jobs.

Alhaji Conteh, pupil of Milton Margai School for the Blind, Freetown, Sierra Leone, plays the saxophone. Milton Margai is the only school for the blind in Sierra Leone. Its 80 pupils range in age from 4 to 18. The school has survived the turmoil of an ongoing civil war. Evacuated during a coup in 1998, it was bombed the following year. Some of its pupils were blinded by rebels during the conflict. The school has basic facilities but tries to keep academic standards high. It emphasizes Braille reading and writing and typing, enabling pupils to go into secondary education, and find jobs.

Kinney Matia, a pupil of Milton Margai School for the Blind, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Milton Margai is the only school for the blind in Sierra Leone. Its 80 pupils range in age from 4 to 18. The school has survived the turmoil of an ongoing civil war. Evacuated during a coup in 1998, it was bombed the following year. Some of its pupils were blinded by rebels during the conflict. The school has basic facilities but tries to keep academic standards high. It emphasizes Braille reading and writing and typing, enabling pupils to go into secondary education, and find jobs.

Memunatu Turay and Regina Sesay, pupils of Milton Margai School for the Blind, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Memunatu Turay and Regina Sesay, two pupils from Milton Margai, the only school for the blind in Sierra Leone. Its 80 pupils range in age from 4 to 18. The school has survived the turmoil of an ongoing civil war. Evacuated during a coup in 1998, it was bombed the following year. Some of its pupils were blinded by rebels during the conflict. The school has basic facilities but tries to keep academic standards high. It emphasizes Braille reading and writing and typing, enabling pupils to go into secondary education, and find jobs.

John Kargbo, pupil of Milton Margai School for the Blind, Freetown, Sierra Leone, has his hair cut. Milton Margai is the only school for the blind in Sierra Leone. Its 80 pupils range in age from 4 to 18. The school has survived the turmoil of an ongoing civil war. Evacuated during a coup in 1998, it was bombed the following year. Some of its pupils were blinded by rebels during the conflict. The school has basic facilities but tries to keep academic standards high. It emphasizes Braille reading and writing and typing, enabling pupils to go into secondary education, and find jobs.

Sam Campbell, the headmaster of Milton Margai School for the Blind in Freetown Sierra Leone. He describes blindness as: 'a physical nuisance, nothing more'. Milton Margai's 80 pupils range in age from 4 to 18. The school has survived the turmoil of an ongoing civil war. Evacuated during a coup in 1998, it was bombed the following year. Some of its pupils were blinded by rebels during the conflict. The school has basic facilities but tries to keep academic standards high. It emphasizes Braille reading and writing and typing, enabling pupils to go into secondary education, and find jobs.

Mohammad Kab'bah, pupil of Milton Margai School for the Blind, Freetown, Sierra Leone, keeps the key of the school's food store around his neck. Milton Margai is the only school for the blind in Sierra Leone. Its 80 pupils range in age from 4 to 18. The school has survived the turmoil of an ongoing civil war. Evacuated during a coup in 1998, it was bombed the following year. Some of its pupils were blinded by rebels during the conflict. The school has basic facilities but tries to keep academic standards high. It emphasizes Braille reading and writing and typing, enabling pupils to go into secondary education, and find jobs.

Suliman Moribo, pupil of Milton Margai School for the Blind, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Milton Margai is the only school for the blind in Sierra Leone. Its 80 pupils range in age from 4 to 18. The school has survived the turmoil of an ongoing civil war. Evacuated during a coup in 1998, it was bombed the following year. Some of its pupils were blinded by rebels during the conflict. The school has basic facilities but tries to keep academic standards high. It emphasizes Braille reading and writing and typing, enabling pupils to go into secondary education, and find jobs.

School bell on the dining room table in Milton Margai School for the Blind, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Milton Margai is the only school for the blind in Sierra Leone. Its 80 pupils range in age from 4 to 18. The school has survived the turmoil of an ongoing civil war. Evacuated during a coup in 1998, it was bombed the following year. Some of its pupils were blinded by rebels during the conflict. The school has basic facilities but tries to keep academic standards high. It emphasizes Braille reading and writing and typing, enabling pupils to go into secondary education, and find jobs.

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