Place Makeni

Age 10

Gender Male

Favorite Color Blue

Favorite Subject at School Mathematics and Creative Practical Arts

Favorite Activity or Game Drawing, watching tv and riding bikes

Number of Sisters 0

Number of Brothers 0

Treasure is an only child and lives with his parents in a single room in a large compound that has 30 other tenants.  They live in Makeni, which a small town in north-central Sierra Leone. Makeni is in a sparsely populated area of the country and, while the largest town in the area, still has poor sanitation and water supply.

His mother runs a small grocery store while his father attends a local university, The Institute of Public Administration and Management.  While the family dreams of better days ahead, they currently struggle to meet their day-to-day needs, including Treasure's school fees.

Treasure attends the local primary school; his favorite subject is Mathematics, and he loves to draw. He tells us that he hopes to become a doctor someday.