Banta Ministry Center
Banta Mokelleh, Sierra Leone
Our Banta Ministry Center is located in the region of Banta Mokelleh, a chiefdom consisting of fifty rural villages. Located an eight-hour drive from the capital city of Freetown, our Banta Ministry Center is in a severely underdeveloped area of Sierra Leone, which ironically has some of the richest mineral deposits of bauxite and rutile in the world. During the rebel war, this area was hit hard and the children are still suffering the consequences.
In 2005, the paramount chief of Banta Mokelleh gifted Children of the Nations with 45 acres of land, and later an additional 55 acres, bringing the ministry site up to 100 acres. Construction of our Banta Ministry Center commenced in early 2006.
Today, our Banta Ministry Center includes our Mallory Jansen Memorial School (Banta) consisting of three school buildings (preschool, primary, and secondary), Banta Medical Clinic, Therapeutic Feeding Center / Malnourishment Clinic, William E. Clark Skills Center, Church of the Nations, Health Animators Program, and administrative offices. The ministry center also provides residential housing for our Sierra Leone Country Director, Angie Myles and some staff, as well as accommodations for visiting Venture Program participants. Our Banta Children’s Village, which includes our Banta Children’s Homes, is located on the back end of the property, adjacent to the ministry center. A 50-acre agricultural project is located on the back half of the property. The Banta Ministry Center is located in close proximity to our three Village Partnerships Programs in Sierra Leone: Ngolala, Mosenesi, and Mokpangumba.
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