Waterloo Partnership
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The Waterloo Partnership is a British Charity based in Waterloo
and Crosby
areas of Liverpool
raises money for its Sierra Leone
namesake
.
Sierra Leone has now emerged from a period of Civil War
and is one of the poorest countries in the world.
The UK committee comprises several volunteers, including David Moorhead, Teresa McLaughlin and Fred Nye. Delegations, involving several members of the committee as well as some local teachers have visited Waterloo in recent years. Schools involved include Great Crosby, All Saints Primary and Merchant Taylors'
.
Waterloo, Sefton
Waterloo is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England.Waterloo is home to The Plaza Community Cinema and three primary schools...
and Crosby
Crosby, Merseyside
Crosby is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England. Historically part of Lancashire it is situated north of Bootle, south of Southport, Formby and west of Netherton-History:...
areas of Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
raises money for its Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
namesake
Waterloo, Sierra Leone
Waterloo is the second largest city in the Western Area of Sierra Leone and a suburb of Freetown. The population of Waterloo was estimated at 19,750 in 2006. Waterloo lies just 18 miles east of Freetown -Socio-historical perspectives:...
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Sierra Leone has now emerged from a period of Civil War
Sierra Leone Civil War
The Sierra Leone Civil War began on 23 March 1991 when the Revolutionary United Front , with support from the special forces of Charles Taylor’s National Patriotic Front of Liberia , intervened in Sierra Leone in an attempt to overthrow the Joseph Momoh government...
and is one of the poorest countries in the world.
The UK committee comprises several volunteers, including David Moorhead, Teresa McLaughlin and Fred Nye. Delegations, involving several members of the committee as well as some local teachers have visited Waterloo in recent years. Schools involved include Great Crosby, All Saints Primary and Merchant Taylors'
Merchant Taylors' Girls' School
Merchant Taylors' Girls' School, Crosby is a British selective independent girls' school, located in Great Crosby on Merseyside. As of 2007, it had around 620 pupils, ranging in age from 11 to 18...
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