Who’s Steve?
At age 7 in the Blood Diamond war Steven’s entire family was killed, so he was left an Orphan. A family from the same town he lived in had his last name so they took him in pretending that he was their own child. He thought they were going to take care of him, but instead they made him a slave. When he was 11 he asked the father of the family if he had done enough and could be considered a son rather than a slave. The father said no so he picked up his grass mat (all that he had) and left. So he was 11 and homeless. Seeking help was hard in Liberia, which has one of the most corrupt political systems in the world, and makes it very difficult to get help from outside countries. One day Steven found an internet cafe, and went inside to use a computer. The owners of the cafe agreed that if he would clean the cafe everyday of the week, on wednesday nights he could use a computer. So he did it. Every wednesday night he would get on the computer and learn. Soon, he had learned enough that he started teaching younger children. He managed to start saving up money, and finally got an apartment. (Which by our standards would be considered a shack, or less than a shack.) He started teaching classes, and at a point there was about 40 people attending. He was then able to buy a small building in hopes of chasing his dream of opening a school where he could teach young kids entrepenual skills, so they could fend for themselves. Shortly after opening it, a tree fell on top of the buillding he was using. The lady I spoke with told me that 5,000 would get him a building with enough rooms in it to house students/children so he can teach.
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