Photo journal: Getting an education in Sierra Leone

The under-five mortality rate is 284 children per 1,000 and many die from easily preventable illnesses such as diarrhoea.

In an aim to limit the spread of such diseases Concern is working to promote hygiene education through building latrines and water wells.

Joseph Turay plays football at lunchtime and wants to be like his hero Thierry Henry: "I want to be a footballer but if that does not happen, I want to finish school and become a driver."