This project, begun in 2000, is an attempt to reinforce the pacification process in Sierra Leone, concentrating on the situation of a village called Yagala located in the northern part of the country.    It is also an initiative tied to the conviction of project promoter Peter Bayuku Konteh that there are so many problems in the world that no one can solve them on their own, but neither can they remain indifferent.   Each of us has the moral obligation to try to heal a world that is sorely damaged.

Microcammino is a pilot project, thought of by an immigrant from Sierra Leone, aimed at arousing in both the general population and the country’s powerful elite the desire of a sort of redemption after the war and the will to begin reconstructing the social fabric, autonomously and with the wise use of all available resources.

The village is located in one of the poorest and backward areas of the country which has long suffered from years of intense fighting; the mortality rate, especially among young people, is extremely high, as is the rate of illiteracy.   

At the same time, in planning for reconstruction of the country, villages are considered after all others even though the state is able to compensate teachers and doctors.  The lack of development leads to emigration and deforestation, in addition to internal divisions in the population.

Learning to read and write, agricultural equipment and healthcare are all needs expressed by the people, which have donated land for construction and guaranteed a volunteer workforce in addition to free local materials for construction.