"Where We are Headed..."

The next few blogs, I really would like to focus on the country that we are headed-Sierra Leone. 

Flag of Sierra Leone

Country of Sierra Leone.

We will be staying at the port in Freetown.  One of the ways Mercy Ships decides which country to go to is it's ranking on the Human Development Index (HDI).  The HDI is an indicator of health, education, and income of a country.  For example according to he 2010 HDI ranking, Norway is #1 on the index, Canada is #8, USA is #4, and South Africa is #110.  Sierra Leone in #158 out of #169-which is Zimbabwe.