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Mariama Koneh is one of the more active of the 53 residents at the King George Home for the Elderly, though many others have severe physical and mental disabilities. It is rare for the elderly to live in group homes in sub-Saharan Africa, but most of the residents at King George Home in Freetown, Sierra Leone, lost their families during the country's brutal civil war.

Mariama Koneh is one of the more active of the 53 residents at the King George Home for the Elderly, though many others have severe physical and mental disabilities. It is rare for the elderly to live in group homes in sub-Saharan Africa, but most of the residents at King George Home in Freetown, Sierra Leone, lost their families during the country's brutal civil war.