From Glenna Gordon:
On an unpaved road past a large oil refinery in eastern Freetown, Sierra Leone, an imposing gate surrounds the King George Home for the Elderly. Inside, half a dozen buildings face a leafy inner courtyard. Inside these buildings, fifty-three senior citizens share rooms, meals and lives.More here
Image courtesy of Glenna Gordon
There’s a word – orphans – for children who lose their parents. It’s a word far too familiar in countries like this one, with a history of brutal war, but even here, there’s no word to describe another kind of tragedy – parents who lose their children.
