The Amputees and War Wounded Association (AWWA) is a self-help organization based in Murray Town,

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra ...

. Founded in 2002 by war victim Alhaji Lamin Jusu Jarka, the aim of the organization is to support the victims of the

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, specifically those that had the forced Amputation or were otherwise wounded in the conflict, and lobby the government on their behalf.

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AWWA Amputee organizations Disability organisations based in Sierra Leone 2002 establishments in Sierra Leone {{SierraLeone-stub