UT Arlington helps restore hope in Sierra Leone

The University of Texas at Arlington is playing a major role in a project that is helping restore hope to tens of thousands of people in Sierra Leone, West Africa.  This month, UT Arlington helped open the Hope Center near Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone. "The Hope Center is an 11,000-square foot building that contains a conference room, male and female dormitories, classrooms, computer lab, dental and medical clinic and a guest house," said Alusine Jalloh, director of The Africa Program at UT Arlington.  The Center will serve families devastated by Sierra Leone’s 11-year