Francis investigated this and noticed that many of the children that were hanging around the Catholic Mission had no family to care for them. After talking with friends in the area he decided to create a study class for them where they could come to eat and learn how to read, spell, draw, do hand painting, math, and play soccer after classes.

Many of the kids were attracted to the idea of playing sports - in order to do so they had to attend daily study class and obey the rules by being on time, do all the assigned class work and show interest that they wanted to learn and not just play.

The daily study classes ran from 9.00 to 12.00 noon with a thirty minutes break for lunch followed by a soccer game till late in the afternoon. Because they benefitted from a meal the news of the project spread throughout the village and nearby towns. Boys and girls came to study and play.

Additional boys and girls that needed attention were discovered living in subhuman conditions in the area.

After using up his savings in caring for the children Francis turned to family and friends in the United States and elsewhere for financial assistance.

As the number of children requiring support and care rose to 45 Francis discussed with them how to empower them to help themselves. At that meeting the children brought about the idea of buying and taking care of their own animals.

At the moment (Summer 2005) the project can support one animal for each child until funds are available to buy two. In the mean time Francis is buying the animals in stages according to how well each child does in school to encourage them to study harder. The kids are currently doing their best in school, helping one another and caring for their livestock (chickens and goats), planting and harvesting crops after school and helping one another as a team during the farming season.

All the kids are benefiting from the program. Presently, seven boys and three girls are in boarding schools. Of the original 45 kids, one is a Registered Nurse, one is in Teacher's training College and another has gained admission to the University of Ghana (Legon Campus) in Accra to study Communications and French.

The rest of the children are attending day schools and living with their parents, extended families, friends and neighbours. Francis made arrangements with a local Registered Nurse to look after the health issue and send them to the Regional Hospital in case of emergency. They attend daily tutorial classes organized through a local award winning Science teacher in the area.

So far, all is going well but funding of the program remains a struggle due to the cost of uniforms, books, school fees and medical fees. Some of the children suffer from malnutrition during the hunger season so we have to buy food during the harvest and keep it in storage for distribution during the three to four months hunger season due to lack of rainfall and income generating activities in the area.

Recently the project has been extended to the worst hit part of Liberia where kids are out of school because of the war and poverty.