UConn Players Build School, Church

Former UConn football players Aaron Garland and Carlton Steer have built a school and church in Sierra Leone. The project started after Garland met a pastor at a conference.

UConn Players Build School, Church
Photo: NBC Connecticut

Aaron Garland and Carlton Steer, former UConn football players, have built a school and church in Sierra Leone.

Garland met a pastor at a conference, which led to the project.

The school and church are now established in the country.

Key facts

  • Aaron Garland and Carlton Steer are former UConn football players.
  • They have built a school and church in Sierra Leone.
  • The project started after Garland met a pastor at a conference.
  • The school and church are now established.

Three perspectives

Neutral

The project is a result of the friendship between Garland and Steer. The school and church will likely benefit the local community. More information on the project's impact is needed.

Positive

The construction of the school and church is a positive development for the community. Garland and Steer's initiative will provide education and a place of worship. This project shows the impact of friendship and determination.

Negative

There is limited information on the project's funding and sustainability. The long-term benefits of the school and church are unclear. More details on the project's management are needed.

Your week in news, every Wednesday

The biggest stories of the week for your edition, in your inbox every Wednesday morning, your time. Free, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Daily Quiz
Next storyLGBTQ Asylum Seekers Deported

All sections

Top storiesWorldPoliticsBusinessMarketsTechnologyScienceHealthSportEntertainmentCelebrityClimateLifestyleCrime & JusticeAI & CyberSpaceCost of LivingJobsGood NewsGames

Edition

GlobalEnglish
Suggested
United States
Africa
AlgeriaAngolaBeninBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCameroonCentral African RepublicChadComorosCongoCôte d'IvoireDjiboutiDR CongoEgyptEquatorial GuineaEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaGabonGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauKenyaLesothoLiberiaLibyaMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMauritiusMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaRwandaSão Tomé and PríncipeSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth SudanSudanTanzaniaTogoTunisiaUgandaZambiaZimbabwe
Americas
Antigua and BarbudaArgentinaBahamasBarbadosBelizeBoliviaBrazilCanadaChileColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasJamaicaMexicoNicaraguaPanamaParaguayPeruPuerto RicoSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSurinameTrinidad and TobagoUnited StatesUruguayVenezuela
Asia
AfghanistanArmeniaAzerbaijanBahrainBangladeshBhutanBruneiCambodiaChinaGeorgiaHong KongIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIsraelJapanJordanKazakhstanKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLebanonMacauMalaysiaMaldivesMongoliaMyanmarNepalNorth KoreaOmanPakistanPalestinePhilippinesQatarSaudi ArabiaSingaporeSouth KoreaSri LankaSyriaTaiwanTajikistanThailandTimor-LesteTurkmenistanUnited Arab EmiratesUzbekistanVietnamYemen
Europe
AlbaniaAndorraAustriaBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandItalyLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroNetherlandsNorth MacedoniaNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTürkiyeUkraineUnited KingdomVatican City
Oceania
AustraliaFijiKiribatiMarshall IslandsMicronesiaNauruNew ZealandPalauPapua New GuineaSamoaSolomon IslandsTongaTuvaluVanuatu