Blogs

You Can Help Save a Child From Malaria
Miscellaneous Sep 17, 2015
Imagine, for a moment, living in a country where malaria was prevalent, and let yourself experience how it would feel to watch your child suffer and die from this preventable disease. It’s scary and upsetting, isn’t it?   This is a tragedy… Read More
Malaria and Millenium Development Goals
Disease & Disaster Sep 07, 2015
Malaria and Millennium Development Goals   In 2002, the United Nations Secretary-General commissioned the Millenium Project - an endeavor to help support eight Millenium Development Goals to address major humanitarian issues affecting people… Read More
Investing in Girls - Why Supporting Girls in Africa Makes Humanitarian and Fiscal Sense
Economic Topics & Microfinance, Women Empowerment & Gender Equality Sep 01, 2015
Investing in Girls - Why Supporting Girls in Africa Makes Sense   Many charitable institutions offer ways to donate money to individuals living in poverty in Africa, and DevelopAfrica is no exception.  This organization offers many ways in… Read More
Less Deadly - Still a Major Concern
Children in Africa Aug 25, 2015
Mothers in the US, UK and other developed countries are concerned not only with if their kids eat, but, with what they eat. Balanced nutrition is so important. Pediatricians measure a child’s growth against statistical averages… Read More
The Path to Happiness
Miscellaneous Aug 17, 2015
It’s universal. A human being must do things he enjoys to be happy. I enjoy reading and make time for it every day. Today I read articles about some of the richest people on earth. Some of them find happiness in using their good fortune to help… Read More
Losing girls: post Ebola in Sierra Leone
News, Women Empowerment & Gender Equality Aug 14, 2015
The effects of Ebola on Sierra Leone will be felt long after the country is declared Ebola-free, and girls are being particularly ostracized and stigmatized. Schools in Sierra Leone opened in mid-April 2015, eight months after they were closed to… Read More
Choose To Join Those Who Care
Economic Topics & Microfinance Aug 12, 2015
As Caitlyn looked down at the sweet face of her sleeping baby, she recalled what the pediatrician said. “She’s developing at an above average rate.” It filled her with happiness. It was a diametrically opposed contrast to the new mothers with babies… Read More
Donations of the Modest Income People in US
Miscellaneous Aug 04, 2015
Only someone with the resources of a Bill Gates or a Warren Buffet could help African children on a large scope. One example is ‘The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls’ in Gauteng province. I often wish it was possible for me to help on a… Read More
Africa's Rural Poverty and Malnutrition Causes Death
Disease & Disaster Jul 27, 2015
Statistics on poverty and malnutrition leading to death indicate the extent of human suffering in rural Africa. At one time, the continent exported food to other lands. Today a third of the grain in Africa’s food supply must be imported. Farming is… Read More
Ebola Orphans Need Your Help
Disease & Disaster, Children in Africa Jul 22, 2015
In the wake of the sweeping ebola virus of 2014 in Africa ten thousand innocent children have lost either one or both parents. These survivors of this deadly pandemic are left to live in confusion and uncertainty. Stigmatized by the fear that they… Read More

Make a Difference Today: Donate to the Year of the Pencil Campaign

On November 20th, this movement placed over 100,000 pencils into the hands 

of children across Sierra Leone in 20 schools.

Each pencil tells a story — of hope, opportunity, and possibility. 

Education is more than lessons — it’s liberation.

Every $25 helps children write their dreams. 

👉 Help provide pencils by donating today!