According to Huffington Post - "The Brookings Institution affirms that educating a girl in particular can kick-start a virtuous circle of development. More educated girls, for example, marry later, have healthier children, earn more money that they invest back into their families and communities, and play more active roles in leading their communities and countries." ~ There's No More Valuable Investment Than in a Girl's Education

Thanks to our donors, more bed net recipients will sleep better knowing they are protected against mosquito bites and malaria.

Today, Mariama, a nurse, has this testimony of the impact of the availability of bed nets within our community. “There are less cases of malaria in our community today as it were several years ago. Thanks to the distribution of bed nets.” She attests to the effectiveness of mosquito nets in reducing incidence of malaria in this video.

It has been four months since three youth - Joshua, Alfred and Joseph - from the Wellington community started computer class at The Accounting and Information Professional (A I PRO).

They are being taught MS Word and Excel, and computer accounting. In accounting, they learned how to input financial transactions such as day books, statement of financial position, and statement of profit or loss.

The knowledge they have gained has given them confidence and the means to change their lives and become self-reliant.

Per UNICEF, In country after country, educating girls yields spectacular social benefits for the current generation and those to come. An educated girl tends to marry later and have healthier children. The children she does have will be more likely to survive; they will be better nourished and better educated. She will be more productive at home and better paid in the workplace.

As a team, we feel really good about a recent victory that we accomplished with your support.

Hawanatu is a pupil of the Christ Evangelical Internal Secondary school and she wants to be a banker when she grows up. She is very clever and has won many prizes in her school in different subjects. She plans to be first in her class after exams and is currently third in her class. She enjoys running, singing, and dancing. Her favorite subjects are Mathematics and Religious Moral Education. She has two brothers and two sisters. Her duties at home are to wash dishes and fetch water. She is looking forward to learning how to cook.

We are delighted to share with you a video from the Develop Africa computer lab where one of the girls - Josephine, walks us through what she has learned - how to open a document and format text.  At what age did you learn how to format text - making it bold, change the size and color?  In the video, Josephine proudly shows us what has she has absorbed, skillfully demonstrating her knowledge.

Light, camera, action! - It's video time and time to hear from none other than our bed net beneficiaries themselves.

This report provides a peek into the world of 2 children in Freetown who briefly talk about the difference that the bed nets have made in their lives.  Kadiatu firstly, tells us that "the bed net was so important in promoting good health.  No more mosquito bites, malaria, skin rash".  She also adds, "No more extra spending in my health.  The benefits are staying.  Healthy sound mind, sound sleep". 

It's always a joy to share the good news of our joint impact  - and what better way to learn of this than to watch and hear it in a video directly from the beneficiaries themselves! 

Here's a link to a new video where the beneficiaries tell the story themselves.  It's less than 2 minutes long - watch it now - http://youtu.be/vP0tjSjK0ew.