Your support is helping young ladies like Agnes, get their education. Agnes received school supplies, protective masks, and all her school fees for this year thanks in part to YOU.
Agnes is so thankful for your generous support that is making it possible for her to attend her first year of Senior Secondary School. Agnes hopes to become a banker when she grows up so she can help improve the economy. She expresses her gratitude in this video-
Roseline has been receiving support for her education for 10 years thanks to YOU. She tells us in her video about her future dreams thanks to the educational support you have provided her.
Hi, my name is Roseline. I live in Freetown, Sierra Leone. I've been part of the Develop Africa Sponsorship program for the past 10 years since I was in grade 4. I've completed high school and am ready to enter the University.
Your ongoing support is greatly appreciated as it continues to make an impact on the future leaders in Sierra Leone. Ibrahim is one of the students that recently received school fees and school supplies and he wrote a letter of appreciation saying-
25 drums full of school supplies have arrived in Sierra Leone. Distributions to multiple schools and students will take place over the next couple of weeks.
Your generosity is helping future leaders in Sierra Leone get the school supplies they need to get their education.
Today we wanted to share with you a heart-warming update on Thomasia.
We are overwhelmed to see how far Thomasia has come.
2010: When I met her over 10 years ago, she was a little girl. You can see a thank you video from her that was uploaded to youtube in 2010 - 10 years ago
Your ongoing support is helping future leaders in Sierra Leone get their education, which is the 4th Sustainable Development Goal. Education provides guidance towards success as well as weapons against poverty. Investing in the education of kids is the best investment that we can make in their growth and development. Long term, their families, and nations will also become stronger
Your support is making a difference for young ladies like Mariama in getting their education. Mariama is a passionate young lady who lives with her parents and three siblings in a concrete house. She helps her mom with household chores and her younger siblings. Mariama enjoys reading, studying, and going to school. She is starting her first year of senior secondary school this school year and hopes to become a teacher when she completes school. Mariama is very thankful for the educational support she has received.
What did you want to be when you grew up?
Your ongoing support is helping future leaders in Sierra Leone become what they want to be when they grow up. YOU are helping these dreams come true. Thank you for helping these children dream...you are a hero!
In this video, you can see what these individuals want to be-
Abdul says, "When I grow up, I want to become a teacher"
Alfred says, "I want to become a president"
A recent report published by eLearning Africa highlights The Effect of Covid-19 on Education in Africa and its Implications for the Use of Technology.
Here are some highlights
1. A lack of access to technology is considered to be the biggest barrier for learning during the current pandemic together with school closures. Respondents felt that learners in rural communities are those most likely to be
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!
