We are so thankful for your continued support that is helping future leaders have the ability to study at night. Lack of electricity is a challenge for many communities across Sierra Leone and school students living in those communities find it very challenging to read their notes and do their assignments at night. Thanks to your support these students are receiving solar-powered lights like Bintu who was delighted to receive a solar light.
Your support helped ship much-needed supplies to future leaders in Freetown, Sierra Leone this past month. Many families in Sierra Leone live far below the poverty line and sending children to school is very challenging. By providing school books and school supplies to these families it reduces the school-related costs making school possible for the children in Sierra Leone.
Your support is continuing to help student, Ifeoluwa, in Nigeria get his education through our partner organization, S.M.I.L.E. Ifeoluwa is now in his second year of college thanks to your continued support.
He expressed how much it meant to him to receive scholarship funds for his second year saying that his financial anxiety was high before receiving your support because scholarships are not guaranteed. In his update he said-
We deeply appreciate your support for the Kissinger School in Ghana. The students at the Kissinger School have just started their new school year and they were very thankful for the school supplies they received.
Your support is truly appreciated as every dollar you donate is helping more students at the Kissinger School in Ghana receive backpacks filled with school supplies. Not only will students not have to carry their heavy books on their head, but they will also have the school supplies they need such as pencils, pens, notebooks, and crayons.
We greatly appreciate your support for future Sierra Leone leader, Melrose. Your support is helping cover her expenses for computer classes. Melrose was very thankful for the support she received as she continues to get her education. She expresses her gratitude in this video saying-
Your continued support of students in Cameroon is greatly appreciated. Collette Bekaku, Founder/Executive Director CAPEC Cameroon sent the below update.
Dear Friends/supporters/partners,
First, I want to thank you all for your continuous support for our education programs. We are indebted to you.
With the education material donated by Develop Africa Inc and GlobalGiving donors, nearly all of our students/pupils went home with school supplies by the end of the school year.
In June 2019, Sylvester Renner, President of Develop Africa, had the opportunity to visit the Success Tall Academy Nursery and Preparatory School in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The school is located at the Western part of Freetown, off Old School, Hill Station - Hill Top. The community is a deprived one. The school was opened to help in nation-building by providing a learning environment for deprived kids.
Students and teachers are looking forward to a new school year. Students are excited to play and learn with their friends. These students would not be able to go to school without your continued support. Most of these children live in extreme poverty making school impossible without help from generous supporters like YOU!
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!
