The second boys’ mentoring program was held in February at the Develop Africa Sierra Leone (DASL) Computer Lab.   A total number of 25 boys attended this session. Watches were distributed among mentees as a take-home package and transportation, food, and drinks were also provided to the boys.

The topic of this session was time management because it became apparent that it was a needed tool at the previous mentoring session as mentees arrived late due to morning errands and poor time planning.

The speaker asked the attendees:

The students and principal in Kamawornie village express their gratitude to Develop Africa for their support with the extra classes organized for the children after school.   These afterschool classes do not cost the families anything thanks to generous donors like YOU.  

The principal expressed his sincere gratitude for the afterschool classes in this video-

Every donation received makes a difference for the future leaders in Sierra Leone.  The support received has helped students with school supplies, books, tuition, uniforms, transportation, and school lunches.  Alusine is so thankful for the school lunches he is receiving saying it has helped him greatly in his academics. Previous to the school lunches he used to come to school on an empty stomach which was affecting his concentration and ability to learn.

One of the challenges these future leaders face is not being able to study at night due to no electricity.  Solar lights are very instrumental in providing some sort of electricity to homes in deprived communities in Sierra Leone. It helps students to study at night (most especially in homes where there is no national electrical power) and make good grades in school.

On January 15, 2022, the Develop Africa Sierra Leone (DASL) team conducted the first boys' mentoring session, which was made possible thanks in part to your generous support in 2021. Eighteen boys attended this first boys’ mentoring session. Toiletries (body cream, shower gel, spritz, shaving blade, etc.) were distributed among the mentees as a take-home package.  Transportation, food, and drinks were also provided to the boys in attendance.

We are truly grateful for every donation made to benefit students in Sierra Leone.   Light of the World is a non-profit club with the mission of raising money to provide solar lanterns for children around the world who are currently using harmful kerosene lanterns & to make an impact in the world through community service.   They donated 40 solar lights to

Your support is helping future leaders, like Franklyn, get their education. Franklyn received an iPad to help him with school work.

Franklyn expresses his gratitude for the support he recently received in this video