Thanks in part to your ongoing support 27 drums full of school supplies have arrived in Sierra Leone. Distributions to multiple schools and students will take place in August as students get ready to go back to school in September.
Thanks to your ongoing support of girls' education, 66 girls at Hope Academy Secondary School in York, an all-girl school, received notebooks to use in class. A total of 432 notebooks were distributed to the pupils present.
During the distribution, the girls were grateful for the notebooks they were receiving. The founder of the school emotionally expressed her gratitude to Develop Africa and donors for such a wonderful donation saying
The mentoring program took 47 students (28 girls & 19 boys) on a field trip to York Village. Thanks in part to your support, each attendee received a take-home package of cornflakes, 1 roll of powder milk, one packet of sugar, and packets of biscuits. Transportation and lunch were also provided to the beneficiaries.
The Develop Africa team and kids at Kamawornie village in rural Sierra Leone extend their deep gratitude to the Hallmark Safety team and staff for providing backpacks with water bottles and solar lights. The kids were delighted to receive these supplies that will empower their education.
One of the beneficiaries expressed the following during the distribution: "My name is Mariama Jalloh. On behalf of all of us here, I want to thank Vern Pollard and everyone at Hallmark Safety Limited for providing us with this supply. Thank you, May God bless you."
The Develop Africa Sierra Leone team visited the Services Secondary School and distributed science lab supplies for the students. In Africa, most especially in Sierra Leone, science students have been challenged with a lack of proper laboratory equipment in carrying out practicals and experiments.
During the distribution, the Program’s manager, Abu, told the pupils to put the equipment to good use and make sure not to allow the challenge of life to stop them dream big. He said-
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.
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!
