One of the young ladies that your generous donations have helped support is Geraldine. She tells us in her words how she is doing now- 

I am a final year student at the Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM) studying Banking and Finance. In June 2021, I wrote my final exams in college. I will be graduating in October 2021. I have learned many things about academics and social life and experienced some of the challenges of adulthood. I am prepared and eager to explore the opportunities that the universe presents. 

Thanks to generous donors, more youths and young adults in Sierra Leone are getting the computer training they need for success in today's technology-driven environment.

There are currently 49 students attending computer training at the Develop Africa Sierra Leone (DASL) Computer lab.  The current computer classes at DASL Computer Lab have three classes. One class is covering Microsoft Excel, one class is covering Microsoft PowerPoint and one class is learning Microsoft Access. 

Children find it difficult to learn in crowded classrooms. Unfortunately, this is what many kids have to endure at the school in Kamawornie, Sierra Leone.

A dismal environment results in less than poor learning. The kids are seated very close to each other - 3 or 4 of them on some benches/desks. In this environment, learning is far from ideal.

Future leader, Dorcas, recently started college, and thanks in part to your support she received a personal laptop for school work.   Dorcas is studying to become an accountant.

She expressed her appreciation in this video saying

Hi, my name is Dorcas. I'm a beneficiary of Develop Africa. I received this laptop today and I'm so excited to use it to do research and my assignments. I really do appreciate it. Thank you!

Your support helped purchase solar lights for multiple students who have no electricity and struggled to study at night.  Two of the students were Mariama and Musa.  Mariama expressed her appreciation in this video saying

Hello, my name is Mariama. I want to say thank you for this light; it's really helping me with my studies.

Your support helped provide children in Kamawornie with new shoes, bringing smiles to the students. You can watch some of them receiving their new shoes in this video https://youtu.be/U9IW_riKCds  

Many families in Kamawornie, a remote village in northern Sierra Leone, live in extreme poverty. The new shoes were greatly appreciated by both the students and their parents.   Thank you for your generosity!  

We are truly grateful for every donation and supporter of these young ladies, like Theresa, in Freetown.  We are so thankful to be a part of her story.

Then in 2015:

Theresa found out about Develop Africa back in 2015 when she became pregnant during the Ebola Outbreak.  Girls who were visibly pregnant were not allowed to go back to school.  To help with this, Develop Africa opened the Creating Pathways Centre, which was set up to help girls like Theresa.

Your support is greatly appreciated as it continues to make an impact on the future leaders in Sierra Leone. Thanks to your generous support a new hands-free washing station was recently set up at Dantrimark Academy at Waterloo.

The students at Dantrimark Academy at Waterloo were encouraged to use the hands-free washing stations not only during this period of Covid-19 but on an ongoing basis as it helps promote much-needed hygiene in their schools and reduce the spread of germs.

Thanks to you, girls are getting the support they need to become future leaders in Africa. This past week a hands-free washing station was set up at Hope Academy for Girls at York Village.

The students at Hope Academy were encouraged to use the hands-free washing stations not only during this period of Covid-19 but on an ongoing basis as it helps promote much-needed hygiene in their schools and reduce the spread of germs.