After the Ebola Epidemic, Develop Africa Sierra Leone set up a Tailoring Training Center for young ladies with the objective of helping young girls to learn sewing skills, empower themselves and become self-reliant. Your ongoing support has helped multiple vocational trainees get the training they need to be self-reliant.  Mabinty tells us in this video how vocational training has helped her. 

We greatly appreciate your generous support that is empowering small businesses in Sierra Leone with interest-free microfinance loans. These microfinance or microcredit loans give individuals a helping hand to start their businesses or to help them grow their existing businesses. This helps parents set up small businesses that will empower them to take care of the basic needs of their homes and children.

Through your ongoing support young ladies, like Samuella and Joy, are getting their education.  They tell us in this video what education means to them saying- 

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.

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 support has made a lasting impact on Sara's life.  She became pregnant during the Ebola crisis and had to drop out of school, but because of generous donors like YOU, she was able to continue her education and is now in her last year of studying business management!   She tells us about her journey with Develop Africa in this video-

We greatly appreciate your support, which is helping young ladies get their education like Elizabeth and Hannah. These are only two of the girls that your support has directly impacted.   Elizabeth is finishing her first year in Senior Secondary School (SSS1). She loves going to school and would like to become a journalist. Hannah is finishing class 4 this year. She loves dancing and going to school. 

This Child Sponsorship Update gives you a look into the relationship/communication between children and their sponsors.  This letter is from Hannah to her sponsor.  Hannah's sponsor is making a difference in her life. You too can be a hero for a child in need.  Click here to learn more about our child sponsorship program      

We greatly appreciate your educational support for future leaders and twins, Isatu & Konnie.   Your support helped cover some of their school-related expenses including tuition, books, school supplies, uniforms, and other related expenses for school this year.

Isatu and Konnie were both very thankful for the support they received.    Konnie would like to be a teacher when she finishes her education & Isatu would like to be a nurse when she completes her education.

Your support is making a difference for future leaders in Nigeria, like Nofisat, who after reading the Pencil Project book, was inspired to start a social impact project for underprivileged students.   With your ongoing support, we were able to ship more school supplies to Nigeria for Nofisat to continue distributing to students in underserved primary schools.