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.
We greatly appreciate your educational support for future Liberian Leader, Marthline. Your support helped cover all Marthline’s school-related expenses including tuition, books, school supplies, uniforms, and other related expenses for school this year.
Marthline helps her mother clean, cook, wash dishes and fetch water from their well. When Marthline is at school, she enjoys coloring, playing kickball and learning more about becoming a doctor, her desired future career.
In November 2018, the Gyal Pekin for Betteh club at Regent, a suburb of Freetown held 3 sessions on sexual and reproductive health. The Growth and Changes Book by Dr. Marni Sommer provided the foundation for the discussion. The discussion was led by two facilitators
We greatly appreciate your support, which is helping young ladies, like Theresa, get their education. Theresa and her aunt express their deep gratitude for the educational support Theresa has received. Theresa is now in college pursuing a degree in public health.
In this video, Theresa and her aunt express their gratitude saying
Many families in Sierra Leone were displaced due to the flooding and mudslide disaster that took place on August 14, 2017. Your on-going support continues to bring hope to flood victims in Freetown. Your support helped Salamatu with a microfinance loan so that she could restart her business that had been destroyed by the Flood.
Salamata expresses her gratitude for the loan in this video saying-
Your ongoing support has helped multiple vocational trainees at the Baptist Women’s Vocational Training Center. There are currently 22 trainees at the Center and each student is working hard to create a better future for them and their families.
We greatly appreciate your support that is empowering small businesses. Our microfinance or microcredit loans give individuals a helping hand to start their businesses or to help them grow their existing businesses. Aminata is one of the small business owners that recently received a microfinance loan and she is also a mudslide survivor.
In her video, she expresses her appreciation saying
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!
