Thanks to your ongoing support, the Develop Africa Sierra Leone (DASL) team held a girls’ mentoring program at the end of December on the topic “How to make your Dreams a Reality?”. Twenty-one young ladies in Freetown attended the program.  The facilitators spoke on three key steps (self-belief, setting SMART goals, and self-discipline) as a guiding tool to make one's dream a reality. The girls were further asked to do presentations in groups on the above topics with a focus on the three steps.

Because of YOU, more girls are getting their education and the support they need to become future leaders in Africa. The FAWE school is an all-girl school and thanks to your support, they each received pencils, notebooks, books, and other needed school supplies. The girls were each delighted to receive their new school supplies.

One of the students, Clara, made a video of appreciation saying:

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, my name is Clara from FAWE school for girls.

Thanks to your support, we recently provided books and school supplies to an all-girls school located at York - outside Freetown.   

The school is an exemplary school. The Founder / Headteacher is very passionate about empowering girls.

The school environment is serene and conducive for learning.  The girls are being taught holistic leadership. They are helping to keep the compound tidy in turns 

The school is growing an assortment of fruit trees. This provides fresh fruits for the girls to eat.

Your support is helping young ladies like Fatmata, get their education.  Fatmata received school supplies, protective masks, and all her school fees for this year thanks in part to YOU.  

Fatmata is so thankful for your generous support that is making it possible for her to attend her first year of Senior Secondary School.  She expresses her gratitude in this video-

Your support is helping young ladies like Fatu, get their education.  She is one of the students that recently received school fees and school supplies and she wrote a letter of appreciation included below that says –

Hello. I am very much thankful to all donors for your educational support towards me. Your support are making a difference in my life.

My name is Fatu C. I am 13 years old. I live in Kamawornie village Kerena district in Sierra Leone.

Thanks to your ongoing support multiple vocational trainees, like Kadija, are getting the training they need to empower themselves and become self-reliant, even now during COVID-19 because of your support.  

Kadija is a current vocational trainee and expresses her gratitude for the opportunity to receive this training in her video saying- 

Your support is helping young ladies like Elizabeth, get their education.  Elizabeth received a calculator to help her with her academic work and she expressed her thanks in this video saying-   

Your support is helping young ladies like Agnes, get their education.  Agnes received school supplies, protective masks, and all her school fees for this year thanks in part to YOU.  

Agnes is so thankful for your generous support that is making it possible for her to attend her first year of Senior Secondary School. Agnes hopes to become a banker when she grows up so she can help improve the economy.  She expresses her gratitude in this video- 

Roseline has been receiving support for her education for 10 years thanks to YOU.  She tells us in her video about her future dreams thanks to the educational support you have provided her.

Hi, my name is Roseline. I live in Freetown, Sierra Leone.  I've been part of the Develop Africa Sponsorship program for the past 10 years since I was in grade 4. I've completed high school and am ready to enter the University.

Your support is helping young ladies like Samuella, get their education.  Samuella received school supplies, protective masks, and all her school fees for this year thanks in part to your generous support.  

Samuella is so thankful for your generous support that is making school possible for her this year. She is in her third year of junior secondary school or JSS3. Her favorite subject is English and she enjoys watching movies when she has time.  Her dream is to become a lawyer and fight for justice for the less fortunate people.