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.

Your support of underprivileged children in Liberia is greatly appreciated. The Henry B. Bennah, Sr. School reopened on January 4, 2021, after a lengthy closure due to the pandemic. The school closed in March 2020 at the outset of the virus in Liberia. It was initially scheduled to reopen in August 2020; but as the number of COVID -19 cases raised, the decision was made to postpone the reopening date until January 4, 2021. The decision to reopen was based on directives from Liberia’s Education Ministry at the advice of the country’s CDC. 

Your support is greatly appreciated as it continues to make an impact on the future leaders in Sierra Leone. Thanks to your generous support families in Bo, including students Magdelene, Tewoh, and David (pictured with their parents), received extra support in the form of half a bag of rice, one gallon of cooking oil, and onions.

One of the student's, Magdelene, said

Thanks to your generous support, girls are receiving not only school supplies and school support, but are also receiving food to help with their needs. Families, like Aminata's, received extra support in the form of half a bag of rice, one gallon of cooking oil, and onions.

Aminata's dad, Suliaman expressed his gratitude saying-

We are excited to share that your support helped purchase and ship school supplies that were recently received by the ABA Senegal Team. These supplies are already making an impact on Autism therapy in Senegal.  

The ABA Senegal Team said-

We began using the art supplies yesterday and unboxed the new puzzles and games. Such a relief to have these materials we'd been missing for so long. Our sensory items had all broken, so our children will get the refreshers this week - especially the rubber chewy necklaces that help to redirect biting behaviors. 

I decided to complete this project because I see the real impact that solar lights can have on kids in Africa, and I felt that it went well with my interest in electronics.  I would encourage anyone to explore doing a similar project.  Making the lights was challenging but also very rewarding, and the lack of instructions for what I was trying to do was half the battle.

Elizabeth is very thankful for your support that helped cover some of her school needs including a kindle, a calculator,  and school supplies that are shown in the photos.

Funds received will help Elizabeth complete her final year of high school (senior secondary school)  in order to start college the following year and eventually become a medical doctor - her desired future profession. 

Your ongoing support is greatly appreciated as it continues to make an impact on the future leaders in Sierra Leone including three brothers, Alusine, Abdul & Alfred, who each received school textbooks.  

Joseph, a Develop Africa Sierra Leone coordinator, delivered the textbooks to the brothers and said in a video-

Hello, my name is Joseph and I work at Develop Africa Sierra Leone.  I am presently here at St. Edwards Primary School where a few of our beneficiaries attend.

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.