September 8th is International Literacy Day and it serves as a reminder of the work that remains to be done to ensure that every individual, regardless of their background, has the opportunity to become literate. 

Girls' mentoring sessions are held throughout the year covering a multitude of topics. One topic was drug abuse and its effects, and to make it more interactive the girls were split into groups and were told to write their own play and then act out the skit on why youngsters resorted to taking drugs and how they could seek help if they were struggling with drugs.  

The students and teacher in Kamawornie village express their gratitude to Develop Africa for their support with the extra classes organized for the children after school.   These afterschool classes do not cost the families anything thanks to generous donors like YOU.

Public Relations & Marketing was the topic at a recent mentoring session that was attended by 50 studen

Currently, there are sixty-five students attending computer classes at the Develop Africa Sierra Leone (DASL) Computer Lab. The computer classes run in three shifts- one class in the morning and two classes in the afternoon from Monday to Friday.

Over the past several weeks the Develop Africa Sierra Leone (DASL) team hosted the 2nd STEM Session using the Legos Mindstorms sets. The Legos STEM project aims to train DASL school-going beneficiaries to build Legos Robots and cultivate their interests in STEM or robotics.

Your generous support helps provide microfinance loans, which empower small businesses like Aminata's. The goal of interest-free microfinance loans is to provide parents/guardians with the ability to support their families. 

Thanks in part to your support, more students in Kamakwie, Sierra Leone are getting the computer training they need for success in today's technology-driven environment. Mariama expresses her gratitude for the computer classes she is taking thanks to generous donors, like you.

In the heart of Sierra Leone, a story of resilience and compassion unfolds at the Develop Africa Sierra Leone Office.  At the center of it all stands Theresa, whose journey from beneficiary to benefactor exemplifies the transformative power of support and education. 

Theresa learned about Develop Africa 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.

Today, we are excited to share part 1 of a 5-part series -  a community radio interview.  In this series, you will hear directly from our Program Manager in Sierra Leone and community members. We will share the remaining parts in the coming weeks.