Thank you for your continued support that is making an impact for Autism therapy in Senegal.  Below is a field update from the Dakar Team. 

Dear followers, 

Your support for the Kissinger School in Ghana is greatly appreciated.  The students at the Kissinger School are very thankful for the school books that they received in addition to pens, pencils and exercise books.  

The Kissinger School staff expressed again how grateful they would be for additional and recurring support so that they can provide healthy meals, transportation, school supplies, and other needed school support to more of the students at the Kissinger School. 

We greatly appreciate your support that has provided long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) to families and individuals in Freetown. Recently ten treated insecticides mosquito nets were distributed to children in Freetown, including to Ibrahim. Ibrahim also tells us in this short video clip, how thankful he is for the mosquito net because it will protect him from getting infected by the malaria disease by preventing mosquito bites while he sleeps.

In his video he says

We greatly appreciate your support for future Sierra Leone leader, Reginald.  Your support helped cover some of his school-related expenses as he prepares to start his Information Technology courses.   Reginald was very thankful for the support he received as he continues to work toward his goal of becoming an IT Certified professional. 

Here's a heart-warming story from Blessing. Support was provided in conjunction with S.M.I.L.E.  

In her own words...

I know the value of getting an education and the benefits it has in giving more opportunities for people like me from low-income backgrounds. 

After graduating from high school, I didn’t bother sitting for the university entrance examination offered by JAMB because it was glaring my family can’t afford any fees and I’ve just been lucky to get a secondary school education provided freely by the government. 

Your continued support of students in Cameroon is greatly appreciated. Collette Bekaku, Founder/Executive Director CAPEC Cameroon partnered with her church, the United Methodist Women Association Cameroon – UMWAC and Develop Africa to create a project called “One child, one pencil” to collect and ship school supplies to students in Cameroon. 

We greatly appreciate your on-going support that continues to bring hope to flood victims in Freetown.   Many families in Sierra Leone were displaced due to the flooding and mudslide disaster that took place in August of 2017.   The Dumbuya family lost everything including their youngest daughter in the flood disaster.    

With your support, we provided the Dumbuya family with a new, safe home and items to go in their home including a wide range of food, cooking items, clothing, school supplies, and scholarships. 

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-