Through a partnership with S.M.I.L.E, Nigeria, a set of Pencil Project books have been placed in the iRead Mobile library in Nigeria

iRead Mobile Library is the first innovative books on wheels for children in Nigeria. They have books in trucks and vans that they take around to the schools and communities. Children can borrow the books to read. The children record what they have read through a review journal and they return the books when the mobile library visits again.

Your support is giving students in Liberia who live below poverty level a chance to get their education.  The future leaders at Henry B Bennah Public School are working hard to complete their second semester of school before summer break.

In January, the students and teachers moved into the newly constructed school building where students continue to demonstrate excitement and enthusiasm for learning.  The new facility provides a better environment for learning and students’ enrollment has remained steady throughout the semester.

Did you know that statistically, mosquitoes kill more people in one day than a shark does in a century?  

Thanks to your support, however, we are working to change those statistics by providing bed nets. You can see 2 kids in the photos with their new nets. These long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) provide an effective barrier and protection from mosquito bites while they sleep. They are deeply grateful to you for providing safe, undisturbed sleep. 

We are truly grateful for your support that is helping to educate displaced and deprived kids in Cameroon.  The school is still in a dire and deprived condition in terms of facilities and resources.  The school officials are hopeful that they will receive support from the local government in the near future.

Thanks to your support, more students in Nigeria are getting the education they need through our partner organization in Nigeria, S.M.I.L.E.   One of the students who has benefited from S.M.I.L.E is Lekan who tells us in his own words how the support he has received is life-changing and how it is helping him have a bright future.

We greatly appreciate your support that has helped to provide more students with solar lights. One of the students that recently received a solar light is Salamatu.  Salamatu is grateful to be able to read and study at night with her new solar light.  She enjoys going to school and says math is her favorite subject. Salamatu would like to be a nurse when she grows up.

Your ongoing support is currently helping 30 students get the computer training they need.  As technology becomes a mainstay in the private and public sectors, most decent paying jobs require proficiency in computers and thanks to your ongoing support the computer lab is continuing to help more youths become computer proficient. 

Thanks to your ongoing support, more young women are getting their education.  Konnie and Janet received scholarships and are both very thankful for the support they received for school this year.

Konnie is finishing her second year of Junior Secondary School (JSS2) this spring and hopes to become a teacher when she completes her education.

Janet is finishing her 6th grade (class 6) year this spring and hopes to become a nurse when she grows up.

Last Monday, May 21, Develop Africa shipped out from Tennessee to Sierra Leone 21 drums, stuffed full, with a wide range of school supplies. This shipment is part of Develop Africa’s on-going commitment to supporting the education of children in Africa. These supplies will enable and reinforce learning. They will be distributed free to kids and schools in Sierra Leone. The supplies were donated by a wide range of individuals, groups, schools, organizations, and companies globally – sent to Develop Africa’s office in Tennessee.