Here is a feel-good report that we just received from Freetown: "Thanks be to God for Develop Africa and its donor partners who have brought hope and dignity to the lives of many children and their families. Sponsorships from your generous donations continue to help children in Sierra Leone to forge ahead with their education and prepare them for a brighter future. Indeed without your sponsorship, many of these children would never have darkened the walls of  schools, whiles very few would barely have made it at primary level.

Did you get good grades when you were in school?  We are happy to share with you the report card of Joy - one of our scholarship students.  You can see from the grades and comments on the report card that she has done very well throughout the course of the year.  This is something that we pay attention to and is a condition for scholarship renewal.  We are encouraged to see that Joy is doing so well and she has a great future ahead of her.

Please click on the image below to see a larger view of the report card

Develop Africa is delighted to announce a new partnership with Sharon Wei Designs. Sharon Wei is passionate about helping to further / promote education in Africa.  She is strongly committed to making a difference and impact - particularly in giving back to help build the lives of people who may be temporarily disadvantaged.  The education of girls is dear to Sharon's heart.  She believes that education is a key that unlocks opportunities and opens doors.

Develop Africa is delighted to be a partner with GlobalGiving and Microsoft YouthSpark Initiative.  YouthSpark is giving marketplace where you can fund and follow youth around the world.  This company-wide initiative helps to create opportunities for 300 million youth around the world over the next three years.  Microsoft YouthSpark empowers youth to imagine and realize their full potential by connecting them with greater opportunities for education, employment and entrepreneurship, helping them create a real impact for a better tomorrow.

We are delighted to share with you a video from the Develop Africa computer lab where one of the girls - Josephine, walks us through what she has learned - how to open a document and format text.  At what age did you learn how to format text - making it bold, change the size and color?  In the video, Josephine proudly shows us what has she has absorbed, skillfully demonstrating her knowledge.