Educate a Girl, Educate a Nation - Sierra Leone

Fifteen girls in Kamawornie have started school equipped with school supplies and tuition support thanks in part to your donations. All of the girls were very grateful for the educational support.

Binta was one of the girls who received school support in Kamawornie. She is in her third year of junior secondary school and hopes to be an engineer when she finishes school. Fatmata was also very thankful for the school support she received to start her final year of elementary school.  She enjoys reading and hopes to become a nurse when she completes school.

Your support is helping educate girls and young women in Sierra Leone, like Binta & Fatmata. We invite you to keep helping change more girls' lives. Making a monthly donation is the most effective way to help girls get their education, but every dollar donated makes a difference.

If you are not yet a recurring donor and would like to sign up for a recurring donation go here. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at GlobalGiving@developafrica.org.

With great appreciation,

Amy and the Develop Africa team

PS. Want to help more? Please share this project with your contacts and invite them to consider supporting this ongoing project. Just copy and paste the below text on your social media or create your own text.

I support girls' education in Sierra Leone. Learn how you can make a difference too at https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/educate-a-girl-educate-a-nation-sierra-leone/ 

Links:

• Start a recurring donation-Educate a Girl, Educate a Nation

"To Educate Girls is to Reduce Poverty"- Kofi Annan

Today, Oct 17th is the International Day of Eradication of Poverty and education is a proven way to alleviate poverty and bring lasting change.

Six out of 10 of the world’s poorest people are women. When women are empowered, whole families benefit, and these benefits often have a ripple effect on future generations. About two-thirds of the world’s illiterate adults are women. Lack of an education severely restricts a woman’s access to information and opportunities. Conversely, increasing women’s and girls’ educational attainment benefits both individuals and future generations. Higher levels of women's education are strongly associated with lower infant mortality and lower fertility, as well as better outcomes for their children. -https://www.unfpa.org/gender-equality#readmore-expand

Because of poverty, many African girls are unable to complete their education, but your support is helping change that. Thank you for helping to pave the way to a brighter and better future for young ladies in Sierra Leone through education. You are truly making a difference for girls with your generous support. 

Making a monthly donation is the most effective way to help girls get their education, but every dollar donated makes a difference! If you are not yet a recurring donor and would like to sign up for a recurring donation go here. 

Another way to help is to share this project with your contacts and invite them to consider supporting this ongoing project. Just copy and paste the below text on your social media or create your own text. 

I support girls' education in Sierra Leone. Educated girls educate the entire nation. Learn how can make a difference too at https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/educate-a-girl-educate-a-nation-sierra-leone/

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at GlobalGiving@developafrica.org.

 

With great appreciation,  

Amy and the Develop Africa team

Links:

• UNESCO- Gender Equality Education
• Start a recurring donation-Educate a Girl, Educate a Nation
• UNFPA-Gender Equality