Educate a Girl, Educate a Nation - Sierra Leone

Dear Project Supporters,

Thanks in part to your generous donations we were able to give 16 young ladies scholarships for school this year in Freetown.

The parents of the young ladies receiving scholarships were so thankful for the scholarships.  The scholarships "made the impossible possible ".  The families would not have been able to afford to send these girls to school without the scholarships. 

Pictured below is Konnie holding her scholarship envelope with a smile of appreciation. She has just started JSS2 and hopes to be a teacher in the future.

Also pictured is Isata who is starting JSS3 and would like to be a Nurse when she finishes school

Rosaline, also pictured is in SSS2 Art and is working toward her goal of becoming a lawyer. 

October 11 is the International Day of the Girl Child. It's a UN designated-day - dedicated “to help galvanize worldwide enthusiasm for goals to better girls’ lives, providing an opportunity for them to show leadership and reach their full potential.”

Helping girls move towards reaching their full potential is what we have been doing together.  We are so grateful for your support. 

As we focus on the UN call to help girls worldwide reach their potential, our goal today is to provide 11 more girls with scholarships of $120 each. Please join us in providing opportunities for 11 girls today. For each donation of $120 and above, you will receive a photo and a thank you letter from the girl receiving your support.

Thank so much for your kind assistance and investment into the lives of girls.

With great appreciation,
The Develop Africa Team

Dear Project Supporters

Thanks to YOUR support, in June, we distributed school supplies to 36 girls at the FAWE school in Freetown.  Your donations made this possible and helped to cover shipping costs from USA to the school.

The girls were elated to receive the supplies and you can see the excitement and broad smiles on their faces in the photos. They send their deep appreciation to YOU for helping to get these supplies to them.

See more photos of smiling girls with school supplies.

Getting girls in school is one thing.  The next best thing that we can do is to ensure that they have the tools needed to learn.  Thanks to your kindness the girls have the supplies that they need from notebooks to pens, pencils, sharpeners etc.

By providing these supplies free to the girls we are saving the parents from spending their meager resources in purchasing these supplies.  

• Together we are helping to educate girls and educate Sierra Leone.  
  
  
• Together we are truly helping to ensure a better educational foundation for the women who will be the future leaders of Sierra Leone.  
  
  
• Together we are helping to reinforce the quality of education that these girls are receiving.
  
  
• Together we brought smiles to the face of these precious girls.
  
  
• Together we are making a difference.

Thank you, partner!

With much appreciation
Amy and The Develop Africa Team

Links:

• see photos of girls with school supplies