Gender Equality Sierra Leone Project #3935

Educate a Girl, Educate a Nation - Sierra Leone

by Develop Africa, Inc.

Project Report | Sep 5, 2023
Literacy Matters-Loretta & Blessing Read "Brown"

By Amy Baty-Herbert | Project Leader

Loretta & Blessing reading "Brown" in the FAWE lab

September 8th is International Literacy Day and it serves as a reminder of the work that remains to be done to ensure that every individual, regardless of their background, has the opportunity to become literate.

In 2020, 65.9 percent of people aged 15 years and above in Sub-Saharan Africa were able to read and write a simple statement. The adult literacy rate varied, however, according to gender. While 72.5 percent of males were literate, the share among females was measured at 59.4 percent.-https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233102/adult-literacy-rate-in-sub-saharan-africa

As we celebrate International Literacy Day, let us renew our commitment to fostering a world where everyone can read and get an education.

The FAWE school is committed to ensuring that girls are literate and educated. The FAWE girls recently read different African storybooks on their computers in the FAWE Computer Lab.

This video shows the teacher having his students, Lorreta & Blessing, read several pages of the African storybook "Brown" from the computer the girls share.

My name is Loretta. "Loretta. What about you?" My name is Blessing. Cracked brown wood, Painted brown lion. "Very good" Soft "brown" brown bread. "Very good". Old brown boots. "Very good" Shiny brown buffalo. "I'm not getting you" Wooly brown hat. "Very good" Soft brown dog, dirty brown mud. "All right, that's excellent"

Your generous support continues to impact the girls' literacy and education We are truly grateful for your generosity. Every dollar donated makes an impact on girls' education.

We warmly invite you to consider setting up a recurring donation to continue girls' education if you haven't already done so. Please also share this with your contacts and invite them to consider supporting this ongoing project.

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

With great appreciation,

Amy and the Develop Africa team

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