Education Sierra Leone Project #2291

Educate the Future Leaders of Sierra Leone

by Develop Africa, Inc.

Project Report | Jun 22, 2023
Field report from IT Staff - Support Visit to Kamakwie Computer Lab

By Amy Baty-Herbert | Project Coordinator

Students in the updated computer lab

The Kamakwie Computer Lab struggled with regular power outages disrupting computer classes. Thanks in part to donor support, Develop Africa was able to provide the computer lab with a refurbished generator as well as other needed items.

Field report from IT Staff-

Community computer labs are a great boon for poor students to learn new skills in this era of information and technology. And thanks to Develop Africa, I got this golden opportunity to set up a computer lab in the little town of Kamakwie. Here is a report of how things got done.

First of all, I am thankful to God and the sponsors, and the community for affording me this great opportunity. I traveled to Kamakwie to set up the lab at the local school. Some of the equipment I took along was the generator, the computer hardware like CPUs or the system units, monitors, speakers, mice, keyboards, and VGA cables and power cords. We have also equipped the lab with a projector, power extensions, and a standing fan.

We were informed that electricity supply is a big problem in this area and so to ensure that there would be an uninterrupted supply of power to the computer lab, we first arranged for a generator. Hameed Alabere Generators provided us with an old generator which was adequately checked, oil replaced, and a fuel tank filled and taken to Kamakwie computer lab. We successfully set up the computer systems, powered it with the generator, and did a test run of sorts for over three hours to ensure smooth running and solve any problems that could crop up. Luckily for us, there weren’t any major hiccups.

Video of updates to the Kamakwie Lab

The next day, at around 8:30 am, I arrived at the lab and powered on the generator. Then, I powered on the computers to complete the installations of software like MS Office, Typing Master, etc. After the software installation, we had one training session with some students for a couple of hours before returning to Freetown.

The entire school appreciated the new development that Develop Africa Sierra Leone provided to them. Apart from the students, we had a good audience from the other members of the community and teachers from the school who were pretty excited to see the new development and to see their children get the opportunity that they had missed out on.

The experience was pleasant and enriching. Again, I am thankful for having gotten this opportunity and feel truly blessed.

We deeply appreciate your ongoing support for the future leaders of Sierra Leone. If you haven't already, we warmly welcome your continued support through a recurring donation. We also encourage you to share this project with your contacts and invite them to consider supporting this valuable initiative.

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

Warm regards,

Amy and the Develop Africa team

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Jun 21, 2023
Mentoring Session on Public Relations- Cultivating & Maintaining Relationships

By Amy Baty-Herbert | Project Coordinator

Public Relations was the topic at a recent mentoring session that was attended by 50 students. Thanks to the ongoing support from donors like you, each of the attendees received transportation to the mentoring session and lunch.

The guest speaker is presently the public relations officer in the State House and he spoke about the practice, importance, and also the benefits of being a public relations officer. For them to get more understanding of the topic, he defined public relations as a practice that cultivates and maintains relationships.

He listed some of the functions of public relations officers including:

Reputation management
Media Relations
Content creation
Event planning and
Crisis communication

He also mentioned some of the tools he uses in his public relations position including:

Press release/Public notice
Newspaper
Social media
Speeches and
Interviews

To sum up the session, the beneficiaries asked questions and spoke about the important things they learned from the guest speaker's teachings on public relations and were grateful for his time and effort.

The speaker ended by saying that he is privileged and very happy to talk to young people about the topic and promised them that he would be available to discuss public relations further with anyone who was interested.

We deeply appreciate your ongoing support, as it enables us to conduct more mentoring sessions and provide educational resources to the future leaders of Sierra Leone. If you haven't already, we warmly welcome your continued support through a recurring donation. We also encourage you to share this project with your contacts and invite them to consider supporting this valuable initiative.

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

Warm regards,

Amy and the Develop Africa team

Mentees that attended this session

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Jun 13, 2023
Typing Master Computer Training for Students in Freetown

By Amy Baty-Herbert | Project Coordinator

Proficiency in computers is an absolute requirement for success in today's technology-driven environment. Unfortunately, traditional schools and colleges in many African nations lack adequate computer vocational education and facilities.

Develop Africa is dedicated to helping change the landscape by providing basic computer training to children and youth in Africa. The Develop Africa Sierra Leone (DASL) Computer lab set up in Freetown, is one such example where students get to learn, train and skill themselves with hands-on experience.

The computer lab classes are run in batches to allow the maximum number of students to attend the computer classes, which is currently one class in the morning and two classes in the afternoon from Monday to Friday. The students are at varying levels in their computer training, which includes Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Access, Microsoft PowerPoint, and typing Master class.

These days most people have easy access to computers and laptops, and thus learn typing pretty quickly. But for those people for whom a computer is a luxury and available only for an hour or so in a day, learning plain simple typing is a big deal. Typing Master provided by Develop Africa at these computer labs does just that. It provides complete instructional keyboarding for our trainees from basic to professional fast touch-typing. It also helps them to improve their typing speed and accuracy in a comfortable way.

Equipped with the latest technology skills, the youth of Africa at least get a level playing field while competing with the youth of other countries. And all this has been possible thanks to donors, like you, who support Develop Africa’s educational initiatives.

Making a monthly donation is the most effective way to help prepare these future leaders, but every dollar donated makes a difference! If you haven't had the chance to sign up for a recurring donation yet, we warmly welcome your ongoing support.

Please share this project 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.

Warm regards,

Amy and the Develop Africa team

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