Educate the Future Leaders of Sierra Leone

Dear Project Supporters,

On Wednesday March 9th, 2016, there were 87 children present for the After School Lesson Program - supported through YOUR donations. While this was a good number of kids, this number is considered low attendance.

The current drop in attendance is due to the fact that schools are in an examination season. Many kids are home preparing for their exams. The current exams are to mark the end of first term in this 2 term academic year. We are expecting to have a surge in attendance when schools reopen in April for the last semester in the 2016 school year.

The program diligently continues to help children better understand their regular schooling. This increases their comprehension and promoting chances. We concentrate on the school syllabus approved by the Ministry of Education to support children’s education.

This week, we have placed emphasis on the revision of what the kids have learned in the various subjects - especially the subjects that will be tested the following days.

You can see the kids that you help to support in this video. In these coaching lessons, the kids receive special coaching, at different levels, to strengthen their comprehension and educational foundation. The kids are able to ask questions and learn at their own pace.

Your donation and support play a vital role - providing the supplies (notebooks, pencils, chalk etc.), benches and the stipends paid to the teachers each month.

March Pro-Rated Bonus Day!

GlobalGiving is putting up $75,000 in matching funds. Starting at 09:00:00 EDT on March 16th, all donations received from donors until midnight are eligible to be matched. Make your donation go further when you donate on March 16th.

Thank YOU so much for your continued support.

Best Regards,

Develop Africa team

Links:

• After School Lesson Program - Video

Dear Project Supporters

We are delighted to share an update - with photos showing the books and school supplies - that we were able to ship and distribute using funds that YOU provided. 

As you know, the quality of education that children receive is affected to a very large degree by the supporting environment. This environment includes the access to essential learning materials - books and school supplies. Consequently, we regularly focus our efforts on strengthening schools as we realize that this is a great way to ensure that kids receive a better education.

We shipped 6 drums and 4 pallets of books, school supplies and teacher resources. Included in this shipment was a large collection of items from a school district that was moving to a different curriculum for math and reading.  The reading curriculum included teacher materials as well as student materials from Houghlin Mifflin. 

Thanks to YOUR support we were able to provide this free to the following schools in Sierra Leone. We deeply appreciate YOUR support which made this possible.  

• Edmond Mosh Davies Memorial Primary School
• Thompson Bay Elementary School
• Pilgrims of God Church School
• Vickrays Community Primary School
• United Brethren Academy School

The schools in Sierra Leone have closed for the Christmas break and the kids are enjoying a brief vacation before school reopens in January.

Your donation or gift today will enable us to provide additional scholarships to the students on our waiting list. Your generous year-end donation of $100 will provide the gift of education and a brighter future for 1 child. This will help cover educational expenses such as uniforms, school-related charges etc.  A great way to bring JOY and share love!

We wish you a very happy holiday season!

Warmest regards

The Develop Africa Team

Links:

• Love Photos? See Over 230 Photos of The Schools