By Sylvester Renner | Project Leader
We so happy to report that schools in Sierra Leone will tentatively reopen in March after being closed for eight months due to the Ebola outbreak. Students have been off from school for nearly a year.
The tide is turning against the Ebola crisis. The World Health Organization recently reported that Ebola cases are rapidly decreasing. The number of new cases has declined steadily over the past 6 weeks. The outbreak has been the worst on record, with Sierra Leone being the most affected.
When school reopens, we will be resuming our computer classes. We are eager to restart training and we know the girls are eager to get back in school. More than ever before, we must support our girls as we work together to build a new and better Sierra Leone.
Your support will help give our girls a better technology foundation - which will help open the road to a better future for the girls, their community and the nation. Your involvement will help make this happen.
Do you know any Latin: Mens sana in corpore sano is a Latin aphorism, usually translated as "A sound mind in a sound body." We have been encouraging the total development of our girls and we represented you at the sports competition for the girls - which took place last year.
The video will give you a view into another part of their world and you will see glimpses of the National Stadium in Brookfields, Freetown. Watch our girls - full of energy and having fun!
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Thanks so much for your on-going support as we prepare for a strong and great school year!
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