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432 Notebooks Distributed at Hope Academy

Thanks to your ongoing support of girls' education, 66 girls at Hope Academy Secondary School in York, an all-girl school, received notebooks to use in class.   A total of 432 notebooks were distributed to the pupils present.  

During the distribution, the girls were grateful for the notebooks they were receiving. The founder of the school emotionally expressed her gratitude to Develop Africa and donors for such a wonderful donation saying

Mentoring Field Trip

The mentoring program took 47 students (28 girls & 19 boys) on a field trip to York Village. Thanks in part to your support, each attendee received a take-home package of cornflakes, 1 roll of powder milk, one packet of sugar, and packets of biscuits. Transportation and lunch were also provided to the beneficiaries.

85 Students Learning Microsoft Office Programs

Currently, there are 85 students attending computer classes at the Develop Africa Sierra Leone (DASL) Computer Lab. There will also be two more classes added in the next month for Hardware and Networking and for the Microsoft Office package. The students are at varying levels in their computer training, which includes Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft PowerPoint.

Science Lab Supplies Distributed to Secondary School

The Develop Africa Sierra Leone team visited the Services Secondary School and distributed science lab supplies for the students. In Africa, most especially in Sierra Leone, science students have been challenged with a lack of proper laboratory equipment in carrying out practicals and experiments.

During the distribution, the Program’s manager, Abu, told the pupils to put the equipment to good use and make sure not to allow the challenge of life to stop them dream big. He said-

Ballusa's Ready to Study

One of the major struggles for school-going students in Sierra Leone is studying at home. Some lack literate adults to guide them in studying, and some lack the materials or the study-friendly atmosphere. Some students live in less privileged homes and communities and have no proper place to study and do their homework. Sometimes these students will sit on the floor or on rocks outside the home, but this is not an effective way to study. 

Girls Mentoring on Adolescence and Relationships

The March girls' mentoring session covered the topic of adolescence and relationships. Thirty-two young ladies between the ages of 10-20 years old in Freetown attended the mentoring session.   The goal of the mentoring session was to discuss adolescence, reproduction, and relationships.  Each girl received a Growth and Changes Booklet, sanitary pads, toothpaste, soap, and vaseline.  Transportation and lunch were also provided to the girls. 

What is Time Management?

The second boys’ mentoring program was held in February at the Develop Africa Sierra Leone (DASL) Computer Lab.   A total number of 25 boys attended this session. Watches were distributed among mentees as a take-home package and transportation, food, and drinks were also provided to the boys.

The topic of this session was time management because it became apparent that it was a needed tool at the previous mentoring session as mentees arrived late due to morning errands and poor time planning.

The speaker asked the attendees:

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