We are excited that the seedlings planted over the summer are continuing to grow.  These seedlings while still not very big, are the start of reforestation, which is crucial in Sierra Leone.  Your ongoing support is helping reverse deforestation in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Your ongoing support is greatly appreciated as it continues to make an impact on the students at Success Tall Academy.  Thanks in part to support from GlobalGiving donors backpacks were distributed to twenty students attending the Success Tall Academy Primary School on November 20, 2019.  Each student received one backpack containing- seven exercise books, one packet colored pencils, five pens, one ruler, one packet sharpeners and two erasers.

Your support has made a lasting impact on Mbalu's life. We are excited to share her success story with you.   She tells us in her own words how much your support has helped her saying-

Education is the only way out of poverty for people like us coming from low-income backgrounds.

Thanks to your support, a new set of girls at the FAWE school excitedly started classes this fall. 

Classes started with the introduction to computers including the following topics (definition of computer, functions of a computer, computer components, which include hardware and software, input and output devices, examples of input and output devices, the central processing unit (CPU), primary and secondary Memory, Software types, System Software, Application Software, Unit of measurement, Storage measurement and Computer Classification).

We greatly appreciate your support for future Sierra Leone leader, Theresa.  Theresa expressed in her own words how she is doing and what your support means to her-

I am Theresa, a beneficiary of Develop Africa/ Creating Pathways Center. When I gained admission to study BSc. Public Health at the University of Makeni Sierra Leone, it became challenging financially. Nevertheless, Develop Africa always supports me and thanks to you I am a final year student.

We greatly appreciate your support that has provided long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) to families and individuals in Freetown. Recently ten treated insecticides mosquito nets were distributed to children in Freetown, including to Ibrahim. Ibrahim also tells us in this short video clip, how thankful he is for the mosquito net because it will protect him from getting infected by the malaria disease by preventing mosquito bites while he sleeps.

In his video he says

We greatly appreciate your support for future Sierra Leone leader, Reginald.  Your support helped cover some of his school-related expenses as he prepares to start his Information Technology courses.   Reginald was very thankful for the support he received as he continues to work toward his goal of becoming an IT Certified professional. 

We greatly appreciate your on-going support that continues to bring hope to flood victims in Freetown.   Many families in Sierra Leone were displaced due to the flooding and mudslide disaster that took place in August of 2017.   The Dumbuya family lost everything including their youngest daughter in the flood disaster.    

With your support, we provided the Dumbuya family with a new, safe home and items to go in their home including a wide range of food, cooking items, clothing, school supplies, and scholarships. 

After the Ebola Epidemic, Develop Africa Sierra Leone set up a Tailoring Training Center for young ladies with the objective of helping young girls to learn sewing skills, empower themselves and become self-reliant. Your ongoing support has helped multiple vocational trainees get the training they need to be self-reliant.  Mabinty tells us in this video how vocational training has helped her. 

We greatly appreciate your generous support that is empowering small businesses in Sierra Leone with interest-free microfinance loans. These microfinance or microcredit loans give individuals a helping hand to start their businesses or to help them grow their existing businesses. This helps parents set up small businesses that will empower them to take care of the basic needs of their homes and children.