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Empowering Girls & Women

In Sierra Leone, as in many parts of the world, girls' education plays a pivotal role in driving societal progress, fostering economic development, and promoting gender equality. Despite significant strides in recent years, barriers to girls' education persist in Sierra Leone, making it crucial to understand and address the importance of prioritizing girls' education in the country.

Why the Smile? School Drop Out is Back in School

The chances are very high that you - the reader of this report / page - finished a basic level of education.  You probably hold and Associates, Bachelor's, Masters or even a PhD degree or equivalent.  Your education has helped to open up doors of opportunity.  It possibly contributed in one way or the other to helping you securing your current job or level of income.  Education can be very valuable.

Tailoring School Building Construction - Making Steady Progress

Update: We are working towards expanding opportunities with a partner organization, Door of Hope.  Together we are constructing a new tailoring school building.  Construction is well under way and we have bought boards, sand and cement ready for the completion of the building. We hope to roof the building in the coming months.  A photo showing part of the building is below.

Microfinance Group Works as a Self-Supporting Team - We are a Part of This Team

Microfinance Highlight and Update:

We would like to share with you 2 specific points that are of note - as follows:

1.  We are continually encouraged by the steady progress that our microfinance beneficiaries are making.  Loan repayments are on schedule for the majority and the funds have introduced income stability and progress.

Team work - helps group succeed

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