We are truly grateful for every donation and supporter of these future leaders in Freetown.  Nchumalen has been a part of the Develop Africa education program since 2011 when Sylvester visited her during his visit to Sierra Leone.   

The Coronavirus AKA COVID-19 continues to disrupt lives and businesses globally. The businesses in Sierra Leone are no exception, but microfinance loans are helping small businesses, like Fatmata's, during these challenging times.

We are happy to announce that thanks to your donations the seedlings we planted are growing very well. At this point, we have achieved this initial goal.

While reforestation in Sierra Leone will continue to be a long-term endeavor, our goal to plant trees on Grafton Highway in Bathurst Village has been accomplished.  

Your support has been greatly appreciated as the COVID-19 pandemic caused the nationwide closure of schools in Sierra Leone. 

The students' primary option for continuing school is to receive their lessons via educational radio broadcasts -  until schools are able to reopen.   

Many students in Freetown did not have radios when the schools closed. Thanks in part to your support over 30 radios were distributed to students so that they can continue their learning at home. Finda is one of the students that received a radio.

Your support of underprivileged children in Liberia is greatly appreciated.  Schools continue to remain closed in Liberia as they are in many other places in the world due to the COVID-19 health epidemic and children are learning from home.   

The Coronavirus AKA COVID-19 continues to disrupt lives and education globally.   Through your ongoing support young ladies are getting their education through radio lessons at home due to school closures.  Your support helped twin sisters, Isatu and Konnie, get the radios they need to continue their education until schools reopen.

We are so thankful that vocational trainees are getting the training that they need. This empowering training is helping them become self-reliant. 

Thanks in part to your generosity we provided support towards purchasing the following items - sewing materials, two drinking buckets, a cooling fan, a blackboard (for writing notes/instruction), and window curtains.  Funds also went towards some urgent needs - the painting of the classroom and maintenance of the restroom. 

Even in this time of crisis, we have so much to be thankful for.

This GlobalGiving project was launched in 2010. Thankfully since then we together have helped to provide computer training to hundreds of children and youths. This has included the following:

Providing computer training at the FAWE school lab since 2011

Many families in Sierra Leone were displaced due to the flooding and mudslide disaster that took place in August of 2017.

Thankfully since then we together have brought relief to hundreds of beneficiaries. We provided food, clothing, solar lights, mosquito nets, educational assistance, microfinance loans, housing assistance, etc.

Thankfully our beneficiaries are doing much better now and no longer in need of immediate disaster support. We have met the immediate need.

The Coronavirus AKA COVID-19 is disrupting lives and businesses globally.   The businesses in Sierra Leone are no exception. 

With COVID-19 pandemic taking the focus of all of our attention, your ongoing support is currently supporting local tailors like Josie, pictured here, with the funds needed to purchase all the materials needed to sew face masks. Protective masks stop the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus from person to person.