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Sylvester returned August 6th from a 2 week visit to Sierra Leone. While there, he visited the tailoring school that we support. This school is located at the Develop Africa Empowerment and Training Institute, in Wellington, a suburb of Freetown.
We are so very excited about the opportunity that solar power and technology brings. Technology holds a vital key in that it can be used positively to open doors of opportunity. Technology can solve or alleviate real life and everyday problems.
For many thousands in the developing world, power cuts and "black outs" are part of life - happening every week. Many thousands of other homes are not connected to the electrical grid. These homes do not have any power at all and they depend on fossil fuels and consumable energy sources to light their homes.
Schools are currently closed and will reopen in september, but please watch Jeminatu, who is in class 4 (or 4th grade) explain some of the skills she has learned this past school year- formatting text and insering a table.
You can watch the video of Jeminatu here- https://youtu.be/TppmuGnyTXU
"Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world." -Nelson Mandela
Schools are now closed for the academic year and will reopen in September.
With 84% of the population living under the international poverty line, our support is needed more than ever. About 1.5 million children are enrolled in primary school in Liberia, but the government said only 20 percent of the children complete 12th grade. Years of civil war have also taken their toll on the nation’s education system. In 2013, nearly 25,000 students failed the University of Liberia entrance exams.
The Dream Home children range from 2-17 years old and we had no medical records for any of them or any idea what immunizations they had or what they needed.
Thanks to your contributions we have been able to start providing the needed immunizations. We have created medical records for each of the 22 children that live in the Dream Home. Having documented accurate medical records will help these children to grow up healthy and strong.
Educating girls is crucial as this impacts the family and the entire nation.
UNICEF believes it's simply the case that when you have healthy, well educated and emancipated women, these women in turn rear healthy, well educated and emancipated children.
"To educate girls is to reduce poverty," says Kofi Annan.
According to UNESCO, “education and poverty eradication are inextricably bound”.
Our appreciation goes to 4 seniors at Folsom High school for collecting and sending school supplies. This was part of a Global Perspective Studies program where they spent 3 years learning about Global issues and cultures.
By collecting supplies they helped to make a positive impact on an international scale in their senior GPS project
The activity took place in April / May 2016
Families in Sierra Leone face unprecedented challenges due to rising costs. Inflation makes it difficult for them to afford basic food staples such as rice, cooking oil, and onions.
Extending a helping hand can alleviate a significant burden and provide essential relief to the less fortunate.