{"cache_age":"3600","width":"920","description":"In Sierra Leone, many high school students or youths struggle with English comprehension. Their vocabulary is weak and their oral English needs improvement. In order to encourage students to focus on improving their vocabulary and oral English, we are holding reading and comprehension competitions. These competitions have helped to bring focus to the need for English proficiency.","html":"<iframe src='https:\/\/www.globalgiving.org\/dy\/v2\/oembed\/?format=html&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.globalgiving.org%2Fmicroprojects%2Fimproving-english-proficiency%2F' style='width:920px;height:613px;border:0;'><\/iframe>","type":"rich","title":"Improving English Proficiency on GlobalGiving","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.globalgiving.org\/pfil\/30657\/pict_large.jpg","version":"1.0","height":"613"}