Dear Project Supporters,
What did you want to be when you grew up?
Your ongoing support is helping future leaders in Sierra Leone become what they want to be when they grow up. YOU are helping these dreams come true. Thank you for helping these children dream...you are a hero!
In this video, you can see what these individuals want to be-
Abdul says, "When I grow up, I want to become a teacher"
Alfred says, "I want to become a president"
Yealie says, " I want to become a lawyer"
Olivette says "I've always wanted my children to have the best education. Some of them becoming lawyers, and doctors, and renowned personalities in society. But my dream was cut short when things did not work out between their father and I. I was left a single parent."
Franklyn says "I would like to use my journalism qualities to advocate for the less fortunate people in my community"
Frederick says "To help me achieve my goal, my dream which is to become a geologist"
Olivette says "Not only did Develop Africa come in to help with the school fees, they provided school materials and all necessary essentials for education"
Your support makes difference for students and families in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Recurring donors are truly making a lasting difference. If you haven't had the chance to sign up for a recurring donation yet, we warmly welcome your ongoing support as we continue to provide children in Sierra Leone with the educational resources they need to be the future leaders of Sierra Leone.
Please share this project with your contacts and invite them to consider supporting this ongoing project. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at GlobalGiving@developafrica.org.
Warm regards,
Amy and the Develop Africa team
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Dear Project Supporters,
Your ongoing support is greatly appreciated as it continues to make an impact on the future leaders in Sierra Leone.
Ever wondered what our offices in Freetown, Sierra Leone look like?
Well, no need to wonder any longer. Today, we are sharing a video walk-through of the office -so you can see what things look like there.
Note - this video was recorded in June 2019
In June 2019, Sylvester Renner, President of Develop Africa, made an impromptu video walk-through Develop Africa Sierra Leone's office (DASL), in Freetown Sierra Leone. Note – The video is impromptu / was made on the fly - and *not perfect*. Sylvester also added photos of the store - taken on the day after the video was recorded. This video provides a behind the scenes look - letting you know we have full time, year-round staff/operations here. The work we are doing is much more than periodic project events.
Our recurring donors are truly making a lasting difference. If you haven't had the chance to sign up for a recurring donation yet, we warmly welcome your ongoing support as we continue to provide children in Sierra Leone with the educational resources they need to be the future leaders of Sierra Leone.
Please share this project with your contacts and invite them to consider supporting this ongoing project. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at GlobalGiving@developafrica.org.
Warm regards,
Sylvester and the Develop Africa team
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Dear Project Supporters,
Your ongoing support is greatly appreciated as it continues to make an impact on the future leaders in Sierra Leone. Two of the students that have directly benefited from your generous support are Festus & Joy.
Festus has four younger half-siblings and lives with his father and stepmother in a one-room flat rented in a big house compartment at Looking Town in the Grafton community, the Eastern part of Freetown. His favorite subject is mathematics, he loves playing soccer and hopes to work professionally at a bank when he grows up. He is currently in class four and is attending the Our Lady of Mount Camel Catholic Primary School.
Joy has no siblings and she lost her father at a young age. She lives with her mom in a single room at a joint apartment at the Smith Lane, Gbendembu, Goderich community in the western end of Freetown. Her mother is a low-income earner, she does door to door sales of rubber slippers. Joy is attending the Methodist Girls High School and she is in her second year at Junior High School. Her favorite subjects are Mathematics and English and she enjoys singing and reading. Joy would like to become a Medical Doctor when she grows up so she can take care of sick people.
Your support has truly made a difference for Festus, Joy, and other students in Freetown, Sierra Leone. We welcome your ongoing support as we continue to provide children in Sierra Leone with the resources they need to be the Future Leaders of Sierra Leone.
Our recurring donors are truly making a lasting difference. If you haven't had the chance to sign up for a recurring donation yet, we warmly welcome your ongoing support as we continue to provide children in Sierra Leone with the educational resources they need to be the future leaders of Sierra Leone.
Please share this project with your contacts and invite them to consider supporting this ongoing project. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at GlobalGiving@developafrica.org.
Warm regards,
Amy and the Develop Africa team
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Dear Project Supporters,
Your ongoing support is greatly appreciated as it continues to make an impact on the future leaders in Sierra Leone. Below is an update from the Sierra Leone Develop Africa team, regarding the challenges related to delivering school supplies to remote villages. You can also see in this video how challenging it is to navigate the roads
The main roads between Freetown to Makeni are paved and suitable for standard taxis and other vehicles which will take approximately 2hrs 30m to get from Freetown to Makeni when using your private car but will spend more time when using public transports. The distance between Freetown and Makeni is 138 km. The roads to provincial towns like the Makeni to Kamakwie road are in very bad shape and will take approximately 4hours to 30 minutes to cover a distance of 55 miles. Despite the ongoing work in recent years, there are still many more miles to be covered before the journey could be safe.
Travelling by road is probably the most dangerous part of getting books and supplies to Kamawornie a village in the far north of the country where Develop Africa is supporting the primary and junior secondary school as well as providing academic support to the village teachers.
Getting to Kamawornie from Kamakwie is another 11 miles and here there are no public taxis or minibuses except motorcycles, bicycles or walking on feet. Motorbikes are often the only form of transport.
We usually make use of the Poda’s(minibuses), they are the cheapest form of transport but are poorly maintained, stop frequently, and pack passengers tightly. Minibuses travel between major routes and will generally contain more people than there are seats. Private own vehicles especially NGO’s are much more respected at checkpoints than the public transports as the local police will only ask for identification and applaud you for bringing development to their communities.
While the roads will continue to be a challenge, the students and teachers in Kamawornie were very thankful for the school supplies and learning materials. It is thanks to YOU, that these school supplies were able to be distributed to students in Kamawornie.
Our recurring donors are truly making a lasting difference. If you haven't had the chance to sign up for a recurring donation yet, we warmly welcome your ongoing support as we continue to provide children in Sierra Leone with the educational resources they need to be the future leaders of Sierra Leone.
Please share this project with your contacts and invite them to consider supporting this ongoing project. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at GlobalGiving@developafrica.org.
Warm regards,
Amy and the Develop Africa team
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Dear project supporters and friends,
We have some excellent news! We’re together helping to close the technology gap for the future leaders of Freetown one student at a time.
This has been possible thanks to you and an organization called Computer Equipment for Kids.
Computer Equipment for Kids is an organization in Virginia that provides computer equipment to families who cannot afford them. They take old/used laptops/tablets, refurbish them by cleaning the system, installing a new operating system, and fixing minor issues. They have been sending a steady supply of refurbished laptops and tablets to Develop Africa.
Your donations have helped to ship the laptops and Kindle ebook readers to Freetown. These donated laptops and tablets are being distributed in Freetown and used by students in school for their studies, computer classes, and reading books on tablets.
Computers are an essential part of the information age because we live in a technology-driven world. More and more well-paying jobs require computer knowledge and experience. Too many Freetown students don’t have access to computers or tablets. Thank you for helping to fill the technology gap.
Our recurring donors are truly making a difference. If you haven't had the chance to sign up for a recurring donation yet, we warmly welcome your ongoing support as we continue to provide children in Sierra Leone with the educational resources they need to be the future leaders of Sierra Leone.
Please share this project with your contacts and invite them to consider supporting this ongoing project. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at GlobalGiving@developafrica.org.
We deeply appreciate you.
Cristopher and the Develop Africa team
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