New Classrooms for Masanga
Thanks to generous GiveBIG donors, Masanga’s new set of classrooms is almost to go for the new school year. The structure is complete and just needs the finishing touches. The first school building at Masanga was built in 2007. Over the last 12 years enrollment has increased steadily and outgrew the capacity of the original structure.
In May’s GiveBIG campaign, generous donors gave enough funds to build new classrooms for Kandor, which were completed earlier this summer, and for Masanga, which is now almost complete and waiting to accommodate even more students. Thanks to all who contributed to making school accessible to more children in Masanga.
New Junior Secondary Schools
Two Junior Secondary Schools are complete in time for school to start in September. Njomborhun, funded by Mona Foundation, and Kambawama, funded by the UW Social Justice Through Philanthropy class and Philanthropy lab, are both complete. In both of these communities, students who wanted to continue their education past primary school had to walk five to eight miles each way or move away from home. Both of these options present challenges and dangers to students and many students did not continue to Junior Secondary School. Now, with a school in the community, children in these communities can continue their education.
No Lef Wi Behin
In response to the significant flooding in Freetown during the month of August, our partners in Sierra have started a campaign to provide menstruation kits to girls and women who have been affected. So far, Programme for Children staff have met with the Freetown Mayor’s office, the British High Commission, and various local NGOs. The word is spreading and the campaign is gaining momentum. The goal is to raise $12,500 to supply 2,500 girls and women with menstruation kits that will help them to get back to school and work.
We are halfway to our goal, please donate to supply life-changing menstruation supplies to girls and women who have survived the flooding.
School Supplies for Back to School
It’s almost time to head back to school in Sierra Leone. This year over 7,000 children are enrolled in schools built by our partners in Sierra Leone. Most of these students do not have the resources to buy the school supplies they need for school. You can get these students the pens, pencils, and notebooks they need by making a donation and specifying “school supplies”. Thank you!