Education

Today is International Children’s Day. As we start the countdown to June 16, Day of the African Child, we commemorate Children at a time where lives have been disrupted or lost to COVID-19. This June, Save the Children Sierra Leone amplifies the voices of children in communities across the country, sharing their stories of the impact of the pandemic on their lives and their learning.

Freetown, 23^rd March 2021

Heather Marie campbell, Country Director of Save the Children with Minister of Basic Senior Secondary Education, Dr Moina David Sengeh in front of a plaque of the newly constructed school in Saama riverine community, March, 2021: Photo credit, Mary Sannoh, Save the Children.

Mariama joins her peers to receive learning materials from Building Futures for Children team, February 2021. Photo by Tommy Lengor, Save the Children

We are happy to share with you another GREAT YEAR OF SUCCESS for two of our education projects in Pujehun; the Accelerated Education Project (AEP) and Kimi riverine education project also known as Tobells.

For 2020, the National Primary School Examinations (NPSE) pass rates are 91% for Kimi project and 88% for AEP. This is incredible considering the challenges children in these remote communities faced when COVID-19 interrupted their school year and learning.