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Transforming lives
Building schools that bring smiles
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Supporting teachers
With facilities and training
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Bringing hope
Through partnerships, they can rebuild
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Creating change
Eight years. Fourteen schools. Two libraries. And more to come.
We build schools
We are a nonprofit organization that revitalizes Sierra Leonean communities, empowers children and improves socioeconomic conditions for families, communities, and future generations.
We train teachers
Through opportunities that only an education can provide, we strive to break the cycle of poverty, one school at a time, by training teachers at intensive summer institutes.
We work as partners
Based in Seattle, Schools for Salone has a proven track record of working with Sierra Leoneans as they rebuild schools destroyed during a ten-year civil war. Once funds are raised, new schools are built in three months.
What we're working on now
You can help build a school or support a child today!
Michael Lahoud wants your help
Philadelphia Union midfielder and soccer star Michael Lahoud was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He escaped the devastating civil war when he was six years old, moving to the United States to be with his mother, and he still has strong ties to his home country. Since 2011, Michael has been committed to building a school [...]
Help Bill Hamid build a school
Bill Hamid, goalie for Major League Soccer’s D.C. United team, is helping to raise funds for a school in Sierra Leone. A native of Annandale, Virginia, Bill’s parents were raised in Sierra Leone. He made his professional debut on May 5, 2010, in a game against the Kansas City Wizards, becoming the youngest [...]
Help Kei build a school in Sierra Leone
To donate within the U.S., please click here: To donate outside of the U.S., please click here: Kei Kamara’s life reads like an exciting novel. Born in West Africa. Survivor of the tragic Blood Diamonds war in Sierra Leone. War Refugee. Escapes to the United States to rejoin his mother. High school, college. Professional [...]
Check out our Adopt a Student Program
Once our schools are built, many of the students still need your help. Primary education in Sierra Leone is “free,” but the costs for purchasing uniforms, shoes, and school supplies can prevent families from being able to send their children to school. More than 30% of children at the primary education level are [...]
About Us
Schools for Salone partners with local villages in Sierra Leone, West Africa, to rebuild the schools devastated in the ten-year civil war that ended in 2002. We have built 14 schools since 2007.
Click here to donate online within the U.S.Our Fall Gala Sponsors
