by Joanna | Mar 13, 2026 | News, Schools for Salone Events
This Women’s Month, Schools for Salone is hosting an important conversation about the future of girls education in Sierra Leone. On March 25th, 2026, education leaders and advocates will come together for a live webinar titled, “Close the Secondary School Gender Gap:...
by Joanna | Jan 26, 2026 | News, Schools for Salone Events
In September 2025, a small, mission-driven nonprofit founded by a Peace Corps volunteer celebrated its twentieth anniversary. The Washington-based Schools for Salone (SfS) has been expanding access to education in Sierra Leone since 2005. To date, SfS has built 47...
by Joanna | Dec 17, 2025 | News
The dust on the road to last mile communities in Koinadugu and Falaba districts rarely settles. It hangs heavy, a reminder of the distance: bad roads, no running water, no electricity, and the quiet, persistent grind of economic hardship. Most who can, leave. They...
by Joanna | Dec 9, 2025 | News
In the quiet farming town of Musaia, far away from the busy streets of Kabala, a woman stands at the center of a growing movement for education. Her name is Zainab Sheku Marah, and she is the Head Mistress of the Movement of Faith Islamic Primary School. Marah was...
by Joanna | Dec 2, 2025 | News
Koromasilaia is a remote community to the northwest of Falaba District. The population is estimated at 1,500. Most families here are subsistence farmers who earn less than $2 a day. For years, children in Koromasilaia village had three choices if they wanted to...
