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CategoriesNews|Schools for Salone EventsEvery morning, Idrissa Bangura sets off for S.D.A. Primary School in Maforeka, Sierra Leone. He takes a bicycle when available; otherwise, he walks long distances under the hot sun. Yet his heaviest burden is not the journey—it is knowing what awaits him in the classroom. The S.D.A. Primary School in Maforeka is the first school […]
“Despite all the challenges, I love to teach and I like my job as a teacher. I am always happy when coming to school to teach my pupils,” says Mariatu Emmanuela Conteh. As the Class 3 teacher at S.D.A. Primary School in Makali, Sierra Leone, Conteh is responsible for teaching every subject to her students. […]
CategoriesNews|Schools for Salone Events UncategorizedFor many teachers in Sierra Leone’s last-mile communities, getting to school is itself an act of commitment. Every morning, Mohamed Nelly Koroma gets ready for the school day, has breakfast when he can, gets on his motorbike, and begins a 40-minute ride to S.D.A Primary School in Masosingbi, where he serves as head teacher. By […]
CategoriesEvents News|Schools for Salone EventsWhen we talk about improving education in Sierra Leone’s last-mile communities, it is easy to focus on classrooms, books, and school buildings. But none of these can transform a child’s education without the person standing in front of the room: the teacher who chooses to show up each day and make learning possible. One such […]
Five miles from school. No reliable way to get there. A family that couldn’t afford the cost of an okada(motorbike taxi) every day. For Sonnah, a Junior Secondary student at FAWE Secondary School for Girls in Kabala, simply getting to school was the hardest part of her day, before she’d even opened a book. She […]
CategoriesChildren Education News|Schools for Salone Events Partner Stories Quality Education & LiteracyEvery child remembers a teacher who believed in them. The teacher who stayed behind after class to explain a difficult lesson, or the one who encouraged them to dream bigger even when resources were scarce. Across Sierra Leone, thousands of educators wake up every day dedicated to shaping the next generation. But behind their commitment […]
