Schools for Salone | Advancing quality education in Sierra Leone through local partnerships
CategoriesUncategorizedThe newly completed Lengekoro Senior Secondary School in the Koinadugu District is now open to students thanks to the support of Schools for Salone (SfS) and its generous donors, Sean and Diana Mulligan. This marks the seventeenth high school in the district, significantly expanding access to education in Sierra Leone’s northern province.
CategoriesUncategorizedEvery year, thousands of girls in rural and last-mile communities in Sierra Leone face a common but devastating challenge: they can’t afford menstrual products, and cultural taboos make periods a topic shrouded in silence. An estimated 500 million people lack access to menstrual products and adequate facilities for menstrual health worldwide, and girls and women […]
Pupils of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) secondary school in Makali, Konike Chiefdom in northern Sierra Leone, gathered at their school compound.
They were accompanied by their parents, who sang a welcome song to the guests as Programme for Children (PFC) and Schools for Salone (SfS), in partnership with the Village Bicycle Project (VBP), distributed 100 bicycles. PFC is a long-time SfS partner that oversees the schools in Tonkolili, Bo, and Western Area Districts.
Longtime Schools for Salone (SfS) supporter James Mannah has been a dedicated Board Member since 2010. A native Sierra Leonean, James now resides in the San Francisco area, where he and his wife Pam Bohmann host an annual Summer Celebration benefiting SfS. James recently spoke to us about his story and about what advice he […]
Perry Roshan-Zamir has been a dedicated Schools for Salone supporter since 2019 and a Board Member July 2021. An attorney for 30 years, Perry has worked mostly as solo practitioner. He is also involved in environmental causes, serving as co-chair of Reef Check. We recently sat down with Perry to hear more about his story […]
It’s difficult to know how or where to begin to give you a “trip update” from our (Perry, my husband Bob, our dear friends Peter and Cynthia and myself) April trip to Sierra Leone. It was one of the best. Fellow travelers, where we traveled, our productive meetings, the indescribable way we were welcomed – […]
Bidemi Carrol, Ph.D. has been a dedicated Schools for Salone Board Member since 2014. Dr. Carrol is a Senior Education Research Analyst at RTI International, an independent nonprofit research institute. She is also Board Chair of Schools for Salone partner, The Learning Foundation.
You may know Vickie Remoe – writer, TV host, podcaster, active citizen and, now, officially a Schools for Salone Board Member! We are honored that Vickie has joined us and know our organization will benefit from her intellect, experience and energy.
We are partnering with Village Bicycle Project to bring bicycles to the students at the school in Koromasilaia. The junior secondary school (JSS) in Koromasilaia, Koinadugu District, serves not only students in Koromasilaia, but also students coming from primary schools in 13 surrounding communities. This year there are 180 students enrolled in the school. There […]
This month, our partners began construction on a junior secondary school in Lengekoro, a community in northern Sierra Leone. There is no junior secondary school nearby, so many students had to stop school after primary school because of obstacles including cost to stay in the community of nearest school and safety concerns of children living […]
