Our Impact
The Path Forward
Access to quality education, retention and completion of school remain challenges for children in Sierra Leone. These factors are compounded by poverty, gender discrimination, long distances to schools, perceived low value placed on education, and unsafe learning environments.
Due to the many of the factors listed above, many children in Sierra Leone fail to complete Primary school or to make the transition from Primary to Junior Secondary School (JSS) to Senior Secondary School (SSS).
Completion rates stand at:
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Primary: 64%
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JSS (lower secondary): 44%
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SSS (upper secondary): 22%
Children line up for school in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
"In 2022 Sierra Leone's literacy rate was 48%"
Opportunity
The Sovereign Grace Life Academy, located in Freetown, Sierra Leone, wishes to expand its current property. This will include a three-room addition to the current school.
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3 Rooms
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Estimated Cost: $15,000
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Local Contractors
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Locally Owned Property