“I have turned I can’t into I can, and my dreams into plans.” – Female student at EducAid Lumley EducAid celebrated International Women’s Day on 8th March at all EducAid schools. Here’s a school-by-school overview of how EducAidians celebrated and … Read More
By Haja Gbla & Roxanne Tibbert In the wake of International Women’s Day, EducAid Sierra Leone want to celebrate the many women working to make quality education accessible to the most vulnerable students in Sierra Leone. These #WomenofEducAid often work … Read More
By Zainab Bangura Zainab is the Head of Equality at EducAid, she works hard to ensure that our schools are places of opportunity for both girls and boys, as well as helping to educate all students on the importance of … Read More
By Nnamdi Eseme Content warning: Please be aware that this blog post might be upsetting for some, as it contains information about the practice and consequences of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). As today is International Day of Zero … Read More
It’s been a great first term at EducAid. All EducAid schools were eager to share some highlights from the term which we have compiled below. Thank you for all you have done to support our work this term. We wish … Read More
By Olivia Burns, EducAid Volunteer Charities are rarely ever free from anxiety about fundraising. To trust in the sustainability of many projects, you need to have confidence in the sustainability of the funding. However this can be a … Read More
On Monday, 10th September EducAid schools opened their doors to the 2018-19 school year. We have collected some photos from that first week to share the sense of excitement, joy and focus of this special time of year. We hope … Read More
The beautiful country of Sierra Leone is one of many countries that have still not banned the use of corporal punishment in schools. The Sierra Leonean Teachers’ Code of Conduct (MEST, 2009) outlaws the cane but the constitution does not … Read More
(Contribution to the Global Teacher Blog Series) Gosh, what a difficult question! The answer so depends on where you will be when you are not in school. When talking to youngsters in the UK about our youngsters in Sierra Leone, … Read More
Alice Y is a junior staff member at the Pate Bana Marankh school. Passionate about girls’ education and rights, Alice came to EducAid when her family fell on hard times and were unable to fund her education. She enjoys writing … Read More
‘Put your hands up if you paid for your own education!’ I often find myself saying to groups that I talk to in the UK about EducAid’s work in Sierra Leone. My audience always look at me a little confusedly … Read More
by Imaan Sheikh The Marple Band are a highly-regarded, traditional brass band in the Stockport community. They regularly engage in performances, fundraising, charity work and to nurture their relationship with the community. Last year the band performed a Music from Movies concert … Read More
A contribution to the Top Global Teacher Bloggers 2018 Series How are your classrooms teaching the skills to resolve tensions and conflicts so as to find the “common ground” in an increasingly diverse world? What an important question at a … Read More
As many of you may know, our Country Director, Miriam Mason is working towards her PhD at the University of Durham. Unsurprisingly, her research relates to training teachers in Sierra Leone, a topic close to all of our hearts. As … Read More
To what extent do you believe the literacy skills required for a new world will be more or less the same as they were before? Will new literate practices need to be generated and does that mean that new literacies … Read More
By Zeinab Makki In celebration of Volunteers’ Week (1st to 7th June), Zeinab Makki interviews one of EducAid’s most frequent volunteers, retired biology teacher, Ken Hall. “You meet young people with a drive and passion for doing … Read More
A contribution to the Global Teacher Blog Series Photo by Olivia Acland The Fourth Industrial Revolution is reaching Sub-Saharan Africa in bits and pieces. The consequences of the Fourth Industrial Revolution reaching the rest of the world are more likely … Read More
What should an holistic approach to learning look like and how do we shift the focus from the accountability measures in existence now to ones that are relevant for all students in a changing world? Please share specific case studies/examples … Read More
I am Gladys Mansaray, a third year LLB Honours student at the University of Makeni (UniMak). I went to the EducAid Secondary School in 2009. Before 2009, it was really not easy for my parents to pay my school fees. … Read More
Space to learn & live & love Contribution to the Blog Series: Space2Learn.edublogs.org The conventional wisdom is that the best place for any child growing up is in their family. In an ideal world, where that family is financially stable … Read More