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Jimiyke – good but incomplete news
Headboy, Jimiyke, who nearly lost his life in March due to unidentified abdominal infections, is awaiting a visa to go to the UK for full…
Read MoreEnd of term
The last day of the 9th year since EducAid Lumley started. Exams are over for better or for worse. Bags are being packed as students…
Read MoreJimiyke – the latest
Head Boy, Jimiyke, locally assessed as needing urgenttreatment in the UK; huge response from donors and Addenbrookes. Jimiyke received a notification from the consular section…
Read MoreJustice for the poor!
This week I paid a visit to the Female Section of the Kenema Prison. I found myself having to hold back tears as, before we…
Read MoreWe are on the tube!
Huw PW, son of long time friend of EducAid, and his old school mate Ollie have been in Sierra Leone filming positive stories across the…
Read MoreCurriculum Revolution
Wow! Relevant, cutting edge, suited to the needs of the youth of 21st century, post-conflict Sierra Leone. For once Sierra Leone might not be last…
Read MoreAminata Kabia [16] RIP
And so the bad news keeps rolling in…. Aminata Kabia joined EducAid last summer when the Women’s Project started in Magbeni. She had been out…
Read MoreBritish Volunteers taste the realities of life in the poorest country in the world
It has only been possible to start having volunteers from the UK in the last 12 months or so. Previously, the situation just felt too…
Read MoreCitizenship Education Week
Citizenship Education Week is over. This year the focus was building self-esteem. All students spent the week compiling their self-portfolios: self portrait collages, CV, my…
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