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End 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…

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Jimiyke – 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…

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Justice 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…

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Catch 22

Often I am asked what our students do after leaving school and if they can get jobs.  I always answer that we are able to…

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We 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…

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Curriculum 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…

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Aminata 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…

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British 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…

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Citizenship 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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Teachers aren’t supposed to have favourites but somehow it is hard not to sometimes…. I have one in particular who I find humbling to work…

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