Students and parents at Empowering Children School in Newton Village had a Christmas potluck. Many children had speaking parts, impressing parents with their English skills. The evening’s festivities included music and dancing. Thanks to the gift of an...
For Abu Sesay, who lives in Newton Village, attending Empowering Children School is life-changing. Before this, receiving an education had not been possible for him, just like his parents and grandparents. Without the ability to read and write, there...
Community members gather to make bricks and build school walls. Residents of all ages donated their time and skills to begin the walls of the new school building that will serve the children of Newton Village for years to...
For the past few weeks, we’ve been sharing about our New School and Agricultural Building Campaign and it’s been so exciting to see the outpouring of support as well as the progress that’s already been made on the building construction with...
Empowering Children Schools have amazing, dedicated teachers! This month our featured teacher is Mrs. Salamatu Kamara, who teaches at the Empowering Children School in Freetown. Ibrahim Kamara recently interviewed Mrs.Kamara: Where did you grow up?I grew up in Freetown,...
This #GivingTuesday our New School and Agricultural Building Campaign will help us finish building a permanent school for 86 children who have never had access to education in rural Sierra Leone. The new building will serve as a multi-purpose educational and...