August, 2023 Newsletter
Students Passed the national exam passed with good scores! In Sierra Leone, students graduating primary school take the national exam, NPSE, in order to be promoted to the secondary school of their choice. All thirty-one students from Empowering Children...
JULY, 2023 Newsletter
More than half of the children in Sierra Leone (60%) over 15 years old are illiterate, and half of those dropping out of primary school are unable to read or write. Existing research points to household poverty as the...
June, 2023 Newsletter
SHARP is a four-pronged charity with a school, an agriculture program, disaster relief, and the long-range goal of building a sustainable community out of the flood zone. The Rainy Season Begins Summer brings the beginning of the rainy season,...
May, 2023 Newsletter
It is time to plant peanuts, called groundnuts in Sierra Leone. Peanuts and rice are easier to grow than vegetables, as they do not require as much fertilizer or water, and are not as susceptible to pests. SHARP received...
April, 2023 Newsletter
The end of the second term of the academic year brought many exciting events for Empowering Children School, as we celebrated our successes. On Friday we held an award day, giving recognition and prizes for hard working students. Prizes were...