School is back in session in both our Freetown and Newton Village Schools. Students in both locations returned to school September 17th, excited for the 2024-2025 school year, and eager to learn. Each student in Newton Village was given...
Students from both Empowering Children Schools recently went on a field trip to Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary located in the rainforest on the outskirts of Freetown. The sanctuary was founded in 1995 with the purpose of enforcing wildlife laws, and...
Our featured teacher for July is Abdul Gbassy Sesay, who teaches 5th grade at the Newton Village Branch of Empowering Children School. Mr. Sesay volunteers as a teacher, receiving only a small stipend each month. He rides a bicycle...
This week children at Empowering Children School in Newton Village participated in our Trees for the Future Project by planting trees at the new school currently under construction. As part of this project, students will monitor and care for...
Any conversation about the dedicated teachers who work at Empowering Children Schools must include Evangelist June Cole, who has been with us for 11 years, longer than any other teacher. Evangelist was born and raised in central Freetown. She...
SHARP is currently supporting 90 farmers with seed and tool loans and sustainable agriculture training. Most of the farmers in our program have never farmed before, so this training was vital. Beginning farmers would never be able to afford...