For Zainab Bangura,who lives in Newton Village, attending Empowering Children School is life changing. Education was not possible for her, like her parents and grandparents before her. Without the ability to read and write, there are few employment opportunities...
Agriculture is a crucial sector in Sierra Leone’s development. However, many farmers face significant challenges during the dry season due to the high costs of irrigation equipment needed to water crops in extreme temperatures. As a result, many turn...
Empowering Children School is blessed to have amazing, hardworking, dedicated teachers. This month our featured teacher is Abdul Rahman Bundu. Despite facing challenges himself, Mr. Bundu is determined to give his students a better life by providing them with...
When Paris visited Sierra Leone in search of waves for surfing, she stayed in Ibrahim Kamara’s spare room as a Couch Surfer. Paris did find time to surf, but she also brought with her a suitcase full of school...
For the families living in the impoverished communities of Freetown flooding is a frequent occurrence during the rainy season. Because the communities are in the low lying, swampy area that forms a channel to the sea, flash flooding can...
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...