As part of BLP’s efforts in scaling our key programs creating strategic partnerships in the domain of Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) advocacy and support for victims, BLP finally secured a Memorandum of Understanding with Rainbo Initiative in Sierra Leone on February 25, 2021. Rainbo Initiative (RI) is a national NGO that is passionate about...
In an effort to complement Government effort in delivering quality education, the 2020/2021 Annual Back to School Event was a great success with Phase 1 on December 10, 2020 in Waterloo, and Phase 2 on December 17, 2020 in Makeni. This year, a total of about 80 beneficiaries attending primary, secondary and vocational training were...
On behalf of the Board of Directors, team members, beneficiaries, and friends of BLP, we wish you and your families a prosperous New Year 2021. Congratulations Class of 2020. On December 12, 2020, some Bright Light Projects Sierra Leone (BLPSL) beneficiaries graduated from Komra Training Center located at 25 York Road, Waterloo -Western Area Rural...
![Girls Shall Rise [GSR]: Fatmata M Koroma](https://brightlightprojects.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Fatmata-M-Koroma-scaled-1.jpg "Girls Shall Rise [GSR]: Fatmata M Koroma")
Fatmata M. Koroma came into BLP during our vulnerability assessment together with the Ministry Of Social Welfare Gender And Children Affairs. Her case was recorded to the ministry as a result of being abused for the second time, she was then recommended by the ministry as one of the most vulnerable victims of abuse, Fatmata...
Covid-19 brought enormous economic and social stress, the academic disruption was not excluded. Schools were shutdown in Sierra Leone like in many other countries in Africa. The difficulties were even more challenging as most African States could not afford the luxury of home schooling due to lack on infrastructure and access to the internet. People...
On October 15, 2020, seven Bright Light Projects Sierra Leone (BLPSL) beneficiaries, all students at the Sierra Leone Opportunities & Industrialization Centre (SLOIC) in Makeni fulfilled their Academic Matriculation protocols. This event usually marks the validation and official academic acceptance after fulfilling the required credits and practicals hours to be recognized as a full student...
