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...
Welcome to Bright Light Projects September 2020 Newsletter, Upholding Sensitive Prevention and Control to Curtail the Spread of COVID-19 Virus in BLP operational Communities” is part of our WASH Initiative in helping communities improve long-term proper Hygiene and Sanitation practices in their communities thereby encouraging healthy living improving the livelihood for all citizens. The month...
Welcome to Bright Light Projects August 2020 Newsletter, BLP’s approach to Covid-19 is a long-term sustained intervention making sure our flagship WASH programs are fully integrated into our Covid-19 sensitization initiative. BLP plans to make our Covid-19 campaign become part of the daily lives for our communities. We must think beyond this pandemic to overcome...
Welcome to Bright Light Projects July 2020 Newsletter, Proper Hygiene and Sanitation are at the forefront fighting COVID -19. Bright Light Projects Sierra Leone (BLPSL) completed Phase 1 of ” Upholding Sensitive Prevention and Control to curtail the Spread of COVID-19 virus in BLP operational Communities in Sierra Leone” was a great success. On May...
Welcome to Bright Light Projects Month of June 2020 Newsletter, Save Our Girls Documentary has made history at the just ended 5th Edition of the African Film Festival (TAFF) in Dallas Texas. From June 2 – 6, 2020. 37 Selected films from all around the world were streamed live on www.Rootflix.com with jury spanning three...
Happy New Year, wishing you and your families a prosperous New Year 2020. Greetings and welcome to BLP January , 2020 Newsletter From the entire BLP Board of Directors, team members in the United States (BLPG), Sierra Leone (BLPSL), Guinea (BLPG), Nigeria (BLPN) and Cameroon (BLPC), we wish to thank you for your support and...
BLPSL staff In the Western Rural District in Sierra Leone undergoing routine monitoring at school to monitor our beneficiaries. BLPSL intervention at school and at homes of our beneficiaries provide a perfect opportunity for our team to address challenges as they become due to ensure the success of our programs. At home to provide psychosocial...
BLPSL team in Bombali District (Makeni) providing constant support at school and at home. At school to check academic progress, at home providing psychosocial counseling to beneficiaries and their caregivers. Routine monitoring is key to achieving success in our programs especially on Mend the Gap Schooling program for vulnerable Ebola orphans program
Fatmata Kallon is a 19-year-old girl from Kissy Town in the Western Rural District of Sierra Leone. She lost her mother (the only breadwinner) and siblings to Ebola. Left with no support, she dropped out of school and was discovered during BLPSL vulnerability assessments qualifying her as a beneficiary. She had expressed the desire to...
