EducAid Sierra Leone

21/09/2026

More than half a million children in Sierra Leone are out of school.

More than half of them are girls.

Last year, EducAid reached 230,619 children.

Providing 230,619 children with access to quality education and opportunities to learn.

Together we can reach more.

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www.educaid.org.uk

15/09/2026

We are in Week 2 of the new school year at EducAid Lumley! 💚

Hear from students and staff about the year ahead at Lumley, what they’re looking forward to, and their hopes for the new academic year.

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14/09/2026

It’s Week 2 of the new school year at EducAid Maronka Primary School! 💚

Hear from students and staff about the year ahead at Maronka and what they are most looking forward to this academic year.

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10/09/2026

Back to school at EducAid Rolal Secondary School!

Over the next few days, we’ll be hearing from students and staff across EducAid’s role model schools, sharing what they’re excited about as the new school year gets underway.

First up: Rolal!

From getting back into the classroom and learning new things, to teaching, sharing new skills and taking on new challenges, hear what students and staff at Rolal are looking forward to this year 💚

Stay tuned to hear from EducAid’s other role schools!

Find out more about EducAid: www.educaid.org.uk

08/09/2026

Reading is the foundation for learning.

Being able to read and understand a question, follow instructions or make sense of a text affects how a child learns across every subject.

This International Literacy Day, we’re celebrating the teachers and school leaders who help children develop these essential skills every day.

At EducAid, our role-model schools are places where we put effective teaching into practice, learn from what happens in classrooms and share that learning through our wider work with schools and education leaders across Sierra Leone.

Because improving education means making sure children have the foundations they need to learn – and literacy is one of the most important.

07/09/2026

A new school year begins!

Today, children across Sierra Leone are returning to school - ready for another year of learning.

At EducAid, our five role-model schools in Maronka, Rolal and Lumley are welcoming students back, as students and teachers are excited to begin the 2026/27 year of learning together.

We’re looking forward to a year of learning, growth and continued work to make high-quality education possible for more children across Sierra Leone.

Welcome back to school. 📚

Find out more about EducAid: www.educaid.org.uk

27/08/2026

Coming together for the year ahead!

This week (24–28 August), 191 colleagues from across EducAid came together for our annual Whole Staff Meeting — five days of learning, reflection, collaboration and planning for the year ahead.

With a focus on excellence in teaching and across our work, we explored deeper learning, strengthened classroom practice, shared ideas and experiences, and looked ahead to our priorities for the new school year.

It was a great chance to learn from one another, reconnect as a team and celebrate the people who make EducAid what it is. 💚

📸 See more moments from the week: https://educaid.pixieset.com/educaidwholestaffmeeting2026/

20/08/2026

🎉 Big congratulations to one of our past EducAid students!

Komrabai Dumbuya (known as K D Don), an alumnus of EducAid Sierra Leone and Founder & CEO of Wanwod Development, has made history as the first Sierra Leonean to be named a QECT 100 Young Leader.

The QECT 100 Young Leaders programme is run by The Queen Elizabeth II Commonwealth Trust (QECT), an organisation that supports young people across the Commonwealth who are driving positive change in their communities. Each year, 100 outstanding young leaders are selected from across the Commonwealth's 56 member countries in recognition of their impact.

We're incredibly proud to see our alumni going on to create such meaningful change in their communities and beyond. This landmark honour is a powerful reminder of what's possible when young people are given the opportunity to learn, lead, and grow.

Congratulations, Komrabai!

20/08/2026

17/08/2026

Last week, 24 EducAid leaders came together for a Redesign Learning Week — creating dedicated time to examine our practice, learn from one another and think about how we can continue to improve learning for students across our schools and wider education work.

Over a week of sessions, we explored how we can create more opportunities for deeper learning, critical thinking, problem-solving and student agency. We looked closely at our current provision and explored models and approaches from elsewhere in the world, asking what might be relevant to Sierra Leone and what would need to be adapted to work in our context and with the resources available.

We also considered how we could rethink our entry-level classes and make greater use of the deeper learning opportunities already embedded in our schools.
One example is our Ministry for the Future (MFTF): a student-led committee where students identify real world local and global issues that matter to them and work together to find solutions. We explored how opportunities like this can contribute even more to learning, leadership and problem-solving.

The week wasn't about adopting a single new model. It was about looking critically at what we do, learning from approaches elsewhere, and considering how we can adapt and improve them for our learners and our context. The ideas generated will now feed into our work over the year ahead as we test, refine and continue learning ourselves.
Find out more about EducAid: www.educaid.org.uk