2020 We are helping empower girls and young women by supporting the education and development of girls. Education is the glue that holds our society together. The 5th sustainable development goal is gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls. Education can mean the difference between a healthy long life or an unfortunately short one.Since 2006, Develop Africa has worked to help change those statistics for children in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cameroon, the Gambia, and Nigeria. Solar Powered technology is an effective intervention that will provide renewable energy and technology to kids and youths as they study.
This project and your support will provide the ongoing funds needed to purchase seedlings, cover the cost of staffing and other tree-planting expenses.One of the Sustainable Development goals -Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries- Develop Africa has taken an active role in reversing deforestation by planting 100 seedlings in fall of 2017 and another 100 seedlings spring of 2018 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. By restoring vegetation and the forest, we are helping to combat global warming. More than 100 students have completed their basic computer training in the Creating Pathways Center, which was opened for young single mothers or pregnant who were unable to return to school because of their pregnancy. This use of renewable energy will additionally have a positive impact on global warming and climate change.Over 250 solar lights have been distributed, over 250 solar radios have been distributed along with rechargeable batteries to families in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria, Cameroon and the Gambia in the past several years. Our goal is to provide children with a full education, vocational opportunities and aid in starting or growing businesses. That is why the SDGs are designed to bring the world to several life-changing ‘zeros’, including zero poverty, hunger, AIDS and discrimination against women and girls.Everyone is needed to reach these ambitious targets. Degradation and deforestation of the world's tropical forests are cumulatively responsible for about 10% of net global carbon emissions. Another way Develop Africa helps children receive a quality education is through scholarships/school tuition fees paid for over 150 students to date through generous child sponsors and donors.
Develop Africa also works with multiple schools, including the all-girl FAWE school to provide ongoing computer training for children and young adults.Develop Africa is working toward reaching the SDG goals by 2030- “By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular, the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance”- We are working on opening doors to equal educational opportunities for children who live in poverty and also to give girls an equal opportunity at getting an education.
The trees will help to reduce landslides and rock slides that have resulted in the loss of life. Early marriage hinders girls from pursuing an education and gaining independence.
Develop Africa also provides computer training to children and young adults to help bridge the digital divide and give these students the skills necessary to be successful in the future. By providing on-going and consistent power to tools/devices, the educational efforts of the kids and youths will be multiplied.
One of the ways that Develop Africa aids in quality education is through book and school supply donations.
Vocational and business opportunities ensure progress towards self-sufficiency. In Sierra Leone, the serious and accelerating rate of deforestation is not only threatening biodiversity and ecosystem balance in the country but is also contributing to global climate change. In Freetown, the run-off water from the surrounding hills results in flooding and loss of property each year.Develop Africa is working to help reverse deforestation by planting trees, in the hills above Freetown and also in the peninsular area. Develop Africa believes that education is the key to unlocking the golden door of freedom for all in Africa. United Nations Development Programme Also, we will be eliminating the potential for house fires. Education … Africa has made significant progress on the Millennium Development Goals, including enrolling more children in primary school, particularly girls, increasing the representation of women in national parliaments, and reducing child and maternal deaths and the proportion of people infected with HIV. According to UNICEF 2016 statistics, among youth 15-24 yrs in Sierra Leone, from 2009-2014, the literacy rate for males is 73% and that of girls is 56%.
No Poverty. Reforestation by planting one tree at a time will help to reverse the effects of deforestation. It is the step up necessary to see above what is around you. Our EIN # is 20-3836551.
Through training, scholarship, investment, and partnerships Develop Africa is helping to develop Africa’s people through the promotion of transformational education, resource development, investment training and strategic empowerment. SDG Center for Africa The Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa (SDGC/A) is an international organization that supports citizens, governments, civil society, businesses and academic institutions to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa. Develop Africa has shipped school supplies to more than 10,000 children to date, including pencils, paper, solar lights and solar radios, books, crayons, notebooks and more. Develop Africa believes that education is the key to unlocking the golden door of freedom for all in Africa.