New School

improving education with a cause

Sierra Leone is one of the most poverty stricken countries in the world, and in 2002 emerged from a brutal civil war that resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of citizens and the destruction of many schools.  As a result, many children left primary school with very limited literacy ability.  In the Koinadugu District, which was especially devastated by the war, the community of Kathombo was utilizing an overcrowded primary school to serve 300 youngsters.

Through it's partnership with CAUSE Kids, Compassionate Eye Foundation has provided funding to build a much larger, three-classroom school, which expands capacity and reduces classroom size.  Funds are also being used to fund a peer literacy program, in which student tutors in the region are trained in phonics and pass those skills to primary school children with the goal of improving literacy rates.  The tutors, in return, are funded to attend high school.

By partnering with CAUSE Kids, which is making an important difference in this war-torn, impoverished locale, CEF is significantly improving the quality of education in the remote Koinadugu District of Sierra Leone.

Adopting a village

"adopt a village" strategy brings hope to an impoverished community

Sierra Leone is one of the poorest countries in the world where less than half of the children are in primary school.  Compassionate Eye Foundation is working with Free The Children to adopt a village in the Kono district, an area greatly affected by the country's 11 year conflict.  Through this program, the community will be empowered with infrastructure for a school, educational resources, and clean water and sanitation projects.  Free The Children will work closely with the village to help the community become economically sustainable and truly break the cycle of poverty for children and their families.