Generous support from Mr. Mohamed Hardy Sesay (TBZ) to our Desk-to-Classroom initiative has provided DEC school in Kabala, Koinadugu District, Sierra Leone with new desks for their classrooms! Our Desk-to-Classroom initiative-- one of our Project 1808 Education initiatives -- is an effort to create … [Read more...]
Project 1808 Staff Meets with Beneficiaries to set the Path Forward
On May 30th, 2015, Project 1808 staff met with beneficiaries to discuss the more than 9 months break from school and ways of re-engaging academically. A key learning from the youth was that they needed additional materials to what was being provided by the government. Additionally they noted that … [Read more...]
Dr. Alhaji N’jai donates structure for Project 1808 Learning Center
As Project 1808 looks to resume its after school programs which constitutes of After-School tutoring and community learning programs, the organization's founder, Dr. Alhaji N'jai has offered a personal structure to be used as a learning center. Not only would weekly tutoring sessions be held here … [Read more...]
Ebola–The power of youth empowerment
Prior to the Ebola outbreak, health education was already a fundamental component of Project1808, Inc’s annual Sustainability Innovation Camp. With the recent outbreak earlier this year, empowered Project1808 students proactively organized themselves to begin conducting community sensitization … [Read more...]
Exclusive interview on Ebola and Project1808
Project1808 Director Linda Vakunta speaks with NBC15 on her experience in Sierra Leone and it's relation to Ebola. Watch here … [Read more...]
