Tag: education
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How can Schools become safer and contribute to the fight against sexual abuse?
(for School Leaders, Teachers and other education stakeholders) Part 1: The School is likely the most influential organization in any society Abuse, in many shapes and forms, and has always been around. A few months ago, an elderly man (the man whose name and face rarely showed up on the images being spread over the…
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Educating in the time of COVID19 in Sierra Leone Pt. 3
Written by: Janice Williams with Contributions by Alusine Barrie Part 2 | Part 1 The next best option is television. According to the BBC Media Action research again, there is a growing viewership of television. Television stations can air educational content: this happened during Ebola, but it will be about getting the highest possible quality…
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Educating in the time of COVID19-Sierra Leone Pt. 2
Written by: Janice Williams Contributions by: Alusine Barrie Part 1 Looking at internet usage, we are seeing a significant growth for Sierra Leone, but we are still a long way behind the rest of the world according to these statistics from Internet World Statistics. According to GeoPoll: more than 90% of the population in [Sub-saharan…
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Educating in the Time of COVID19 in Sierra Leone
Written by: Janice Williams (Founder/Executive Director Sudu & Co-founder, EduGo) Contributions by: Alusine Barrie (EduGo Co-founder and Grow Salone Lead Trainer) The question is: How Can Sierra Leone (& similar countries) handle education during this pandemic and other emergency situations? Recently, I put up a Facebook status up asking how countries like Sierra Leone, who…