Sierra Leone Free Education Project Secretariat

@FrancisTuray8 There is a difference between Mass Communication and Photography.

Graduated with an Hons Degree in Mass Communication, but can’t operate the most basic DSLR Camera. Our education is amazing! 🥳🇸🇱🤝

#MBSSE #SierraLeone #feps distributes free uniforms, shoes, and assistive devices, including Wheelchairs, Brail Embossers, and Crutches to Special-Needs Schools at a Ceremony held @MiltonMargaiSchool for the Blind, Wilkinson Road, Freetown on Jan 4.

@FEPS hands over 14,666 pairs of uniforms, comprising shirts, shorts, dresses, and 6,326 pairs of shoes to the Hon Minister @MBSSE, New England, Freetown on Dec 23, for onward supply to pupils with special needs including the physically challenged, and the poor and vulnerable.

#MBSSE #sierraleone  #FEPS host closing event & stakeholders' engagement  on Component 6 of the Free Education Project (COVID-19 Education Emergency Response) at Atlantic Hotel, December 20, implemented by #MBSSE #TSC and #NGO Consortium of local and international Organizations.

#MBSSE #FEPS #SierraLeone has disbursed Le 29.7 Billion in Renovation/Maintenance Grants to 538 ‘Government’ and ‘Government-Assisted’ primary schools in all 16 districts, comprising #East 125 schools #North 134 #NorthWest 97 #South 123 #WesternAreaUrban 28 #WesternAreaRural 31.

#FEPS #MBSSE #sierraleone kick-starts regional validations of the School-Related Gender Based Violence Training Manual @NewSellaSpot King Harman Road, Freetown (Western Area Urban & Rural) Oct 17. The activity will be repeated in Bo, Makeni, Port Loko & Kenema and ends Oct 21.

#FEPS #MBSSE #sierraleone conducts monitoring and assessment visits to hostel/boarding home construction sites for disadvantaged girls in Kaniya (popularly known as 'Pebu'), #Kailahun Town, Wombay, #Pujehun Town; & Mowagor, Mattru Jong, #Bonthe District from Sep 23-25, 2022.

#FEPS #MBSSE kickstarts Regional #environmental and Social Safeguards Training and Public Disclosure Meeting of the #SierraLeone Free Education Project Environmental Social Management Plan at Amota Hall, Kenema City on September 8, 2022.

FEPS conducts 2-day capacity-building training of Clerks of Works and Local Council Engineers nationwide at the District Council Hall, Bo City from Aug 26 - 27, on their monitoring roles and responsibilities in the implementation of the project, especially civil works. #Salone

MBSSE formally hands over 21 sites to contractors for the construction of 106 classrooms in 12 primary schools and 9 JSS in nine districts nationwide under the #sierraleone Free Education Project, comprising #WesternAreaUrban -3, Rural-2, South-6, North-3,NorthWest-1, and East-6.

Two-day pilot training of #InclusiveEducation Champions in primary schools in Kenema District #salone in progress at Hotel Albertson, #Kenema City, from 22-23 August 2022. The objective is to effectively promote inclusive education activities in #schools and local communities.

#FEPS has recruited 17 Clerks of Works to support on-going and proposed civil works activities of the Project across the country. The clerks were deployed in all 16 administrative Districts after attending a day Orientation Ceremony @FEPS on 5 August.

#MBSSE engaged traditional rulers in Western Area Rural & Urban (Council of Tribal Heads) in a day-long dialogue on 'Educational Development and Transforming Education' at the Ministry’s Conference Hall, New England Ville, Freetown on 29 July. #FEPS supported the activity.

#MBSSE #FEPS in partnership with #MLGRD on July 19 converged over 160 Paramount Chiefs nationwide @Wizzard Conference Hall Dambala Road Bo in a Dialogue Session on 'Educational Development, Transforming Education & Education Sector Plan' and agreed on roadmap for full involvement

In a bid to improve quality #education @school level, #MBSSE through #FEPS has disbursed Le15.7 Bn (US$1.2m) school grants to 5,058 public schools nationwide running full cycle primary education from classes 1 - 6, as Performance-Based Financing for Term 2, 2021/22 #academic year

#MBSSE Special Needs Unit, #FEPS conducted a 3-Day National Stakeholders Consultative Workshop on video & materials development to promote #Inclusive #Education environment from 2 to 4 July  @SellaSpot Kinghamann Rd, #Freetown, facilitated by Pampana Communications.

Benevolent Islamic Primary Sch #Ropolon @Makeni hosted #WorldBank Director of Strategy & Operations West & Central Africa #ElisabethHuybens June 24. She was taken through #FEPS interventions and on a tour of facilities accompanied by Dr Abdu Muwonge #WorldBank SL Country Manager.