EDUCATION AND
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
Sierra Leone
Education is a right. This right is explicitly stated in the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), adopted in 1948:
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"Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit. …" (Article 26)
Welcome
Welcome to our website. We appreciate your visit, and would like you to browse through the different pages. We are Sierra Leone’s first network of former Sierra Leonean university students based in the United States, Sierra Leone and overseas who are solely dedicated to promoting improved education as a core aspect of economic growth and sustainable development in the country. Our strategy is to promote:
