Bo School Appeal News, Reports and Events

Coronavirus is taking off in Sierra Leone sadly and on 18th May they had had 505 cases and 32 deaths, a figure which had doubled in a week; Bo itself has 22 cases and has had one death. They kept … Read more…

The repair and repainting is now complete. Here are some pictures of the finished product. The Parents did a great job and hopefully we will work together again.

Our liaison teacher Theresa has reported that the teachers have all remarked on the improvement in the sponsored children’s school work since the lunches started and about how much better they are able to concentrate on a full stomach. We … Read more…

Sadly the first two cases have been reported in Sierra Leone, and arrival from France and a doctor. The school is on Easter holiday at present but the head Cecil doesn’t yet know when it will reopen but is hopeful … Read more…

at the time of writing Sierra Leone is still Corona Virus free, but they are making preparations just in case and all places of worship are closed and St Paul’s closed early for Easter and we don’t know if it … Read more…

The David Baker Memorial Hall was built from donations from supporters in 2012. On our recent visit we found it to be in a usable but rather dilapidated state. The roof had leaks and bits of the ceiling were coming … Read more…

Veronica Buckets are what they use in Sierra Leone when lots of people need to wash their hands for hygiene reasons. In a country where almost nobody has running water you have to improvise. They do have a tap at … Read more…

the new Library is taking shape and we are collecting books, especially reference books of any discipline. If you have any you don’t need please let Liz Richardson know – lizrichardson27@talktalk.net – we probably won’t be sending them out until … Read more…

The inter-school volley-ball championships are currently taking place; both the St Paul’s girls and boys teams are taking part and both won their first matches.