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Sierra Leone Makes Schools Free but Scraps University Subsidies

President Julius Maada Bio promised to introduce free quality education during his election campaign and has said he would donate three months of his own salary to the cause. Under previous president Ernest Koroma, university students benefited from subsidies "as high as 85%", but this will no longer be the case.

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Makes Schools Free but Scraps University Subsidies

RFI, 24 August 2018

Sierra Leone has launched a public awareness campaign to inform people about its free education programme due to start in September. More than two million primary and secondary… Read more »

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Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Wants More Girls in School - but Not If Pregnant

Thomson Reuters Foundation, 23 August 2018

Rights activists say the state should address the stigma faced by pregnant girls rather than ostracise them. Read more »
Sierra Leone: World Bank Reiterates Commitment to Support Free Education

Concord, 9 July 2018

World Bank Senior Director for Education Global Practice, Jaime Saavedra, has noted that the government flagship Free Quality Education Program is a very important initiative and… Read more »

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Sierra Leone: Separate Classes for Pregnant Girls Raise Questions

"I am the one who should decide whether to go to the alternative or the mainstream school," said 17-year-old Sarah Bassie, an alternative school student. Read more »
- Sierra Leone: Schools for Pregnant Students Raise Questions

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