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Support us

You can make a one-off donation or set up a regular standing order. For example, you might consider donating £26 per year to provide a desk set for a classroom, or £5 a year for a school uniform for a child. You can ask for your donation to be used for a specific purpose, such as for the uniform project or the furniture project, or ask EWA to use it for the greatest need at the time. If there is an emergency in Sierra Leone, like the mudslides in 2017, we will put information on the News page and invite donations.

MEMORY DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

We have also received donations in memory of individuals. For example, Mrs Jo Woods made a donation on behalf of her late mother Mrs Sheila Cooper, which funded urgent repairs to the roof and ceilings at Kalu Pre-School in Pujehun District. Mrs Betty Smith funded a classroom at Nyandeyama School in Kenema, and trustees presented the school with a commemorative plaque during their visit in 2024. Some years ago, a donation in memory of Mike Bassford was used to extend the school at Lein, and a plaque recording this was attached to the school during a visit by Trustees. 

In 2025, following the death of Mr Arthur Wegg, who had supported EWA for many years, his family asked for donations in his memory to be made to EWA through Memory Giving:

MEMORY GIVING
At Memory Giving, we offer a simple, secure and respectful way to create an in-memory fundraising page for your loved one in support of Education West Africa. We understand that friends and family would like to pay tribute with a donation accompanied by a personal message online. We deliver donations direct to the charity and enhance the gifts by recovering the Gift Aid (if applicable). You can find out more information by searching on our website at: https://www.memorygiving.com/

COMPANY SUPPORT

We are also grateful to companies who support us. De Beers funded a motorbike for the Education Secretary in Bo, Alex Puhindei, so he could reach remote rural schools. In 2025 De Beers made a significant contribution towards the completion of a new school in the remote village of Bopani, which will make a huge difference to this impoverished community.

VENT for Change provided 4 large bags of pencils made from recycled CD cases to give to schools on the Trustees' visit in February 2024.

Contact us for our bank details, or send a cheque made payable to Education West Africa to:

Education West Africa
2 Aston Rise
Pulborough
West Sussex
RH20 2JA

Presenting a plaque to Nyandeyama School in Kenema to remember Mrs Betty Smith, who funded a classroom there.
The memorial plaque has been installed at Nyandeyama Primary School.
The plaque at Lein School in memory of Mike Bassford.
The roof at Kalu Pre-School was in such a poor condition that it was feared the children might not be able to continue using the building.
The classrooms at Kalu Pre-School were becoming unsafe to use.
A legacy from the late Mrs Sheila Cooper enabled Kalu Pre-School to be repaired.
A donation from De Beers was used to provide a motorbike for Alex Puhindei, the Education Secretary in Bo, to enable him to reach schools in remote areas.
Pencils donated by Vent For Change being given to Rogbane Junction Primary School
There are still children in Sierra Leone who do not have proper furniture in their classrooms.
Making classroom furniture provides jobs for local people.
Children can learn more effectively when their classrooms have the proper furniture, like these children at Nyandeyama school.
Even the youngest children need a school uniform.