Education Program
The war greatly affected the physical and psycho-social lives of many children and youths in Sierra Leone. The situation is characterised by declining government services, chronic poverty, broken school infrastructure, low illiteracy rates, falling enrolment rates, insufficient trained teachers, and insufficient relevant teaching and learning materials. The illiteracy rate is estimated at an alarming 80%. The present government capacity can only cater to about 45% of the school age population that is more youths especially the female youths and disables need opportunities for basic learning and life skills.
To address some of these problems WOFDA will work with the Ministry of Education, Youths and Sports (MEYS), educational agencies and institutions to enroll more children and youths in basic and vocational institutions.

To achieve the Millennium Development Goal 2 until 2015, of Universal education, WOFDA will work with educational institutions to enroll more children and youth in educational institutions; respond to the emergency education needs of thousands of children including the disables, orphans, adolescent girls in formal and non-formal institutions in the rural; strengthen the local communities/Village Education Development Committees and other groups in the communities to provide basic education for children, adolescents, youths and adult women; and donate used or new computers to institutions, establish e-learning centers and free cafes to bridge the international digital divide.

Needs and Funds will be used on:

Material development for various programs; Training, supplies & equipment for community primary and vocational institutions; Social mobilisation; Emergency education response to all target groups in affected areas; Construction and rehabilitation of school facilities; Intersectoral activities in education centres; sensitisation and animation of youth groups; Studies/Review; Monitoring and evaluation; and Programme support needed.