MAY 2020 UPDATE 2

Although the Extra Mile school is currently closed, obeying government regulations, school staff are still very proactive in supporting the students and their families and the Ober Funkia community in general. Staff held a staff meeting on the 7th May to finalise among other things the way that work to be done at home by the students will be provided to them. It was a very productive meeting with many staff volunteering to take part in the distribution of the work. The staff meeting was held in the open so that social distancing could be observed.

The area where the Extra Mile school is located is not served by mains water. The area also serves 4 other schools and a health centre, primarily for expectant mothers. Trustees at Extra Mile became aware that the whole area was suffering a water shortage, particularly the health centre , where husbands were being sent out to find water for their partners. Trustees of Extra Mile paid for a tanker of water to be provided to the local community, for which all, but particularly the midwives, were extremely grateful.

Mr Mohamed Tarawalie, Deputy Principal, supervising the delivery of water provided by Extra Mile.

John Lahai, the school’s principal science teacher, took the opportunity of the staff meeting to re-inforce the message about strategies to adopt to help limit the spread of the virus. We thank John for his expertise and hope that his guidance will be followed and the impact of the virus is minimised, not only in Ober Funkia but in the whole of Sierra Leone.

We thank all those who have continued to donate to Extra Mile so that we can continue the mission to improve the life chances of young people and their families in Ober Funkia. Trustees hope that you think that we are using your funds to maximise the impact on the community.