At 20 years old, Koterah is taking an important step toward the future she has imagined for herself.
She recently began studying Accounting and Finance at IPAM, University of Sierra Leone, to become an accountant.
Koterah lost her father at a very young age. Her mother is a primary school teacher. Today, as Koterah begins her university journey, tuition is one of the practical needs that can determine how far that journey can go.
And Koterah is not alone.
Across Sierra Leone, there are young women like her who have earned the opportunity to continue their education, have clear goals for their future, and are ready to work hard — but the cost of tuition can become a significant barrier.
Your gift to Develop Africa's education program helps provide tuition assistance for students like Koterah.
Because tuition costs vary depending on the school, level of study, and academic program, each student's need is different. Your contribution can help cover part or all of the tuition needed to keep a student moving forward.
Whether you help with a portion of one student's tuition or provide more substantial support, your gift helps remove one of the financial barriers standing between a young woman and her education.
Your education support helps young women:
Meet tuition costs required to continue their studies
Stay focused on completing their education
Continue progressing toward their chosen careers
Gain the qualifications they need to pursue future opportunities
For Koterah, that journey is toward a career in accounting.
For another student, the goal may be nursing, teaching, business, technology, or another profession.
The programs may be different, but the opportunity begins in the same place: being able to stay in school.
Koterah has already taken the step of enrolling in university and beginning her Accounting and Finance studies.
Your support can help young women like her take the next step — and keep going.
Will you help a student continue her education today?
Every contribution toward tuition helps bring a determined young woman closer to completing her education and building the future she is working toward.
Give today and help provide tuition support for young women like Koterah.