Last
year, 62% of 9th grade students at Bumpe High School passesd the
Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) – a public exam taken at Junior
High School that qualifies the students to enter Senior High School. The school
has implemented a new program involving weekly night study sessions for
students from 7-10pm. In rural areas in Sierra Leone most people do not have
electricity and cannot afford a generator. With the $3 contributions of
students and their parents, the school has provided a generator and daily
petrol to provide power during the evening sessions. This was a great
investment for families as many cannot easily afford the $3 contribution toward
fuel.
As
mentioned above, people in the Bumpe community do not have generator light in
their villages and the students walk (2-9) miles to BHS, so it was essential
that these study sessions provide meals for students to stay focused and
productive. Bumpe High School provided $90 towards the provision of a bag of
“Gari” a product of cassava, two bags of corn flour, half bag of sugar, three
drinking buckets, 48 pieces of cups and spoons.
We
have 80 excited students who are enthusiatics about studying every night during
the week. The students can boast of food during study and they are excited and
zealous to obtain the best grades to be among the high flyers in the country.
It
is our hope that we continue to encourage these students in attaining quality
education, high academic excellence and to help rebuild Bumpe High School in
the future.
