After a very difficult period caused by the ebola crisis, the school is again making great headway.
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Here is the latest newsletter for September 2015 which contains an update on the Shop in a Box and an article which examines why the children in the school are suffering from a hearing loss.
Sept2015 Newsletter Lessons in business skills and hearing loss
The container has arrived! After great excitement and anticipation the container, which is to be converted into a shop at the front of the school, has arrived. It is full of equipment and supplies which the school desperately needs. Many thanks who contributed to this project.
See more details here The students can barely contain their excitement!
The school has a re-opening date 14 April!
We so hope that the terrible ebola crisis has passed and people and students can resume their lives.
Sister Mary has provided an update on the situation.
Please read the latest newsletter – Challenges ahead – from the Friends of St Joseph’s School. There is cause for optimism in the coming year as the school is planning to re-open next month (March) with many projects planned. These are challenging times though and we are as always grateful for all the support you give to Sister Mary and her team as they try to secure a future for children whose families, communities and country have been ravaged by the ebola epidemic.
Sister Mary reports that the shoeboxes filled with Christmas gifts provided by Friends of St Joseph’s has provided a a ray of sunshine in an otherwise very gloomy situation.
See news update – Christmas comes early!
The Guardian newspaper has also reported on this see GUARDIAN ARTICLE