Training Teachers in Sierra Leone

Ashley Keller Start Date: Jan 23, 2018 - End Date: Apr 22, 2018
  • Educational/Research Trip
  • Professional Development
  • TEFL/Teach Abroad
  • Sierra Leone

My Travel Story

by: Ashley Keller Start Date: Jan 23, 2018 - End Date: Apr 22, 2018
  • Educational/Research Trip
  • Professional Development
  • TEFL/Teach Abroad
Five years ago we boarded a poda-poda and left our home of two years to return to the United States. Getting in the cramped car at 4am was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. As Peace Corps volunteers my husband and I knew our time there would have to end, but it was incredibly sad when it did.

Since then we have done our best to help the village from afar, but we have decided it is time for a reunion. Our goal is to visit the village schools, deliver school supplies and hold a teacher training to help local educators who have had minimal training. We are also hoping to devlier supplies to current Peace Corps volunteers and visit friends who are still in the country.

We have been saving for the past year to cover airfare but we are hoping for additional funds to cover the little costs in country such as the training materials and school supplies that we hope to deliver. While our return trip will be short, we are hoping that the impacts will be long-lasting.
  • Sierra Leone