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End of Year Round Up

As our 10th year comes to a close, Rising’s CEO, Stephanie Dobrowolski, celebrates with 10 of our favourite highlights from 2024…

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Rising shines in latest SLEIC Evaluation

We’re thrilled to see the positive results from the second year of the Sierra Leone Education Innovation Challenge (SLEIC), announced by the Education Outcomes Fund last week.

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Rising joins Keeping Children Safe Community  

Rising Academies, has officially joined the Keeping Children Safe (KCS) global network. This partnership reinforces Rising Academies’ ongoing commitment to safeguarding children in its network of over 900 schools.

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Rising and MINEDUC Rwanda sign a new MoU to extend “RisingFaster”

Following two years of impressive, cost-effective results in the pioneering Elimu-Soko pilot, we’re thrilled to announce an expanded partnership with Rwanda's Ministry of Education (MINEDUC). This new MoU will see our literacy and numeracy program, RisingFaster, grow to reach 120 schools and impact over 60,000 students in the coming year.

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A Message from our New CEO

Today has that “first day of school” feeling. Excited, a little bit nervous, a combination of the familiar and the unknown. Wondering what the year ahead will hold, but ready to learn and confident that with a wide network of support, it just might be one of our best years yet.

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Rising announced in the top 10 shortlist for World’s Best School Prize.

Rising Academy Waterloo in Sierra Leone has today been shortlisted for the World’s Best School Prizes. Organised by T4 Education, the World’s Best School Prizes are the world’s most prestigious education awards, which recognise and celebrate the pivotal role schools play in our world.

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Landmark moment for Liberian Education

Last week represented a landmark moment for Liberian education. New Minister, Hon. Dr Jarso Maley Jallah, has committed direct financial support for the Liberian Education Advancement Program (“LEAP” formerly “PSL”) in her 2024 Education Budget. This budget has now officially been signed into law by our President, His Excellency Joseph Boakai, Sr.

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CEO End of Year Reflections

I’m ending 2023 thinking a lot about the work of improving schools: what makes it so hard but ultimately so fulfilling.

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Rising students achieve stellar results again in Sierra Leone!

Continuing the success of last year, our private schools in Sierra Leone have delivered outstanding results in the National Primary School Examinations (“NPSE”), which take place at the end of Grade 6. Rising finished #1 out of 600 schools in the rural Western Area region.

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