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KEEP IT FAX
Charity to support children in Sierra Leone
 

 News & Updates

 
 

Hello everyone. We like to announce that the charity Keep it fax will be resuming several of it’s activates.

  1. The first announcement is that Keep it Fax has renewed the Adama Kamara scholarship for 17 students at Kankaylay School for Girls. To celebrate we held a presentation at Kankaylay school with the girls and their families. Our scholarships will span over this academic 2022/2022 and, are designed to provide the girls them with financial support to that will help cover school fees, books, stationery and other schools essentials . We will also be looking to resume the scholarship program for the female students attending at Sulmar International.

  2. We will also be resuming the She Can We CanSL. We will continue to to provide the female students with extra circular activities and mentoring sessions. With the success of the Keep It Fax School Speakers Initiative, we are also continuing our collaborations with female professionals operating in Sierra Leone.

  3. Finally We are now taking regular donations. We have changed from Virgin Money Giving to Give as You Live. Our new charity page will now be used for regular donations, as well as our donation page for futher fundraisers such as or annual charity bike rides

 
 

 Keep it FAX SCHOOL SPEAKERS INITIATIVE

 
 

Since we launched, we constantly seek to provide a fun and enriching program which is more than a scholarship.

We launched a school speakers initiative, in which various female professionals operating in Sierra Leone come to our schools and present to our girls.

It gives the girls the opportunity to see what’s possible and also the chance to ask questions and learn what these women had to do get to where they are.

So far we’ve had presentations from Health professional, a printing manager and an NGO program manager we have more presentations lined up and we’re looking forward to sharing them with you.

If you are based in Sierra Leone and would like to nominate someone or yourself to present to our girls please get in touch with us.

 
 

 Sierra Leone Women’s Icon Exhibit

 
 

In March we were extremely fortunate to organise a trip to the Sierra Leone’s Icons exhibit. 

As part of international women’s day celebrations this exhibiton paid tribute towards 20 female Sierra Leonean icons including Nana Turay, Constance Cummings-John and Kadijah Jalloh.

For most of the girls it was their first experience visiting an exhibition and going on an field trip.

Needless to say they had a great time and learned a lot about some of Sierra Leone’s heroines.

We like to give a great thanks to the organisers, which is part of the wider Sierra Leone icons series. To learn more about this visit https://sierraleoneicons.com/

 
 

 Keep it FAX 2022 Fundraiser

 
 

Hello everyone. It’s summertime which means we’re launching our fundraisers for the upcoming school year.

After somewhat of a tumultuous year with several upheavals and changes. Our resolve remains strong and we are fundraising to carry on at least one more year with the commitments we have made to selected students at Kankalay School for Girls and Sulmar International.

This year we’ll be looking to organise a number of fundraisers this summer. Our first takes place on the 16th July.

For more info, please click the link below

 
 

Coronavirus Update

Like every country in the world, Sierra Leone has had to manage the effects of the global Covid-19 pandemic. This meant introducing measures designed to minimise the spread of the virus. Consequently, environments which promote mass interaction have been suspended, including schools. This has prevented us from being able to continue with our educational projects. During this time Keep it FAX has decided not to contribute to service provision for Covid 19 in Sierra Leone, should circumstances change and we believe we can make a positive impact then this decision will be reviewed. While our students at Sulmar have received remote learning, our girls as well as all students at Kankalay have not been able to access structured education since April. Sierra Leone have announced that the West African examinations (NPSE, BECE, WASSCE) which were postponed will take place between July to September. Therefore 25 of our students will be returning to school for revision sessions. They will be supported with the resumption of our extra tuition initiative. As Sierra Leone continues to progress it is expected that schools will re-open in September or October. We would like to take this opportunity to express our condolences for those who have lost loved ones during this time worldwide. We also acknowledge the indirect impact the virus has had on those whose education and lives have been disrupted. We expect next year to be a challenging one for our students making up for the time lost but with your support and hard work we believe we will overcome the setbacks imposed by the pandemic.

 
 

CHOOSE TO CHALLENGE

WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE DETAILS OF OUR 2021 FUNDRAISING CHALLENGE.

 BUILDING ON LAST YEAR’S FORMAT CHANGE AND THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY THEME OF #CHOOSETOCHALLENGE WE’VE DECIDED TO OFFER A SERIES OF CHALLENGES OUR SUPPORTERS CAN FUNDRAISER FOR.

CHOOSE THE ONE WHICH SUITS YOU BEST OR IF YOU ARE FEELING ADVENTUROUS ALL THREE!!!

  1. LONDON TO BRIGHTON (AND BACK) BIKE RIDE 

    ONE OF THE STAPLE CHARITY ROUTES POPULAR AMONG BEGINNERS LOOKING TO GAIN EXPERIENCE ON A LONG-DISTANCE RIDE AND CHALLENGING ENOUGH TO ATTRACT MORE EXPERIENCED RIDERS.

    USUALLY OUR GROUP RIDES ARE ONE WAY TRIO THIS TO MAKE UP FOR THE LACK OF DISTANCE WE WILL BE OFFERING A RETURN TRIP.

  2. CYCLE LETTER HUNT 

    FOLLOWING FROM THE SUCCESS OF LAST YEAR’S INAUGURAL LETTER HUNT WE ARE BRINGING BACK THE CHALLENGE. THE RULES ARE SIMPLE PLOT A ROUTE AND CYCLE INDIVIDUALLY OR IN A TEAM TO LOCATIONS IN YOUR AREA THAT ALLOW YOU TO SPELL THE WORD SALONE PIKIN. WHEN YOU REACH A LOCATION TAKE A SELFIE/PHOTO AND UPLOAD ON SOCIAL MEDIA. REPEAT UNTIL YOU HAVE COLLECTED ALL THE LETTERS.

  3. RUN LETTER HUNT

    THIS YEAR WE WANTED TO OPEN UP THE CHALLENGES TO OUR FRIENDS WHO PREFER RUNNING THAN CYCLING. THE LETTER HUNT RULES ARE THE SAME WITH ALL PARTICIPANTS ALLOWED TO SUBSTITUTE THEIR LEGS FOR A BIKE.

IF YOU LIKE THE SOUND OF THESE CHALLENGES AND SUPPORTING EDUCATION FOR GIRLS IN SIERRA LEONE THEN PLEASE REGISTER YOUR INTEREST BY EMAILING MOHAMMAD.SESAY.KIF@GMAIL.COM

If you would like to donate please visit the donation page below

HTTPS://UK.VIRGINMONEYGIVING.COM/FUNDRAISER-DISPLAY/SHOWROFUNDRAISERPAGE?USERURL=KEEPITFAX&PAGEURL=8

 

 

LONDON to BRUSSELS 2019 VIDEO

Want to see what cycling for change looks like? We are pleased to share this promotional video showcasing our 2019 3 day ride from London to Brussels.