As the largest school in Sierra Leone, SLIMS AFRICA has an incredible opportunity to make have a great impact on breaking the chains of poverty in Sierra Leone for generations to come.

Located in the Old Wharf neighborhood of Wellington, one of the poorest areas on the outskirts of Freetown, the Wellington campus is our largest, providing an education for over 4,000 students grades K-12. As a part of our largest campus, the Wellington campus also houses a healthcare clinic which provides free healthcare for our students, community children ages five and under, and expecting mothers. This campus is also home to our future Child Prosperity Center, an orphanage that will provide a home for 100 children through a partnership with Atlanta-based non-profit, All for One. This campus also boasts our Early Childhood Center, which is unique to SLIMS in a country with very little pre-primary educational opportunities for pre-school children, and will be the home to our new technical training center.

SERVES: K-12 | CURRENT CAPACITY: 4,000+ Students | ANNUAL OPERATIONAL EXPENSES: $100,000

The Waterloo campus is the hub of its community, educating the poorest children in their area and serving students in grades k-12. While the 750- student school is the second biggest SLIMS campus, there are plans to expand the number of classrooms to accommodate more students in an effort to better meet the needs of the community.

SERVES: K-12 | CURRENT CAPACITY: 750 Students | ANNUAL OPERATIONAL EXPENSES: $30,000

The Grafton campus is the smallest SLIMS campus, serving 108 students in grades 1-6. While the Grafton community has rich resources from natural rivers and streams, much of the community is still highly impoverished. With additional support, we have the opportunity to expand and serve 600 students with funding for a new building consisting of 12 additional classrooms.

SERVES: 1-6 | CURRENT CAPACITY: 100 Students | ANNUAL OPERATIONAL EXPENSES: $14,000

The Ngalahun campus was born out of a partnership with the local village and SLIMS leadership. The campus was faced with having to close due to a lack of resources, but with the help of the SLIMS community, the campus reopened with great success. With the ultimate goal of helping children, the successful partnership lead to a school that now serves 100 students from grades k-9, with the capacity to serve 300 students with additional financial support.

SERVES: K-9 | CURRENT CAPACITY: 100 Students | ANNUAL OPERATIONAL EXPENSES: $8,000

The Fogbo campus is SLIMS newest school and provides an education for students grades -12. Like the Ngalahun campus, the Fogbo school was acquired in response to a request from a community facing the closure of their local school. The school has capacity for 400 students, which will increase to 600 students with a classroom expansion which would cost an estimated $30,000.

SERVES: K-12 | CURRENT CAPACITY: 400 Students | ANNUAL OPERATIONAL EXPENSES: $18,000