By Foday Moriba Conteh
Two university graduates from the University of Sierra Leone, Lilian Taylor who recently graduated with Honours in Early Childhood Care and Education at Fourah Bay College (FBC) and Kadiatu Kamara who also graduated with BSC in Business Administration at the Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM) have commended Angels to Angels Sierra Leone organization and its United States of America Board members for the support given to them over the years to pursue their academic studies.
Lilian Taylor and Kadiatu Kamara have been beneficiaries of the Angels to Angels Scholarship programme for the past 10 years, of which the organization has been supporting them since secondary school till their completion of their degree programmes.
Speaking to this media, Lilian Taylor, one of the graduates noted that she has been a beneficiary of this scholarship program for the past 10 years saying such helped her greatly to pursue her studies.
She added that the organization has over the years been very supportive to her and other less privileged pupils, mainly girls, with fees, school materials, career mentorship program etc. as a fulfilment of the vision of the organization stating how even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in the world the organization supported them maintaining that the organization was very instrumental towards her academic endeavor.
“For me to be a university graduate today I want to thank Angels to Angels for their tireless support they have been giving me over the years.
Since I came in contact with the organization my life has never been the same. On behalf of me and my family I want to dedicate this degree to Angels to Angels organization especially the Founder of Angels to Angels, Fatu Quinie Sesay and the Angels to Angels United States of America Board members for all the support they have given me over these years in my academic journey,” she expressed gratitude.
She pointed out that the organization is striving to help break the cycle of poverty through education and that since she was awarded the scholarship it eased the burden on her parents to purchase school materials and the payment of fees which she described as very important towards the empowerment of young people in the country especially women.
Kadiatu Kamara, who also graduated with a Bsc in Business Administration at the Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM) noted that she is overwhelmed with the support rendered to her by the organization and its USA membership Board.
She added that the kind gesture was not only important but very timely in the country. She called on other humanitarian organizations to come on board to support disadvantaged girls who are in dire need of such support in pursuing their studies.
She revealed that the organization, over the years, has been empowering girls by providing them with educational scholarships and funding their educational pursuits in order to see them go through the primary school level to University level saying they have been doing so over 11 years now.
Kadiatu Kamara admonished children who are currently benefiting from the scholarship program to make good use of the opportunity, intimating that the organization is keen to ensure that these girls muster confidence to pursue their dreams and become role models for others to emulate.
A parent of one of the beneficiaries, Millicent Taylor, expressed her deepest appreciation to the organization for the gesture, adding that with the organization’s support such lessen the financial burden on her as a mother.
She ended by admonishing parents to be aware of their roles and responsibilities towards the development of their children; underscoring that they have pivotal roles to play towards the growth of their children. In that regard she encouraged them to monitor their children’s’ activities in relation to their academic pursuit or endeavor.
Millicent Taylor extended appreciation on behalf other parents to the Founder of Angels to Angels, Fatu Quinie Sesay and her daughter Michaela, the USA board members of the organization namely Dr. Kathy Forlenza and her daughters Kate and Stefanie, Mrs. Stephanie Pangia and her daughter, Sarah, for the support they have been providing to needy children over the years.
