A leadership development organization that is building a movement of transformational leaders to end inequality
To expand educational opportunity by developing transformative future leaders that will lead systemic change to create a truly liberatory environment that will end educational injustices in Sierra Leone.
Overview
Teach For Sierra Leone (TFSL) Sierra Leonean led and governed non-profit organisation that delivers a globally tested leadership development and education fellowship program that seeks to attract, recruit and develop a cohort of future leaders with a passion for ending educational inequity (disparities in quality of education) in Sierra Leone. The fellowship provides leadership training, teacher training, coaching and mentorship to highly qualified recent university graduates and professionals from varied disciplines.
TFSL fellows teach in high need schools and rural communities for two years, impacting the lives of individual children, affecting change in teaching practice, school culture and educational outcomes in the communities in which they serve. Alumni of the Programme then have the opportunity to build on their classroom teaching experience to drive long-term change within the educational system as they progress into leadership roles in their varied private, public and educational sector professions, working to make systemic, long-term changes in the fight against educational inequity in Sierra Leone.
The Team
BOARD MEMBERS
1. Mr. Makmid Kamara
Director, Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (Board Chair)
2. Mrs Alice Onomake
Retired Managing Director, Reliance Insurance Trust Company
3. Mr. Mustapha Kemoh Kondeh
Regional Manager, NASSIT
4. Madame Alishia Sheriff-Foh
Gender Specialist, Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs
5. Mr Franklyn Bendu
Finance Specialist, MCC Compact
6. Barrister Joseph Fofanah Esq.
| Deputy Registrar, Administrator General’s Office
7. Mrs Olayinka Creighton-Randall
Organisational Development Specialist
8. Josephine Mariagorretti Saidu
Founder/CEO | Teach For Sierra Leone (Secretary to the Board) and is a non-voting member
MANAGEMENT
Josephine M. Saidu
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Dr. William Konteh
Chief of Staff/Chief Operations Officer
Festus William Johnson
Finance and Administration Manager
Gibrill M.S. Conteh
Training, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager
Core Values
Locally Rooted and Globally Informed
We value the enormous assets in the communities where we work, immerse ourselves in local perspectives, needs and opportunities, and work in deep partnership with students, families, educators, and community members—all while also seeking to build our understanding of what is possible based on insights from outside of our communities and countries.
Continuous Learning
We are committed to open and continuous reflection and growth. We ask for and welcome constructive feedback from one another, our students and ourselves in order to ground our work in honesty.
Sense of Possibility
We know that excellence can be achieved. We hold consistently high expectations for ourselves, our students and one another, in the face of any and all challenges.
Innovation is Simple
We are committed to introducing innovative solutions, moulding systems and challenging standards to produce new ideas that are easy to understand, apply, and proliferate. We work with sincerity and diligence to invent the future.
Excellence
We don’t compare ourselves to the alternative but set an urgent and ambitious that we keep pushing higher.
Respect and Empathy
We treat one another and the communities we serve with respect and empathy. We embrace difference in perspective and experience and view them as opportunities to learn and grow. We seek first to understand and then to be understood.
Integrity
We adhere to our beliefs and ensure that they are aligned with our words and actions. We are honest with and maintain transparency and accountability to ourselves, others and the organization
Diversity and Inclusion
Teach For Sierra Leone is dedicated to building an organization inspired and enriched by diversity across ethnicity, gender, religion, race, sexual orientation, physical disabilities, economic backgrounds, and political views, so that one day all Sierra Leonean children have access to an excellent education and can live up to their potential.
The Global Movement
Teach For All is a growing network of 61 independent partner organizations with a shared vision of expanding educational opportunities in their respective countries and communities. Currently there are more than 20,000 teachers fielded around the world and more than 80,000 alumni. Following the success of Teach For Nigeria, Teach For Uganda, and Teach For Liberia, Teach for Sierra Leone is the 4th West African Partner of the global Teach For All network. We are currently receiving support, connections, global resources and leadership development in all program areas needed to globally inform our work, while keeping our curriculum and training locally rooted and contextualized to Sierra Leone.
Partners
Our work is supported by an active community of partners and friends with a fundamental belief that all children deserve quality education and all segments of society must come together to make it happen, Our partners support us in numerous ways – through funding our program, lending their voices to our cause, and more. To learn more about how you or your organisation can contribute to our work, please reach out to
Careers
If you are looking for a career that is both challenging and deeply rewarding, Teach for Sierra Leone is the place for you. At TFSL, you will be surrounded by a diverse group of talented, passionate and supportive colleagues who are united by their commitment to our students and our values. EWe take great pride in our team, because we believe that it takes leaders to build leaders. Check out the opportunities available below.
