Desert Flower Africa uses education as the greatest pillar to eradicate FGM in the country.
This approach is believed to change the mindset of young girls from FGM before they turn age 18.
On the 6th of May 2023, in respectively in Sierra Leone, thousands of Primary school pupils walked to various examination centres to take the NPSE as an entrance examination into Junior Secondary School. Across the country, Desert Flower Foundation has Beneficiaries in Bo, Lungi, Magburukar, Freetown, Newton and three schools operating in her name (Werner Holzer Desert Flower School – Allen Town Community; Rotary Club Heidenharm Desert Flower School, Tombo Community and Kiera Chaplin Desert Flower School – No. 2 River community).
The NPSE Candidates from these different locations of Desert Flower Foundation operational areas across the country took the examination which testified that the monthly funds and workshop training provided to them are one of the reasons why they have reached this level in their educational pursuit. The parents of these DFF beneficiaries express their thanks and appreciation to the Foundation as they promise to keep their children from FGM. Approximately 243 pupils out of the 1086 beneficiaries of the “Save a Little Desert Flower Program” across the country took the NPSE this year.
Desert Flower intend to help more girls achieve their educational dreams whilst we eradicate FGM.
