As a way to promote education and international relation, the International Education and Resource Network (IEARN) through the youth exchange programme with the United States Department of State has on Thursday cheered home 8 pupils from the US and registered their commitment to set another batch in August.
Deliberating on the Core initiative of the YES IEARN programme and the beautiful experience while in the US, Joseph Jawah Kebbie told Awoko that despite the several skills and training he gained during the one Kennedy youth exchange programme, the initiative has also aided a supporting project which will address the issues of safe and clean water in Sierra Leone.
Making a landmark in delivering a beautiful speech at the US Department of State and participated in several volunteering services in the US, Joseph Jawah Kebie further revealed that the exchange programme has exposed the 8 pupils to new innovations and initiatives to help in the development of the country.
While commenting on some of the achievements he made as an individual, Joseph Kebbie commended the US Department of State and IEARN for such a brilliant creativity in face-lifting the educational sector in Sierra Leone adding that despite some challenges the next batch should make effective utilization of the programme.
Elaborating on the core initiative of the programme, Madam Jane Peters Director of IEARN YES, noted that the programme is a United States Department of States programme that takes eight Sierra Leonean pupils to the United States for the past seven years and pointed that the eight pupils were selected based on academic merits from different public schools in Sierra Leone.
Madam Peters expressed her delight over the reports her organisation has received from the US with regards to the pupils’ outstanding academic performance, community services and general behaviour.
Applauding Joseph Jawah Kebbie, Joseph Brima Sesay, Joseph Sasay Sesay, John Kpaka, Mabel Tucker, Hannah Mammie Momodu, Hawa Yokie and Winnie Dabor for their efforts in marketing Sierra Leone at international peak, Madam Peters reassured the public of her organisations support in actualising projects initiated by the pupils as well as to aid the next batch.
By Sylvia Villa
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