by Jonathan Morris | Jun 10, 2019 | Education, Programming, Student Stories
Our Holiday Retreat is a 3-week residential gathering of the Africa ELI secondary students occurring between school terms. The purpose of the retreat is to ensure that girls receive adequate time to review the previous term’s lessons; provide them with career...
by Jonathan Morris | Mar 11, 2018 | Newsletter, Student Stories
An orientation was held for new students at school this past week. Pictured above is Africa ELI Assistant Monitoring and Program Officer, Zaharah Namanda, arriving on campus to attend the orientation with our sponsored students. Topics discussed included academic...
by Jonathan Morris | Feb 17, 2018 | Education, Newsletter, Student Stories
You have read about Africa ELI relocating its 72 students from Yei, South Sudan to safer locations after armed conflict broke out in July of 2016. But where, exactly, were those safer locations? For the students who chose to remain in South Sudan, we enrolled them at...
by Jonathan Morris | Feb 17, 2018 | Education, Newsletter, Student Stories
If it’s true that a picture is worth a thousand words, then this week we have 8,000 words for you! Here are eight photos that sum up the first week of our new school year. Students began arriving on campus. Requirements for boarding...
by Jonathan Morris | Jan 26, 2018 | Newsletter, Student Stories
Martha had traveled 160 miles from Jonglei state to Yei River County to attend school at Excel International Academy. She showed much bravery by leaving home and traveling so far in search of a high school education. It was at Excel, in 2012, that we met Martha and...
by Jonathan Morris | Jan 19, 2018 | Newsletter, Student Stories
For the past couple of months, Africa ELI students have been on their long school break, which runs from December until February. It is equivalent to summer vacation in the U.S. Some have used the time to earn money for personal needs or to help their families, while...
