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Sumara Masanray is a BSc Accounting and Finance student at Ernest Bai Koroma University. In her own words: “I have gained practical skills in computer training. I appreciate the way the facilitators taught us, it has increased my confidence using computers, and I believe this will help me both in my personal life and my academic career. I am very grateful for this one-month program that has impacted other young people and me so much.”

The first cohort of our Free One-Month Computer Training has successfully come to an end, and registration is now open for the second cohort!

This is the heart of BLP’s Theory of Change: When we equip vulnerable and aspiring youth in Northern Sierra Leone with foundational digital skills, we don’t just teach them how to use a computer; we build confidence, unlock academic success, and prepare them to become leaders who drive sustainable development in their communities.

The Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation - DSTI UNICEF Sierra Leone UNOPS

Christina’s Journey – Living Proof of BLP’s Theory of Change

In this video from 2021, meet Christina as she began her training in Welding and Metal Fabrication at the Opportunities Industrialization Centre (COIC) Buea under our Girls Shall Rise program. From 2021 to 2023, she mastered a traditionally male-dominated trade. After completing her program, she secured an internship at Alpha Marine Company in Limbe, and by 2025, she was fully employed, turning skills into stable income and dignity.

Christina’s story beautifully embodies BLP’s Theory of Change: Because conflict and crisis trap vulnerable youth in poverty and limited opportunities, we equip them with practical, marketable skills, agency, and real-world
experience so they can rebuild resilient, sustainable lives and communities.

BLP Vision: A West Africa where vulnerable youth lead vibrant, equitable communities, turning crisis into platforms of shared sustainability.

This is exactly why BLP is unique: we don’t just train; we transform. From classroom to workplace to economic independence, we walk with our beneficiaries every step of the way. Christina is not an exception; she is the standard we are building toward.