Teach For Sierra Leone (TFSL) is a not-for-profit educational leadership development and social advocacy organisation that seeks to attract, recruit and develop a cohort of future leaders with a passion for ending educational inequity in Sierra Leone. The fellowship provides leadership training, teacher training, coaching, and mentorship to highly qualified university graduates and professionals.
What TFSL does
TFSL fellows teach in high-need schools and rural communities for two years, impacting individual children, changing teaching practice, and improving learning outcomes. Alumni then build on their classroom experience to drive long-term system change across public, private, and education sectors.
TFSL is an affiliate of Teach For All (TFALL), a global network of partners focused on instructional leadership rooted in local context.
25
Direct staff nationwide
580+
Teacher-Leaders (Fellows), 60% women
95
Schools in 50 communities, 9 districts
Reach and impact
Direct student impact
- 35,000+ students impacted across 95 school communities.
- Literacy and numeracy improved by 20% annually.
- Enrollment and attendance increased by 50%.
- Retention rates of 100% across placement schools.
System-wide influence
- National buddying system supporting 13,000+ government teachers.
- Indirect impact on 700,000+ students.
- Student Leadership Councils (SLECOs) in all placement schools.
- Community engagement in school management and climate education.
Community leadership and innovation
Early Childhood Development (ECD)
TFSL fellows partnered with communities to establish ECD centers — the first in several communities — creating safe spaces for toddlers while mothers pursue livelihood activities.
Community change projects
Fellows lead change projects addressing social challenges, including support for women and girls and community climate initiatives tackling deforestation and land degradation.