Our Partners
LWL works with government, strategic, funding and implementing partners across its technical assistance work, bringing together specialist expertise from Sierra Leone and across the region.
Government Partners
The Government of Sierra Leone ministries and agencies LWL works with directly.
Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE)
Government partner for basic and senior secondary education policy and reform.
Teaching Service Commission (TSC)
Government body responsible for the recruitment, deployment and management of Sierra Leone's teaching workforce.
Ministry of Technical and Higher Education (MTHE)
Government partner for technical, vocational and higher education policy.
Strategic Partners
Sister organisations LWL works alongside on shared institutional goals.
T-TEL
A Ghanaian not-for-profit organization supporting the Government through the Ministry of Education and its agencies to move Ghana's education system to greater heights.
ATAE
The Alliance for Transforming African Education - the alliance connecting LWL with T-TEL and future member institutions across Africa.
Implementing Partners
Organisations leading delivery of specific technical assistance workstreams.
Rising Academies
Leads the development of teaching and learning materials, and provides advice and guidance on coaching and mentoring.
EducAid Sierra Leone
Leads on pre-service teacher education reform and on supporting Teacher Training Institutions to run practice schools.
Fab AI
Supports teacher deployment, helps ensure harmonised data systems across government agencies, and embeds ethical and effective use of AI across the secondary education system.
EdTech Hub
Supports evidence generation and data analytics, including research on teacher motivation and retention, and supports government on the use of evidence in policy development.
Teach for Sierra Leone (TFSL)
Works with government to shape approaches to teacher postings, and to improve teacher motivation and retention, applying lessons learnt from its work with teaching Fellows.
African Centre for School Leadership (ACSL)
Provides technical support, research and learning for school leadership work.
Laterite
Leads on monitoring, evaluation, research and learning.
FAWE Sierra Leone
Supports the provision of scholarships and support packages for female teachers.
BRAC Sierra Leone
Supports teachers, including volunteer teachers in rural areas, through Village Savings and Loan Associations and related financial support.
AccessEnable
Provides specialist disability and inclusion support, including identifying teachers and learners with disabilities, advising on assistive technologies, and involving local disability advocates in delivery.
Education Sub-Saharan Africa (ESSA)
Supports Sierra Leonean universities and research institutions to carry out high-quality, publishable research.
Learning Generation Initiative (LGI)
Supports research and learning activities, linking these to wider international best practice.
Playlab AI
Develops AI-enabled, subject-specific tools to support teachers, based on Sierra Leone's curricula.
Patriotic Advocacy Network
Supports youth engagement and youth voice, including strengthening guidance and counselling and student voice in safeguarding.
Working on education in Sierra Leone? Let's talk.
Ministries, funders, researchers and school leaders - we're open to partnership at every level of the system.