Every Child Deserves a Chance to Learn
In Bo, Sierra Leone, I walked miles to school each morning because my mother believed those miles were worth it. Today, Ray Foundation walks the same road with the next generation, one classroom, one textbook, one child at a time.
Build Schools
Some children learn under trees because the nearest school sits two villages away. We build classrooms close enough that no child has to choose between an education and a long walk home.
Textbooks and Supplies
A pencil, a notebook, a textbook to take home. These small things carry more weight than people realize. We make sure students have what they need to keep up, catch up, and stay in school.
Our Story
I Walked These Roads
I was born in Bo, Sierra Leone. As a boy, I walked long miles to school each morning, often before the sun was fully up. My parents believed in education the way some people believe in religion. They were sure it would carry me somewhere they had never been. They were right.
Years later, after surviving the civil war and earning a scholarship to study in the United States, I made a promise to come back to the children I left behind. Ray Foundation is that promise, taking shape one classroom at a time. We are building the schools I always wished existed when I was the boy walking those roads.
The People
This Work Belongs to Them
This work is not mine alone. It belongs to the students who show up early, the teachers who stay late, and the parents who believe their children deserve more. It belongs to the communities of Sierra Leone who are doing the hardest part of the work themselves. We are simply trying to keep up with them.
7
Classrooms Built
500+
Children Reached
3
Communities Impacted
60%
Enrollment Increase
Partners and Community
Built on Trust
Ray Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Every dollar you give is accounted for, every classroom photographed, every story shared. We believe people give once because they want to help, and they keep giving because they know where their money went.
One Classroom at a Time
A child somewhere in Sierra Leone is waiting for a desk, a book, a teacher, a roof. You can be the reason they get there.
Ray Foundation
A registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization building schools, supplying textbooks, and supporting children in Sierra Leone.
Get in Touch
raymondstevenjr@gmail.com
Bo, Sierra Leone
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