When Street Child started working in Sierra Leone in 2008, it was the poorest nation in the world. Today, children continue to face significant barriers to learning, with 36% of children never completing primary school and many more leaving school without foundational literacy and numeracy skills. Without intervention, children risk getting stuck in a cycle of illiteracy and poverty.

The Sierra Leone Marathon has supported almost 750,000 children into education and 90,000 families to set up businesses so they can afford the cost of educating their children long-term.

Virgin Media O2 is proud to be sending colleagues to see Street Child’s work firsthand, whilst taking on the challenge of a lifetime!