This has helped a lot of parents, who before this time, could not afford to send their children to school, to now have the opportunity to do so. However, because of the poverty in the country, where some families live below two dollars a day, it is a challenge for some of these parents to afford and provide the basic needs that ensure that these children can be successful in school. Basic needs like exercise books, textbooks, transportation, housing, uniforms, and writing utensils, are all difficult for these parents to afford. Because of these, and some other related issues, although the government provides free quality education, some families still find it very hard to send their children to school. 

In fact, we had a testimony from one parent, Miss Kamara, who said that she has four kids, but can only afford to send one of them to school because she cannot afford uniforms, shoes, writing utensils (paper, pens, pencils) and transportation, for her other three children to attend school. In fact, this is more difficult for single parent homes. So, Macpherson Foundation seeks to provide the basic needs to children who have reached the age for schooling, thereby, helping parents to be able to send their children to school.