Empower the Future: Educate Liberian Children

Dear Project Supporters,

Schools are now closed for the academic year and will reopen in September.  

With 84% of the population living under the international poverty line, our support is needed more than ever.  About 1.5 million children are enrolled in primary school in Liberia, but the government said only 20 percent of the children complete 12th grade. Years of civil war have also taken their toll on the nation’s education system. In 2013, nearly 25,000 students failed the University of Liberia entrance exams.

The Liberian government acknowledges that the education system needs help and change.  The government recently entered into a public-private partnership education plan. The pilot project will start with about 50 schools. 

The school that this project is working with is not one of the pilot schools. We are making a difference, every dollar is improving a life in Liberia.  We have shipped some much needed school supplies to Liberia and are working on getting desks, chairs and more school supplies shipped out soon.

Your support is greatly appreciated by the many children and families in need in Liberia.

Together, one dollar at a time, we are changing lives, Nations and Destinies!

Thank you for your support!

With Great Appreciation,

The Develop Africa Team

Links:

• Liberia Moves Toward Outsourcing Aspects of Public Education