By Mary Randall Zigbuo | Project Manager
Warm greetings from Imani House Inc.,
While we are happy to report that most of our programs in USA and Liberia are surviving and making impact among marginalized communities, we regret to inform you of our continued challenge to sustain our goal of providing free adult literacy classes. The ability to read and write is so vital to improving the quality of life for people around the world. We are proud of our 30+ year impact in Liberia and are struggling with our inability to keep our classes open. Regrettably, our 2024/25 school year literacy classes were placed on a temporary hold due to lack of funds to sustain the monthly cost of $270.00 which supports stipends for our five literacy tutors, operate our standby generators and pay electrical bills.
We still have forty six learners who are eagerly standing by to enroll and we are hopeful of raising $2,160.00 to enable us reopen next school year (November through July 2025/26). We are happy to share news that a follow-up of our literacy learners who graduated last August proves our need to stay the course in providing free educational opportunities for people seeking to improve their quality of life which always trickle down to improving the overall society.
Some of our 2024 graduates have significantly improved their markets while others have entered short term technical skill training courses to enable multiple streams of income and services in their communities. In a country of 4.5 million people where seventy percent of the population earns less than $700.00 annually, the adult literacy rate is 47%. Prevailing economic realities constrains most families to prioritize meager financial resources. Food and shelter are inescapable staples, thus making education very low on the list of a family’s priorities.
Liberians who are now marginalized can create a better future for Liberia if groups like ours participate in helping them move forward through literacy.
We need your support now more than ever and we appreciate all of you for standing by and supporting us. For more information about IMANI HOUSE, please visit our Web site:
IMANI HOUSE, INC. – Building Community Through Education, Information, Health, and Service.
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