500 Girls off the Street & Into School in Liberia.

Hello! Hello! Please enjoy the most recent updates from Liberia: MTM Academy We are going to give the girls the California State placement test in the next few weeks. Last week Marleen wrapped up her last day (sniffle sniffle) at the school with a Zumba class! It was worth getting completely drenched in sweat :)...

  Things are moving forward fast at More Than Me and it's because of you. We now have 6 Liberian staff, a full day of school with meals for 108 children and after school programs where the girls are learning awesome things like sewing, how to use a computer, and jewelry making. Our More Than Me academy is due...

Abigail was on the streets. She was exploited. Abused as a vulnerable 10-year-old girl. And now?She is now 13 and in the 7th grade. She's a top student. She knows how to bake, a skill that she can use to earn an income. She dreams of being a leading voice for millions of girls just like her - and we expect her to do it!We...

Last week, More than Me hosted our first ever (SOLD OUT!!)  fundraiser in Monrovia, Liberia. Yes, there was a DJ, bar, and a great ocean view, but that is not the most exciting thing about this fundraiser.  The event marks a real shift in More than Me’s work. We have grown from having happy hours at bars to...

          We're quite excited to announce our plans to start our very own school in Liberia, 'The More Than Me Girls' Academy. The Liberian government is donating a building for us to use as our new school! Now, we have the vision and the space but there's a tad bit of work to...

One of our volunteers in Liberia, Marleen de Jong – Rothengatter, just sent along this message. Marleen assists with our social work and evaluation, although, really, she  does so much more.   I spent yesterday afternoon with Macintosh in West Point to visit the families of the girls I work...

Today I spent the day on the beach with Abigail and Angel. Abigail use to be a child-prostitute and now she's head of her class and dreams of being a senator one day -- we think its possible. Angel had never gone to school and now she's in kindergarten -- her smile is a slice of heaven. We are able to pull these girls and...

A child is born to illiterate parents in rural Liberia. When she is four or five, they decide to send her to live with friends in Monrovia, the capital, hoping she will have more opportunities there.  The auntie she is sent to stay with puts her to work right away and rarely provides food for her, but the girl is...

It was a hot day in the slums. Sweat poured down my face, the smell of feces burned my nose as I walked around asking young girls if they had dreams? I met Angel.  She took me by the hand and led me to her home. I met Lucy, whom she called grandma. Angel is an orphan. Her mom, a high class prostitute, died a few...

Mercy Yesterday, was one of the best days of my life. I went with Macintosh (leads program when I'm not in Liberia) to the bank to get money for our kid’s school lunches for the week and we decided to stop by one our student's homes. Princess lives behind the bank with friends of relatives. We were walking back...

Abigail has been a student that many supporters are familiar with. Abigail´s mom was a high-class prostitute. Abigail's mother would often carry baby Abigail around with her when she went out with friends. After her mother died, Abigail was passed around from family to family, moving around to whomever would agree...

At some point, in the City of Bedford, Texas, a person called Sydney S. received a neon-green backpack. Like most people who get free promotional backpacks, Sydney S. probably used it for a little while, at least enough to write his or her name on it, and then moved on to something new or different. If you have...

When More than Me joined Global Giving just over one year ago we had a dream of 100 girls in Monrovia, Liberia in school. We didn't have a timeline, and we didn't know if it would be possible. In four weeks three US-based volunteers, including myself, will be traveling to Liberia and assisting in the enrollment of 70 more...

We have our first promo video! An organizational friend offered to make us a free promotional video using some of the footage we had as well as an interview with Katie, MTM's founder. Hear More than Me's story straight from the source, as well as see the energy of the kids in West Point that you have sent to school this...

March 8th,  International Women's Day, a day dedicated to the history, challenges, progress, and achievements of women everywhere. As an organization dedicated to sending girls to school, we thought we'd ask the question, "why girls?" How can we help the most people, make sure scholarships are being served to the...

This is Abigail. She’s 14 years old. I met her one day while I was taking photos around West Point, one of Liberia’s worst slums. She liked posing and wanted me to take her picture. We formed a friendship, and I made it a habit of seeking her every time I visited West Point, Liberia. Eventually, I found...

At More than Me we love to share the inspiring stories of our scholarship recipients. Read below to find out more about Lovetee, a 12 year old girl starting school for the first time with a More than Me scholarship!   Lovetee told More than Me that it had been very hard to see other children go off to school while...

More than Me has had a great year and has many GlobalGiving donors to thank for this.  The holiday season is that perfect yearly reminder of all the gifts we have received in the past year and so on behalf of our students we want to say "thank you" for giving each child a chance at a different life through...

Gloria Nagbe is a More than Me volunteer on the ground in Liberia. Read her stirring story below.   In some ways Gloria Nagbe is like most More than Me volunteers. She has a full time job, a family, and needs of her own, but still finds time to work for a cause she believes in. However, Gloria's story and life are...

Our founder just sent us a video from Liberia which we have linked below! Though the video quality is not fantastic (due to video size compression for her to be able to email it to us from Liberia) it gives a glimpse of life inside the slum where we work in Monrovia.  The last 2 minutes show the kids we put in school,...

Below is our most recent letter from the field from our Founder Katie Meyler. Learn more about one of our students, James, and about two of our community volunteers, Macintosh and Gloria. This is also posted on our brand new blog! Check it out at http://morethanme.org/blog/ He waited for hours outside of the gate where...

The below is an excerpt from a letter from our founder Katie Meyler.  Last month she returned to Liberia after two years of fundraising in the US to give scholarships to 30 more deserving children through the More than Me Foundation. Read her account below about running into one of our scholarship recipients on the...