Rehabilitation for victimized girls in Liberia

Summary

This project provides basic literacy, vocational skills training and counseling for raped and human trafficking girls in Monrovia, Liberia.

What is the issue, problem, or challenge?

Poverty is a general problem for post war Liberia but we have chosen women and girls to direct our project to. Almost 35 percent of the population has never attended school, including nearly 44 percent of females. Further, about 56 percent of Liberians are considered functionally illiterate, including a staggering 59 percent of females. The project is in a suburb of the capitol city of Monrovia and will minimize illiteracy through the provision of literacy and livelihood skills classes.

How will this project solve this problem?

We provide basic literacy using the Accelerated Learning Program Curriculum reducing the primary school years from six to three years. The project also gives livelihood skills through vocational skills training.

Potential Long Term Impact

If we provide basic literacy and vocational skills to victimized girls, their self-esteem will be built and they will be able to make good decisions and live healthier lives once their state of poverty has been reduced.

Project Message

“ I am very grateful for the THINK Home. I learned how to sew and with my sewing machine I got as my tool kit, I sew and sell clothes for children and can send my son to school.”
- Katuma, ex-child soldier

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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