School for Vulnerable Children in Liberia

We fell short of our vision during our last campaign, barely reaching 10% of our goal. This project means a lot to us; it is something we firmly believe will change the lives of many children, giving them the chance for an education and a better world.
Liberia is a country where adults have an average of 2.5 years of schooling, and the 2017 literacy rate for adults ages 15-24 (meaning they can write and read a simple complete sentence about themselves) was 49%. More than half of primary-school-age children are currently not in school, and this percentage increases dramatically in secondary school. Of the 48% of Liberian children who are in school in primary grades, 65% of boys and 73% of girls drop out by grade 5. And the net enrollment for secondary school is only 34%. There are many children who want to attend school, but are unable to do so because of a lack of money, supplies, or transportation, or because they are trapped in a family situation in which they have to work or watch children while others work. With no hope of ever being able to live a better life and no way to discover or participate in a world outside of the poverty they were born into.
In order to help, both now and as we plan for their future, the Ri’ayah Foundation is preparing to build a desperately needed facility for children in Clay Ashland. The funds raised as of now is not yet sufficient to start our project. We will continue our fundraising efforts and will start working on the project as soon as we have sufficient funds to start.

Thank you for all your support.

Ri’ayah Foundation Inc.