By Hawa Asmahan Sheriff | Project Leader
During our last implementation of project in Liberia, we could not accomplish our objective due to insufficient funding. Out of the overall objective, we were unable to meet up with at least 15%. Due to such issue, the project was unable to get started as of now. We will continue our fundraising efforts and will start working on the project as soon as we have sufficient funds to start.
Liberia has one of the lowest literacy rates in the world and is ranked 182 out of 197 countries. In 2015, the youth literacy rate in Liberia was 54.5%, adult literacy was 47.6%.
54% of Liberians live in poverty and they’re unable to break out of poverty due to illiteracy.
The cause of Liberia’s poverty has been attributed to the 1989 to 2004 civil war which led to 150,000 deaths, three million people being displaced and the destruction of Liberia’s infrastructure. 80% of schools were destroyed or closed and children grew up to become poor and illiterate adults
In 2018, the World Bank reported four challenges with Liberia’s school system:
- low learning outcomes
- children are behind in their education
- inequalities exist
- inadequate facilities and resources
In Monrovia, many children don’t attend school as they’re the main breadwinners and during the rainy season villages are inaccessible making it hard for children to attend school
Our goal is to eradicate illiteracy in Liberia, one child at a time. We started our efforts by enrolling children in different community schools in Monrovia. Children in Clay Ashland are out of luck due to the fact that they have to walk for more 6 miles every day each way to attend the next community school. Building a school in Clay Ashland, would give a child and opportunity to grow and become an integral part of their community and leaving behind the poverty they were born into.
This project means a lot to us. Our goal is to help change the lives of the most vulnerable children by creating a suitable environment through education for a better world.
Thank for your support
Ri’ayah Foundation Inc.
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