After years of running a Family Literacy Initiative that trained parents to prepare their children for formal schooling, the We-Care Foundation has shifted its activities to ensure that its trainers maintain social distance with beneficiaries while still ensuring that the children continue learning.
Nimba County Community College Breaks Ground for US$52,000 Engineering Building
Nimba County Community College has broken grounds to construct a ten-classroom engineering building on its campus. The facility will cost US$52,000 and should be completed by September this year, the college’s associate vice president disclosed.
How Private Liberian Entities are Supporting Education During COVID-19
As traditional education institutions have sought to ensure that Liberian students continue learning through the COVID-19 pandemic, other organizations that are not traditionally responsible for education have been doing their parts too.
A Youth-Led Group Launches Virtual Entrepreneurship Training Program
A youth-led social enterprise has launched an online Virtual Entrepreneurship Program to keep Liberian high school students engaged throughout the COVID-19 break from school.
Advocates Complain of Limited COVID-19 Support for Speech and Hearing Impaired
As the nation responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, interviews with representatives of individuals living with visual, hearing, and speech impairments suggest that this vulnerable group has gone largely unnoticed.
Liberian Educators Use Radio and the Internet to Cope With COVID-19
For Liberia, a country previously ravaged by civil war and Ebola, the Coronavirus pandemic has become another major setback for the education sector, as approximately 1.5 million students are now out of school.
School Closure Extended by One Week, National Exams Indefinitely Suspended
Major educational activities are being suspended across the country, as the Ministry of Education has extended its mandate to suspend classes by an additional one week while the Liberia office of the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has indefinitely suspended its 2020 exams.
Sinoe University Students Union Demands More Support for Education and Scholarships
The president of the Sinoe University Students Union, Isaac Sneh, has called on the county to prioritize education and provide greater support for scholarships and financial assistance to Sinoe students.