Rebuilding the Education System in Liberia
Issue
“Most schools throughout Liberia were destroyed during the conflicts.... Less than half of school-age children are in school, and most teachers are working as volunteers.”
— Liberian Education Trust
“All the children I meet — when I ask what they want most — they say,
‘I want to learn.’
‘I want to go to school.’
‘I want an education.’”
— Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia
Case Study
OSI/Soros Foundations Network
- Gave $1 million to the Liberian Education Trust (LET) in 2006 to build schools, develop educational programs for women and girls, and set up LET in Liberia
- Committed $5 million in 2007 to the government’s Primary Education Recovery Program
- Supports the Ministry of Education with technical assistance and professional development for teachers
Results
- 18 schools constructed or rehabilitated in 2007, with support from the Liberian Education Trust
- 80 teachers trained in Monrovia in 2007 using the Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking program
- Teachers who have completed training have established a national association to promote the program across Liberia
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Research Sources
Liberian Education Trust
OSI/Soros Foundations Network
Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking
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