Introduction

Welcome to the official website of Educate Liberia Foundation, a non-profit organization based in the United States but operates in Liberia. ELF is dedicated to promoting education in post war Liberia by providing scholarship to the less fortunate children and youths of Liberia. Educate Liberia Foundation (ELF) views education as one of the many ways to rebuild Liberia after 14 years of civil war. We also believe that education is the basic right of every Liberian child, which has unfortunately become an unaffordable luxury for many.

Message from the Founder

The Liberian civil war has been classified as one of the most brutal civil wars to have surfaced in the history of West Africa. It erupted on Christmas Eve of 1989 and officially ended in 2003. The Liberian civil war left many debilitating effects. It left the country with 85% of its work force unemployed and an illiteracy rate of 80% and not to mention the thousands of orphans left with little or no support.

The task of rebuilding Liberia is an enormous challenge to every peace loving Liberian and Friends of Liberia. Restoration to a damaged economy and public image, maintaining stability of a volatile political climate filled with war criminals maybe the top priorities for some but the task of educating the children of Liberia for a brighter future is an ultimate challenge to every Liberian.

Thanks for visiting our site and please continue to visit as we count on your support.

The Ways We Help

We connect Liberian children to sponsors willing to invest resources in their educational pursuits.

We award educational scholarships to less fortunate children in Liberia through our "One educate One " project

We help to improve the quality of education in Liberia by helping to provide educational aids such as computers, science laboratory equipments, text books, etc

Helping to support the initiatives of other non-profits organizations helping the poor and needy in Liberia

The Ways to Help

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Help to share the Vision:

You can be a part of this vision by joining our "one educate one" project which is designed to provide direct sponsorship to a less fortunate Liberian child.

"A Penny a Day

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Funding for all of our activities is totally reliant on your generous contribution. There are many ways you can help us to realize our goals and objectives. No contribution is considered too small.

Do you have unwanted pennies? Please donate them to Educate Liberia Foundation as your unwanted pennies can help educate a Liberian child.

To find out how you can donate, please visit our Donation Page.

Applying for a Scholarship

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Do you know of anyone who can benefit from a scholarship from Educate Liberia Foundation, please feel free to fill out a scholarship form online or download a scholarship form.

About Liberia

The Flag of Liberia

Liberia is the oldest independent nation in Africa. It is located on the west coast of Africa. Founded in the early 1800s, it served as the haven where freed Negro slaves were repatriated by the American Colonization Society, a group of slave abolitionist, with some help from the US government.

In 1989, Liberia experienced a terrible civil war which claimed the lives of over a quarter million people and damaged most of the country's infrastructure. In 2005, the Liberian civil war ended and a new election brought to power, the first female head of state in Africa, in the person of Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Since her election, there has been gradual progress to restore most the damaged infrastructure, however, such progress has been marred by rampart corruption by some government officials, high rates of armed robberies, prostitution, illiteracy, drug addiction, and high rate of unemployment.

Learn more about Liberia

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