The 14-year civil war wrecked havoc on the education system in Liberia, and eroded the income sources of most citizens, and therefore took away the ability to send their children to school. According to UNESCO*, an estimated 50,000 children were killed in the crisis, and of those wounded, orphaned or abandoned, many witnessed terrible atrocities or committed atrocities themselves. It is estimated that 1.4 million children experienced violence, hunger, and homelessness during the civil war.
In addition to trauma against children, the destruction of institutional structures, facilities, programs, and personnel in the education sector caused a mass of illiterate, semi-literate and unskilled youths and adults as well as a large number of ex-combatants, young girls with children, and disabled youth. These numbers are so staggering that H.E.A.L Inc. has decided to play a vital role in helping to alleviate some of the burden that these children are facing, especially the orphans. We introduced a program called H.E.A.L EDUCATES
H.E.A.L EDUCATES is a program developed to provide educational resources and scholarships to assist orphans and underprivileged children in the communities with dire needs.
*http://www.ibe.unesco.org/fileadmin/user_upload/archive/Countries/WDE/2006/SUB-SAHARAN_AFRICA/Liberia/Liberia.htm
In addition to trauma against children, the destruction of institutional structures, facilities, programs, and personnel in the education sector caused a mass of illiterate, semi-literate and unskilled youths and adults as well as a large number of ex-combatants, young girls with children, and disabled youth. These numbers are so staggering that H.E.A.L Inc. has decided to play a vital role in helping to alleviate some of the burden that these children are facing, especially the orphans. We introduced a program called H.E.A.L EDUCATES
H.E.A.L EDUCATES is a program developed to provide educational resources and scholarships to assist orphans and underprivileged children in the communities with dire needs.
*http://www.ibe.unesco.org/fileadmin/user_upload/archive/Countries/WDE/2006/SUB-SAHARAN_AFRICA/Liberia/Liberia.htm
Who benefits from this program?H.E.A.L Inc. partners with schools and organizations in the local communities that cater to orphans and underprivileged children, that have inadequate, limited or no resources essential for learning.
H.E.A.L Inc. currently has thirty-two (32) elementary, middle and high school students on scholarship in Liberia, West Africa plus two (2) post-high school girls attending a vocational institute. What resources we provide to a chosen school or organization?
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Our Approach!Due to the immense disparity between schools in Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia, and those outside the city, H.E.A.L Inc. focuses on schools and organizations working outside the capital city.
Through a stringent assessment process, H.E.A.L Inc. selects schools or organizations to partner with annually through a memorandum of understanding. With the limited resources available to our organization, we can maximize the funding we receive, and focus on schools or organizations that serve mainly orphans and underprivileged children. |
PROGRAM’S METHODOLOGY
The partnership and projects are managed and implemented by H.E.A.L Inc. Liberia (Project Management Team in Liberia), with instructions and guidance from H.E.A.L Inc.
An assessment is implemented using physical inspection of facilities, interview with staff and students via a completed questionnaire and the results are forwarded to H.E.A.L Inc. for review and approval.
H.E.A.L Inc. makes the final decision on the school organization to be selected for the annual project.
H.E.A.L Inc. Liberia monitors, implements, evaluates activities and reports to the H.E.A.L Inc, USA.
After a school is selected, a certain number of scholarships is awarded for the year after a rigorous vetting process.
The scholarship recipients’ academic standards are reviewed at the end of each school year to determine eligibility for the following year.