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With Liberia on the rise
from a civil war that left more than 270,000 people
dead, children parentless, and thousands homeless and
displaced, the country looks to a new chapter in
redevelopment and emphasizing on essentials like health,
education, agriculture, infrastructure, electricity,
water, housing and communications. However, with the
limited resources available, the country is looking to
the international community to assist in the rebuilding
process.
The Global Alliance for Technology and Education (GATE)
in Liberia is a part of the GATE network that will
assist in the redevelopment process through technology
training, scholarships and other initiatives.
GATE is engaged in a pilot program in Liberia through
its partner network (GATE in Liberia) to provide 200
students that show exceptional performance and
outstanding promise from 4 distinguished high schools
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Academic
Scholarships |
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Technology-infused curriculum |
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After school
programs |
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Monthly
leadership workshops |
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Consider these
facts from UNICEF: |
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The present
ratio of girls to boys at the primary school
level in Liberia is 40 per cent to 59 per
cent, according to the Liberian Millennium
Development Goals Report by the Ministry of
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In West and
Central Africa, almost one out of every two
children (45 per cent) is out of school and
most of these are girls in rural areas.
Eighty-one per cent of children out of
school have mothers with no formal
education. Only 55 per cent of children of
school-going age are in school. |
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