FEED MY PEOPLE (FMP) EDUCATION PROGRAMME:
Barnersville School, Barnersville, Monrovia, Liberia
Children at Barnersville School, Monrovia
NAME OF PROJECT: Barnersville School
DURATION OF FMP FUNDING: 2005 -2008
SUMMARY OF THIS PROJECT: Between 2005 and 2008, FMP renovated, and supported the running of, this elementary and junior high school in the Barnersville slum of Monrovia. Over 400 children attended this spacious school, with its friendly environment, and they received classes and food 5 times a week.
KEY BENEFICIARIES OF PROJECT: 410 pupils between nursery and 6th grade, and the families of these school children. In the 2006/7 academic year, there were 207 children in nursery and kindergarten and 203 from 1st – 6th grade.
GOAL OF PROJECT: To improve literacy rates amongst children in Barnersville.
KEY ACTIVITIES OF THIS PROJECT: FMP assisted in renovating the school building. 410 students enrolled in the academic year 2006/7. Qualified teachers were recruited.
IMPACT OF PROJECT: 410 children in Barnersville had easy access to education.
QUOTES FROM PEOPLE ON THE PROJECT: “I like this school, because the teachers are very good, the food is good and I like the way the teachers teach”. “I would like this school to increase up to 12th grade, so that we don’t have to move schools”. “I would like to have computers, a radio station, textbooks, basketball and volleyball at the school (Quotes from 6th grade pupils, May 2007) “the schools serve as a beacon of hope to thousands of parents and children in each of the communities in which the schools are located. With the holistic education being provided by FMP, it helps to reduce crime rate and the waywardness in these communities.” (Liberia Programme Officer, December 2006).