Sometimes, what stands between a child and an education is not a lack of desire to learn. It can be something as simple as a uniform, a pair of shoes, notebooks, transportation, or the cost of getting through the school door. A recent UNICEF Liberia story from Buchanan brings this reality close to home. It...

Liberia Takes New Steps Toward Accessible, Quality Education Free public primary school registration and a new China-based training opportunity for rural teachers signal renewed investment in Liberia’s education system. Liberia is taking new steps to address two longstanding challenges facing its education system: the financial barriers that keep some children out of school and the...

Education is widely recognized as the foundation of sustainable development, community health, and economic mobility. Yet across Liberia, the path to completing basic schooling remains a steep uphill climb for hundreds of thousands of young people. Behind the national statistics lies a complex story of historical recovery, economic hardship, and a generation striving to learn...