Partner Schools in Liberia

Here is our current partner schools in Liberia. IFBA is always assessing potential schools and our ability to multiply our impact.

Eagle’s Nest Academy, Margibi County, Liberia.

Eagles Nest Located in Marshall District, Margibi County, Liberia, Eagles Nest Academy was founded in 2013 by Vivian Thomas. Ms. Thomas started the school out of her home. She began teaching students in the village and saw them as “Eagles in a nest” with herself being “the mother nurturing them until they can fly high”. With no assistance from the government or other organizations, Vivian continues to run her school using her own income from her job. With over 300 students, Eagles Nest has been running since 2013 and has been recognized by the Liberian Ministry of Education. Vivian has been able to expand by building a school structure to hold classes. However, recently a storm destroyed the building, blowing off the roof. Eagles Nest Academy is recovering from the effects of the storm, however, they do not have enough money for repairs.

Korto J. P. Vogar School System, Monrovia, Liberia.

Korto J. P. Vogar School is IFBA’s mainstay partner school. The school is in Rehab – City View Community, in the township of Lower Johnsonville, Montserrado County, Liberia. Korto Vogar recently graduated its first graduating class since they opened their doors in 2009.

Schools in Liberia, like most African countries, are not funded by the government. They rely on student tuition to operate. One of the biggest challenges the school faces is the inability of almost half of its students to pay tuition. As a result, the school is struggling to retain and pay the teachers they currently have on staff. Without adequate pay for qualified teachers, the school often loses its best teachers to other work. The school is in debt to its faculty because of the low tuition income. The staff continues to make the sacrifices needed to teach students and they do so at their own expense.

Korto Vogar has no access to electricity or running water. There is no library facility at the school. They do not have enough literary materials to provide a well-rounded education for students. Some of the many things they lack, along with a library, are textbooks, school supplies, and science lab equipment.

IFBA Secondary Partner Schools (minimal partnership activities done in these schools)

  • Gandoma School

    GANLEH DOEKPAR MEMORIAL ACADEMY (GANDOMA) is located in Peace City Community, Lower Johnsonville, Liberia. Gandoma currently has 650 students enrolled. 400 of the students are girls, something that is generally unusual for Liberian schools. IFBA is very proud of this fact and our goal is to provide resources that serve the need of these students. Gandoma does not have electricity or running water. With no library facility at the school, students do not have access to literary materials such as textbooks, books to read, or research materials.

  • Early Learning Childhood Development Center (ELCD)

    Early Learning Childhood Development Center (ELCD) is located in Paynesville, Liberia. ELCD is a struggling school that is dealing with deplorable infrastructure and the difficulty of retaining qualified teachers. ELCD is like many of our other partner schools in that they do not have an adequate facility to serve students. The school is currently in need of immediate infrastructural improvement. Many of the classrooms are run down, there is no electricity, and no access to clean water for students. They also lack adequate bathroom facilities, a library, textbooks for students to utilize, and books for students to read and improve their comprehension skills.

  • Agape

    Agape is IFBA’s fifth partner school in Liberia. Agape is located in Kakata, Margibi County, Liberia, and serves the Gotumo Town Community. Agape has a small space that serves as a library, but this only provides a minimal number of books—lacking textbooks and in-text research materials. Agape is in need of renovations around the school. There are parts of the school that are depleted. There is no running water in the school and the bathroom facilities are inadequate. Like many of our partner schools, Agape also struggles with maintaining its faculty salaries.