18/01/2026
Tedde Jeansson Sr - vår vän, medgrundare, inspiratör och oerhört generösa kompis till Liberias unga - har gått vidare. Han hyllas idag lokalt i Lofa i media och på radio i olika språk.
Tack för allt Tedde♥️
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SWEDISH FRIEND OF LOFA-LIBERIA TEDDE JEANSSON SR. PASSES AWAY! 😭
The Swedish citizen Mr. Tedde Jeansson Sr. has privately financed 25% of all projects supported by the Swedish Education Fund for Liberia (SEFL).
In Lofa County alone, since 2018, SEFL has funded 27 school construction projects, 27 hand pump projects, and countless additional initiatives that have improved daily life for youth and communities across the region.
As a young and deeply curious man, Tedde first came to Liberia in 1958, working with the team that built LAMCO, even before the new town of Yekepa existed. He often said that this formative period—spent among the kind and hardworking Liberian people—taught him lessons that stayed with him throughout his life.
Tedde went on to become a highly successful businessman, but he never forgot Liberia. On the contrary, his connection only deepened. He co-founded and became one of SEFL’s most committed and generous supporters, driven not by recognition, but by a genuine sense of responsibility and friendship.
Sixty-one years later, in 2019, Tedde returned to Liberia to visit projects he had helped make possible. The photograph from that visit captures everything: two chiefs greeting one another with mutual respect at the Lukasu project—united by a shared pride in serving humanity.
Tedde has now travelled on. His spirit of service will undoubtedly continue to inspire us. Tedde Jeansson’s legacy lives on in every school built, every hand pump flowing, and every life touched in Liberia.
Our thoughts are with Tedde Jeansson’s family and loved ones during this time.
The team at the Swedish Education Fund for Liberia (SEFL) together with our current partner, Versatile Professional Services (VPS).
Note: SEFL is not funded by Sweden Government. It is a private funded initiative.
In Lofa, Schools that have benefited from construction / renovation are:
1. Bolahun Public High school
2. Kormai Public School
3. Pasolahun Community School
4. Child Welfare Committee Public
5. Kpaku-Ta Community School
6. Segisu Community School
7. F. Bambayan Academy
8. Loboda Public School
9. Selega Borzie Public School
10. Gbegbedu Public School
11. Lukasu Community School
12. Voinjama Public High School
13. Gobewole-Ta Public School
14. Marviekonedu Public School
15. W.V.S Tubman Public School
16. Hangala Public School
17. Massamai Community School
18. Weezeazu Community School
19. Koilahun Public School
20. Mendicorma Child Friendly
International School
21. Yarkpawolo Karway Public
22. Koiyanmai Public School
23. Molovemai Public School
24. Kolahun Public School
25. Momo Yengbeh Public School
26. Konia Garbo Public High School
27. OPA Community School
The hand pumps projects:
1. Duworjallamai
2. Marviekonedu
3. Selega Borzie
4. F Bambayan,
5. Massamai
6. Sharon Christa
7. Gobewole-Ta
8. Mendicorma
9. Sucromu
10. Koilahun
11. Molovemai
12. Weezeazu
13. Kassor Village
14. Nasadu
15. Yandisu
16. Kormai
17. Ngokorhun
18. Yarkpowolo Karwoi
19. Kpaku-Ta
20. Pasolahun
21. Harlipo
22. Loboba
23. Samodu
24. Lukasu
25. Saygbaimai
26. Mamadee Korle-Du
27. Segisu
May the soul of Tedde Jeansson Sr., and all the faithful departed, rest in perpetual peace. 🕊️🙏
