12/07/2023
Lead by examples. It is better than leading by words.
One Life Liberia, Inc. -OLLI
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One Life Liberia, Inc. (OLLI) is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization that focuses on education and sustainable agriculture productivity in Liberia.
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Current Project: Yarkpawolo Public School Project
The story and motivation: Gormue and its surrounding villages (Killingan, Manlangan,Belelah, and Nuiyea) are in Zota District, B**g County, Liberia, West Africa. Situated near the Guinea border, a remote part of Liberia, these villages have no access to school. The only nearby Government Elementary School is a 2-hour walk. There are no transportation facilities in this area and young children are unable to walk to the Elementary School. I was born and raised in Gormue and did not have access to school until I was 13 when civil war pushed my family and I into Guinea where I started my elementary school in 1995 at 13 years old. Today I am completing my PhD in Environment & Resources at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I plan to return to Liberia after my graduation to contribute to the growth of my beloved country.
Each time I travel to Gormue, I feel sad to see the over 80 school age children who are not going to school. Last year, when I was in Gormu, we had a community meeting that brought together parents from all the surrounding villages. We agreed to build a 4-class room school with bathroom and office facilities. The plan also includes a hand pump and solar system that will light the school at night to support adult literacy program for the parents during evening hours.
Thankfully, some of the parents are either high school graduates or college drop outs. They agreed to volunteer to teach their children and adults who cannot read or write.
The Project Cost: The project cost US$10,000. The amount raised so far is being used to purchase materials that are inaccessible locally such as cement, roofing sheets, hand pump materials, solar panels, batteries, etc. For example, the initial $1600 raised was used to purchase cement, steel rods, tie wires for the construction of the foundation of the school. The rest of the materials such as dirt bricks, planks, etc and construction labours are being provided locally by the parents.
