Minister Kamara intoned that the country needs a more conscious process of sustained transformation in which, according to him, the peace dividend gained over the past fourteen (14) years are maintained. Speaking on the topic ‘‘Access to Education, A Right for All Liberians’’, the Finance Minister stressed that Pillar Three of the country’s five year development plan, the Agenda for Transformation (AfT) , focused on human development with a “goal of improving the quality of life by investing in more accessible and higher quality education”. Minister Kamara also mentioned that with more than two-third of Liberia’s population under the age of 25 years, the Government had few months ago initiated a 3-year action plan aimed at making significant improvements to the quality of education in Liberian schools. The Finance Minister then used the occasion to remind the graduates that they have a role in demanding a smart high-quality learning environment. He also reminded them that it is imperative that everyone is afforded the opportunity to have access to affordable and quality education as well as for them to go to school and learn.

Source: Front Page Africa August 22, 2017 01:52 UTC