Growing up in Clara Town slum, George Weah was dealt the same deck of cards as most Liberian children. Weah’s rise to presidency is a story that every child and every youth in Liberia can look up to for motivation to work hard in the classroom and pursue one’s passion, and most importantly, to never give up. For those of us that hadn’t yet been to West Point, we went and visited. Together, we founded Educate West Point (EWP) — a Liberian nonprofit founded by Liberians and a US sister nonprofit responsible for supporting factors such as advocacy, fundraising and technical advising. In September, we enrolled our first 9 out of school beneficiaries into the government school once the Ebola Treatment Unit for all of West Point.

Source: Front Page Africa February 09, 2018 02:03 UTC