Blogs/Posts about the Family Literacy Initiative
The Friends of Liberia Landscape Paper is a document that provides descriptions of organizations and NGOs and their work in Liberia so that the reader can get an accurate view of all the organizations working [...]
The child whose mother can read is 50% more likely to live past the age of five. The women who can read is twice as likely to send her children to school.
Our partner, WE-CARE, joined with the Public Health Initiative Liberia (PHIL) for a workshop held November 9th - 13th. This workshop brought together Early Childhood Development coordinators from PHIL, members of WE-CARE, as well as [...]
August 2020 was Lyn and John Kucij's 50th wedding anniversary, which they celebrated with a few family members in their backyard. They were shocked when their son, Noah, gave them a card which listed several dozen [...]
Friends of Liberia is proud to celebrate International Literacy Day with our partners: WE-CARE Foundation, HIPPY-International and The Rotary Club of Indianapolis. Thanks to a wonderful grant from the Rotary Club of Indianapolis, WE-CARE was [...]
The Bracken School Readiness Assessment was used to evaluate the skills of 162 children prior to entering the FLI program. Another 25 children were assessed from back-up families that could replace families who move after [...]
Our partner, WE-CARE has taken great steps to ensure the continuation of the Family Literacy Initiative (FLI), despite the trying times of the COVID-19 restrictions. You can read more about their efforts in an article [...]
Two hundred families received literacy materials and hand washing supplies thanks to our partner, WE-CARE, and the generous donations of FOL Member Sally Gosline Humphrey. FOL is focusing its efforts on supporting organizations fighting coronavirus [...]
Sia Barbara Kamara “It’s so impressive to see how enthusiastic they are. One woman could only spell Jesus. Now she can write her own name and those of her children" Early Education and Adult [...]
More than five decades after getting kicked out of kindergarten, RPCV Sia Barbara Kamara is helping to redesign the way young children in Liberia learn.
