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Casey Robbins Goes to Liberia
Most of you know about Casey. Ever since she was an 8th grader at Churchill, she has been sending books to Liberia. It began when she heard a radio program featuring Liberia’s Minister of Information who was discussing the country’s difficulty in recovering from a 14 year civil war. She learned that many adults were illiterate, and for well over a decade, children had no opportunity to go to school. The need for school supplies, books, and economic recovery was great. “The fact that the citizens and government were working together to solve the problem with no battle for power” touched Casey’s heart and inspired her to do something. She found the Information Minister's email address, and began a working relationship with him that endures to this day READ FULL STORY...
UPDATE AND NEWS
Facts About Liberia:
Literacy 2010
58% illiteracy rate among women.--CIA World Factbook
Poverty 2008
80% of Liberia’s population lives on less than $1 a day. —Oxfam International
Gender Equality 2005
Liberia is the first African nation to elect a woman as head of state:
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
