The lack of basic child education is causing many children and youths of Liberia to not realize their dreams of reaching a brighter and promising future. In Liberia, Africa and elsewhere in the developing world, many children don't have access to basic education. As a result, there is enough waste of child potentials as well as lost child hopes. This can be mostly caused by war, poverty and occasionally, social tables. In rural Liberia--a place full of limited opportunities for young people, many children spend their childhood in so-called substance farming and other hard labor practices; while in urban Liberia--an area where child trafficking is common, many children spend their childhood in street selling and other basic home works that prevent them from going to school. Besides, the act of children involved in street selling does not only limit their access to basic education, rather, it also places their lives at risk based on the fact that, on a daily basis they are often faced with the responsibility of crossing among cars and other moving vehicles or objects.
Recently, I travelled to a remoted area in Liberia, where I interacted with many children while on a Church conference. Through my personal conversation with these kids, it has become clear that, majority of these young children don't have access to basic education; this situation I believe is of human interest and that there is an urgent need for everyone to offer helping hands in supporting child education, especially in Liberia, a country that has suffered 14 years of civil unrest and a long period of Ebola Crisis that forced many children to become orphans and semi-orphans, thus causing a fetal wound to the country's economy.
While it is true that the government of Liberia in her own weak way, is trying to tackle the problem of child education by launching the Free and Compulsory Primary Education, the issues of deployable school facilities and poor learning environment coupled with other major constrains, still remain as great challenges hampering the educational sector of the country. These challenges are also serving as major factors impeding the process of children having access to basic education. In fact, the progress of the Free and Compulsory Primary Education has not reached many Children and other economic disadvantaged youths across the Country.
In view of this, there is a great need to lend helping hands through scholarship schemes and other basic financial aid programs as it relates to supporting child education and improved educational facilities in Liberia. By this, I believe our country, Liberia, will have more educated and focused generation that will serve as one of the major driving forces behind the positive changes we want to see in specifically Liberia, Africa and the world by extension.
As we wine down the curtain, I want you to be aware that, I have designed this post to draw the attention of all humanitarian individuals and organizations coming in contact with this piece of writing to know that, there is a need to take action in supporting basic child education in Liberia. Before I conclude, let me use this medium as an opportunity to extend my profound condolence to the family of the late Ma Ruth Mensah, the little girl whom I have marked with an "X" in the photo attached to this post.
So, in conclusion, your own individual initiative in helping to educate a child will contribute to the brighter future of a whole nation. Remember Malcom X said "Education is the passport to the future." Many children and youths of Liberia need this passport to explore their futures. Therefore, It is time to Act for Change.
