Liberia Foundational Skills Activity Hosts Year One Work Planning Workshop With Major Education Stakeholders

Monrovia—USAID-funded Liberia Foundational Skills Activity (LFSA) will on July 17 and 18 host its year one work planning workshop, bringing together key stakeholders and actors involved in delivering quality basic education in Liberia.

The workshop aims to gather representatives from the Ministry of Education, USAID/Liberia, USAID-funded and other donor-funded education programs, civil society organizations, and Liberian school programs. 

This diverse group of attendees will collaborate to create a shared vision for the LFSA program, build working relationships, and develop interventions for the first year.

The event will leverage the knowledge and expertise of the participants to ensure that the LFSA’s implementation strategy maximizes collaboration and addresses the current needs of the primary education system.

According to a release, led by Chemonics International, LFSA is a five-year project (April 2024-March 2029) supported by a consortium of Liberian and international partners. 

These include the Diversified Educators Empowerment Project (DEEP), Kids Educational Engagement Project (KEEP), WE-CARE, Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) Liberia, Foundation for Research, Education, and Empowerment (FREE) Liberia, Mathematica, and One World Network of Schools (OWNOS). 

The project’s primary aim is to increase the percentage of Liberian children accessing primary school and meeting the government’s learning standards.

LFSA will be implemented across six counties: Montserrado, Bong, Margibi, Grand Bassa, Nimba, and Lofa. 

The project focuses on four targeted results, including enrolling age-six children on time, placing children in developmentally or age-appropriate classrooms, including accelerated learning classes.

Other targets focus on providing and utilizing sufficient and contextually appropriate reading, teaching, and learning materials, ensuring teachers consistently apply evidence-based and developmentally appropriate teaching practices.

This workshop marks a significant step toward improving the quality of primary education in Liberia, fostering collaboration among various stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation of the LFSA objectives.