Tubmanburg – As part of efforts to promote girl’s education in the country, a local humanitarian group, “Taking Action for Girls” (TAG) Liberia, has donated several school materials to girls at the Henry Quaye Taylor Public School in the Cooper Town Community, Tumanburg, Bomi County.
Report by J. H. Webster Clayeh, [email protected]
TAG is a team of young professional Liberian ladies, whose aim is advocating for gender equality. They also provide educational opportunities, health care services and enhance entrepreneurial skills for girls in the country.
Making the donation to over 200 girls at the Henry Quaye Taylor Public School Wednesday, September 19, 2018, the Executive Director of TAG, Patience S. Koteah, said their desire is to make sure that every girl child be given quality education in spite of their location.
According to the humanitarian group, their decision to reach out to girls in leeward counties is to help with the dreadful situations that many of them are experiencing while in school.
Koteah told the girls: “We are here to help you with some school materials because if you educate a girl child you have educated a nation.”
Adding up, another official of TAG, Patience Kun, cautioned the students to take their education seriously adding: “Education is better than early child marriage and early childbirth. You girls need to take your education seriously. You see us with condom or family planning here?” she asked.
“We brought copy books, pens, pencils, shoes, geometry set and other school items to help make learning easy for you. Education is the key to success. If you girls get education, you will be successful in the society,” Kun assured.
Responding, the school’s Vice President for Instruction, Eva M. Cassell, praised the group for their assistance to the students. Ms. Cassell disclosed that TAG-Liberia is the first humanitarian group to give items to the students by extension the school.
She added that because of the economic constraints, many parents are finding it difficult to buy school materials for their kids.
“We are very grateful to TAG-Liberia. Many parents do not have money to buy school materials for their children,” Madam Cassell said.
She added: “some of them come to school without copybooks, shoes, uniforms and other things. So, this donation will help the students a lot.”
According to Madam Cassell, the school of over 900 students lacks basic facilities.
“The school is not fenced; classes are very packed, and we lack enough chairs. Some of the students are sitting on the ground.”