Woryan Town, Margibi County – As part of efforts to promote agriculture, the Bill Rogers Youths Foundation (BRYF) has included the growing of varieties of crops on a portion of the land that was given to the organization for the construction of BRYF Sports Academy in Woryan Town, Margibi County.
The Bill Rogers Youth Foundation (BRYF) is a not-for-profit organization and was founded in 2004. Since its existence, it has been partnering, inviting, training, and initiating several sporting events and other projects in many parts of Liberia.
The farming initiative is named “Farming for Us” Women Empowering project is squarely under the supervision of the BRYF. The 20 acres of land was given to the BRYF by officials of Woryan Town. Only 10 acres of the 20 acres is being used for the planting of crops.
Over the weekend, the BRYF for the first time was able to harvest cassava after peppers, bitter-balls, cucumbers, and other crops were reaped out of the farm in August of last year.
Emmanuel Kpoto is the president of the Bill Rogers Youth Foundation. He said despite a portion of the land is temporary being used for agriculture, the land is the future home of BRYF Sports Academy that will consist of sports, recreations, academic, athletic, and many other activities.
“The foundation is doing all it can to work with her partners to develop the land through the hard work of its Founder Ambassador Bill Rogers in the soonest possible time,” BRYF president said.
According to Kpoto, income generated from the farm is used to empower women in Woryan Town, Margibi County.
Also, at the farm, a partner of the BRYF and founder of the “We Dream in Colors Foundation” Dr. Quinton de’ Alexander, (Chief Tamba Taylor) urged the women to take ownership of the farm to help their families.
“Dr. De’ Alexander is also an Executive Show Producer and one of Chicago’s most prominent fashion designers. We led a team of our Farm Project members along with him and allow him began the harvesting of the Cassava. As a Humanitarian in the USA, he came as far from Chicago to grace the harvesting of one of the crops on the farm,” BRYF president said.
Kpoto added: “Dr. Chief Tamba Taylor De’ Alexander Quinton is here in Liberia for the second time to touch lives and make an impact. He also came to celebrate Black History the month with Liberian, which he did last Wednesday.”