Klay District Bomi County – The CEO and founder of US-based educational NGO More Than ME (MTM) says her organization’s priority in Liberia is to help the government improve the education sector of the country.
Katie Meyler made the pronouncement Thursday, March 15 at a quizzing competition organized by MTM in Golodee town, Bomi County.
“More Than Me wants to transform the entire primary education of the country. We are going to work with the Ministry of Education to strengthen the educational system from the foundation so that the people and the economy will be strong,” Meyler said.
“These children that we are bringing up will be the future of Liberia. So, More Than Me in partnership with the government of Liberia is calling on our community leaders and school administrators to work together to make a stronger Liberia.”
Madam Meyler also called on parents to encourage teachers to be on campus every day, adding that the work of teachers is difficult; therefore, parents must regularly remind and encourage them about its importance.
“Because when they are coming to school every day, it means our children, the future leaders of this country, will be learning something everyday which is good for this country,” she said.
Alexander Duopu, Deputy Education Minister for Instruction, lauded MTM for its impact on the school system, while calling on parents to provide their children with the necessary school materials.
“Our parents need to give the children the support they need because our children are our future leaders, so we should support them with the education they need,” Duopu said.
He said the Ministry of Education under the CDC led government will seek legislation for the establishment of an academic crime court for the handling of academic issues.
“When a student leaves another school and come to your school, you as principal must go and check behind that student before admitting them in your institution,” he said.
“This is why we are going to have legislation for us to have an academic crime court in this country – court that will hold teachers, principals and parents accountable for academic crime.”
Seo Davies, Bomi County Education Officer, praised MTM for organizing the Quizzing competition in the county.
He also called on the NGO to collaborate with local authority of the Ministry of Education in the county to improve the sector.
At the end of the program the six participating schools were all presented with school materials by MTM while special awards were given to the first, second and third winners respectively.
The Education Time Quizzing competition, which was contested by six schools from Montserrado and Bomi counties attracted vast numbers of residents from Golodee and the surrounding towns.
In the grand final of the competition, More Than Me Academy, the parent school of the NGO located on Ashmun Street in Monrovia, defeated Moore Town public school of Bomi county 80 to 40 points.
Report by Jackson F. Kanneh [email protected]/0770195412/0888132331