Educate Repatriated Refugee Children in Liberia
SummaryCAMES provides free education to over 750 children in Liberia who have relocated from the Buduburam Refugee Camp in Ghana as well as students who were internally displaced during the civil war. |
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Liberia is recovering from years of devastating civil wars. Many Liberians spent years in refugee camps in neighboring countries. In one such camp, Buduburam in Ghana, a school was built by a refugee named Karrus Hayes with the support of an American sponsor, Cori Stern. Now that the war is over and repatriation has been underway, a free and safe learning environment is needed for the returning students and others in need in the community. It is our commitment to provide for these children.
Activities
The Carolyn A. Miller School (CAMES) in Paynesville, Liberia, gives repatriated refugees of all ages the opportunity of an education by running a K-12 school. As well as a plan for a community college, adult literacy and scholarship programs.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $6,330
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $59,670
Total Funding Goal: $66,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (http://www.vaafd.org)
- Back to Liberia (http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/ghana/090103/back-liberia)
- Together TV (http://www.togethertv.org/video-karrus-hayes.shtml)
- CNN - Educating the Refugees (http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/03/07/btc.jennifer.video.schools/index.html)
- Welcome to Liberia 2020 (http://www.liberia2020.org/index.php/Main_Page)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
The aim is to build a co-educational boarding school and self-sustaining environment for 850 minors in the town of Suakoko, Liberia.
Project Message
The civil war was fought and did such a level of destruction due to illiteracy. Therefore, for such not to occur again, there is a need for an educational crusade in Liberia.
- Karrus Hayes, Founder & Director of The Carolyn A. Miller School
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Karrus Hayes
Executive Director
PO BOX 855
Capitol Byepass
1000 Monrovia 10,
Liberia
+2316971085
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Vision Awake Africa for Development
PO Box 855 Capital Bye Pass
1001 Monrovia 10,
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Liberia
+2316971085
http://www.vaafd.org
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Liberia
and can also be found under 
Education.
For more information about Liberia, read the Human Development Report on Liberia or the Wikipedia entry for Liberia.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 16, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 9, 2009
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