LIBERIA
FAWE Liberia contact details
Coordinator: Ms. Winifred Deline
Chair: Dr. Evelyn Kandakar
Address:FAWE Liberia Chapter
YWCA Compound
Congo Town, Liberia
Tel. (231) 6424918 Mob: 231 6424918 Winifred
Email: liberiafawe@yahoo.com ; wwdeline@yahoo.com
Background
Population (millions) 3.7
Population Growth Rate (%) 4.1
HIV Prevalence Rate, ages 15-49 (%) 1.5
Human development Index (HDI) Rank: 162/169
Education status:
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Secondary Net Enrollment Rate (%)
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Vocational and Technical (% of secondary enrolment) (%)
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Tertiary Gross Enrollment Ratio (%)
M/F 7.5
M 7.0
F 8.0
Adult Literacy Rate (%)
M/F 58
M 63
F 53
Financing of education
Public Education Spending (% of Government Spending) 12.1
Source: World Bank Education Statistics. Last updated April 2008
FAWE's Action on the ground
Community Advocacy
• Advocating for EFA through street parades
• Launch of new FAWE branches
• Community sensitisation in Grand Cape Mount
Interventions
•Combating Poverty
•Scholarships for needy girls
• Counselling training for teachers in 15 schools
• Provision of books to girls in 15 schools
• Launch of girls' clubs in Montserrado
• Production of operational manual for girls' clubs
• Upgrading of Kendeja School