How Damiefa School teachers are bringing art education into the classroom
At Damiefa School in Liberia, art education is not treated as a nice extra. It is part of the regular curriculum and part of our wider belief that children deserve […]
From war to revival: The inspiring rebirth of Damiefa School in Liberia
Damiefa School Liberia: A Legacy Born from Love and Land In the early 1980s, a Liberian man named Charles C. Dabwe Wiah and his Dutch wife, Mineke Muilerman, began their […]
Why we (re)started Damiefa School and who we’re building it for
Damiefa School isn’t new. It was first started by our founder’s parents in the 1980s, as a small private school in Dabwe Town that offered children in the area a […]
A quiet but powerful success: student safety
We’re taking a moment to reflect on something that rarely makes the headlines: the safety of our students. Except for one early injury — a child’s finger caught in a […]
𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦
At Damiefa School, we know that not all students progress at the same pace. This is especially the case when it comes to reading. Damiefa School got many new students […]
𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠—𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲—𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐟𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥
Our student agriculture programme is one of the most popular activities at Damiefa School. Led by agriculture trainer Joseph, the project has expanded this year as student numbers continue to […]
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐀𝐄𝐂 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐟𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥
Between late April and mid-June, Damiefa School served as an official West African Examinations Council (WAEC) exam centre for students in Grades 6, 9 and 12. We welcomed over 350 […]
𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁
A little while back, Damiefa School staff joined the Ministry of Education’s Annual Census Training for schools. The training focused on how to gather and report critical school data, like […]
𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗳𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗲𝗲
We’re proud to share that Damiefa School has been shortlisted to participate in Liberia’s National Spelling Bee! The National Spelling Bee brings together students from across Liberia. First, schools are […]
𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬
We’re proud to share that five Damiefa School teachers recently completed a Teachers’ Workshop organised by the Liberian Ministry of Education, alongside more than 100 other educators. They received certificates […]