Approximately 90% of the participants in our vocational and entrepreneurship training courses are women. Most of them start a business after graduation but, similar to many other women in Liberia, they find themselves facing challenges. In addition to the lack of funding for their business, these challenges include sexual and gender-based violence, parenting problems, health, and how to be …
During the Ebola crisis in Liberia, schools were closed. However, many children did not receive home schooling because their parents were unable to provide this. Reasons varied from parents having to spend the day selling at markets to generate income to parents being illiterate. Mineke Foundation partnered with KEEP Liberia to provide weekly home schooling …
Mineke Foundation and Bishop Grimley High School ran a pilot to teach students basic computer and internet skills. Bishop Grimley does not have its own computer lab. We worked directly with teachers at Bishop Grimley to design practical exercises and tests for the students. For example, we designed maths problems that the students need to solve by using the skills they acquired …
Liberia has very high rate of teenage pregnancy. It’s estimated that on average, 30% of Liberian girls are pregnant before the age of 18. The rate of pregnancy among adolescent girls aged 15-19 in rural areas is almost double that in urban areas – 42% and 24% respectively. The Young Mothers 4 Peace (YM4P) project aimed to equip …
The United Nations Population Fund Youth Empowerment Digital Storytelling project was launched together with Mineke Foundation in October 2016 in Gardnersville town hall in Montserrado County. The goal of the project was to use these digital stories to raise awareness about the day-to-day social challenges, barriers, needs, and aspirations of young people in Liberia. At the same time, adolescents were trained in basic interview, communication and …
Liberia’s education system was unstable for decades because of the civil war, during which many children could not go to school. Only 37% of girls between the ages of 15 and 24 are literate, compared to 63% of boys. “Life of a Girl” was produced by CNN in collaboration with UNFPA and UN Women to highlight …
We work as implementing partner for other NGOs to provide vocational training across Liberia. This allows us to train more people and help build economic self-reliance. In 2017, we worked with BRAC Liberia to provide vocational training for teenage girls in 4 counties. BRAC Liberia is an international NGO dedicated to fighting poverty and focusing on …
In August 2014, during the Ebola crisis in Liberia, Mineke Foundation launched a major information campaign in Dabwe Town and 10 surrounding communities. It is estimated that 50 000 people live in these communities. Our goal was to prevent the spread of the disease in our working area. Our team recruited and trained campaign volunteers who …
