A Note from the Liberian Literacy Foundation
Dear ONE Members,
Thank you for joining the Liberian Books Project Challenge which presents an excellent tool for sustainably alleviating poverty by providing the basic literacy skills now desperately needed by more than 1.8 million people.
In 2008, through the direct action of members of ONE and its partners, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) acknowledged receiving more than 48,000 emails in support of debt relief in Liberia; and the significant role this email campaign played in securing pledges of support for Liberia from its member states. This action put Liberia on the long hard road to investing in its people through projects and programs to alleviate poverty.
It therefore comes as a natural next step for the Liberian Literacy Foundation to be partnering with the members of ONE to carryout just such a sustainable education project through the Liberian Books Project Challenge.
Under the project, the programs of recycling books, building libraries, providing educational resources, and delivering renewable energy to Liberia are synchronized into one cohesive effort of sustainable support for Liberian literacy centers. The project’s goals are achieved by partnering with community organizations, colleges and universities to collect used books, which are sold to build 1,200 literacy centers in Liberia and educate 1.8 million people.
You can help.
Learn more about the ONE Campus Challenge Book Drive here.
-E. Victor Helb, Jr., Executive Director, Liberian Literacy Foundation
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