October 15, 2009
The N’jabacca School Project is again at a halt. Mother Nature is testing our patience. With so much rain, we have had to postpone the construction of the school until the raining season ends (October is the last month for the raining season). The rain-soaked roads make it a challenge to get to the village. As soon as the rain ends, construction will begin.
In the main time, Tobertha and Lamar are doing some exciting work in their neighborhood in Monrovia. They have targeted 10 school age children and have taken them under their wings. Their parents can not afford to send them to school. Two of the single parents sell snack stuff or kerosene at the market daily. The money they make at the market goes to feeding their families one meal a day. The ten kids’ lives have been immersed in Liberia’s 14 year war. Some of these children have lost their parents during the war. Their ages range between eight and sixteen and none of them have above a 6th grade level education. An assessment test placed them in their respective grades.
I would like to introduce the children to you.
| Name |
Age |
Grade |
| Chris |
16 |
1st |
| Claytus |
16 |
6th |
| Cleo |
16 |
4th |
| Regina |
15 |
3rd |
| Richelieu |
14 |
4th |
| Marconi |
13 |
6th |
| Cyrus |
10 |
(soon to be enrolled in school) |
| Blessing |
10 |
1st |
| Sam |
9 |
Kindergarten |
| Jessica |
8 |
Kindergarten |
The subjects their school teaches are basic, english, math, spelling, reading, social studies, bible, and health and science. Tobertha tutors the children Monday through Friday from 4pm – 7pm and feeds them a snack during that time.
Tobertha and Lamar have paid for the children’s tuition with their personal funds for the semester. The tuition is $107.00 dollars a semester per child or $214.00 a year per child. They bought the kids each one uniform ($25.00), shoes, socks, and school supplies.