25 Bong Teachers, School Leaders Get Capacity Training

GBARNGA, Bong County, September 25, 2026: The Kathy Justice Girls Education Foundation Liberia (KJGF), in partnership with British education expert Richard Nunns and the Ministry of Education’s Bong County Office, has completed a two-day capacity-building training for 25 teachers and school leaders in Gbarnga.

The professional development initiative brought together participants from Bong County’s nine educational districts: Zota, Salala, Suakoko, Panta, Kokoyah, Sanoyea, Fuamah, Gbarnga One and Gbarnga Two.

Nunns, a British education expert based in Suzhou, China, facilitated the training in partnership with KJGF.

The training focused on strengthening teachers’ and school administrators’ capacity to improve teaching practices, safeguard students, create safer learning environments and improve educational outcomes.

Speaking at the opening, KJGF Chief Executive Officer Thomas M. Saydee emphasized the need for greater attention to student safeguarding in Liberian schools.

Saydee said the training was intended “to strengthen the capacity of teachers and education stakeholders to implement continuous improvement for safer schools and stronger learning to benefit all students.”

He said observations made during visits to schools in Monrovia, Gbarnga and Buchanan indicated a need to strengthen safeguarding practices.

Saydee thanked Bong County Education Officer David V. Boakai for giving the Foundation an opportunity to partner with the county school system, describing the collaboration as an important initiative that could contribute to improving education in Bong County.

Two participants, Annie M. Gbarngborlor of John Flomo Bakalu High School and Amos Dolo Jr. of Corporal G. Woah Public School, commended KJGF, Nunns and the Bong County Education Office for organizing the training.

They said the initiative provided teachers and school leaders with practical knowledge and new approaches that could be applied in their schools to improve teaching, strengthen student safeguarding and create safer and more supportive learning environments.

Speaking on behalf of their colleagues, Gbarngborlor and Dolo stressed the importance of sharing the knowledge acquired during the training with other teachers and school administrators in their respective districts.

They also called for similar professional development opportunities to be extended to more educators across Bong County, noting that continuous training is important to improving the quality of education and student outcomes.

For his part, Bong County Education Officer Boakai assured KJGF of his office’s continued collaboration in efforts to strengthen the county’s education system.

“You can work with all our schools in Bong County, and the presence of school teachers and principals from our nine educational districts demonstrates our willingness to work with the Kathy Justice Girls Education Foundation,” Boakai said.

He thanked the Foundation’s founder and board of directors for their support to the county’s school system.

Boakai said safeguarding remains important in all schools and stressed the need to strengthen teaching practices and create learning environments where students and teachers can interact safely and productively.

He encouraged participants to share the knowledge and skills acquired during the training with colleagues and students in their respective districts to broaden the initiative’s impact.

Organizers said the completion of the two-day program represents another effort to strengthen professional development, student safeguarding and learning outcomes across Bong County.