Liberian educator wants U.S. Peace Corps in secondary schools across the country.
By: Emmanuel Wise Jipoh
Paynesville, Liberia, November 26, 2024 – A Liberian educator is calling on the Government of Liberia to revisit partnership that will allow “Peace Corps Volunteers” to help struggling secondary schools across the country.
Amos W. Kruah, Proprietor of C.G. Kruah Christian Faith Academy School in Paynesville, says the Liberian education system has been fragile over the years, and as such, schools in rural parts of the country are struggling without teachers, while students have turned to drugs addiction, because of lack of guidance counselor.
Mr. Kruah, wants government to employ more Peace Corps volunteers to address persistent shortage of qualify teachers across the country, especially in rural areas to buttress efforts of private instituions.
Speaking to The NEW DAWN, Mr. Kruah also appealed to government to reactivate guidance counseling in high schools, as a means of enhancing capacity and skills development of Liberian students.
According to him, pro-activeness of guidance counselors in schools will help students rekindle their dreams and career paths.
“I think the government needs to visit those partnerships before that used to have Peace Corps Volunteers, from all across into our schools”, Mr. Kruah said.
“We want to have it; we need to revamp it so that every high school will have a guidance counselor and a peace corps volunteers, because this has become a shortcoming to our sector”, he reminds.
In 2021, the Ministry of Education (MOE) under the previous administration, launched recruitment of Female Guidance Counselors to help Secondary Schools across the country.
The aim is to advocate and advise female students, and supplement efforts to create a safe learning environment for girls to remain and complete secondary school.
But since the launch, schools in rural parts of the country continue to struggle for teachers, while students are vulnerable. Editing by Jonathan Browne
