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Rebuilding Education in Post-Conflict Liberia: Innovations, Challenges, and Pathways to Sustainable Development (96955)
Session Chair: Liberty Ochavo
Wednesday, 25 March 2026 14:50
Session: Session 4
Room: Room 607 (6F)
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Liberia’s education, which suffered greatly due to civil war and diseases, acts as an important example. Even with efforts supported by donor money and reforms, many challenges like low literacy levels, shortage of teachers and discrimination against women remain here. This research examines how Liberia is enhancing its education system, assesses whether these efforts have been successful, and proposes solutions that support SDG 4 (Quality Education). The purpose of this research is to assess key steps such as public-private partnerships, fast learning programs and community schools to find what works well and what could be improved. To obtain both qualitative and quantitative information, we review government paperwork and donor reports and interview educators, influencers and members of NGOs. Research so far indicates that having more students in school is beneficial, yet poor teacher education and inadequate facilities may make it challenging to sustain such progress in the long run. If more community-led schools open in rural areas, they could help, but depending on foreign partners might create challenges for keeping them going. Girls still face obvious difficulties because their communities and economic situations stand in the way of schooling. According to the study, stronger leadership from the community, ongoing teacher training and flexible EdTech tools will encourage Liberia to recover from its education losses. If you follow these suggestions, decentralized policymaking, raising the number of female teachers and establishing South-South partnerships for training could be considered. Such insights are useful for other countries that want to establish fair education systems.
Authors:
Lawrence Larsala, Central China Normal University, China
About the Presenter(s)
Lawrence Larsala is a doctoral candidate at Central Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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