MONROVIA, LIBERIA-Education Minister Dr. Jarso Jallah has pledged twenty-five scholarships to graduates of the Liberia School for the Blind and Inclusive Learning.
The Minister pledged Friday during the dedication of an annex at the school, built through the Public Sector Investment Program.
The annex has three classrooms, a science laboratory, solar power, water access, wash facilities and cooled administrative offices.
Dr. Jallah said enrollment at the school has risen from sixty students to one hundred fifteen since the groundbreaking ceremony.
She said procurement for renovating the rest of the campus is nearly complete and will ease overcrowding in the dormitory.
The Minister also said the training of specialized teachers to serve across the national school system is now on the horizon.
Dr. Jallah said inclusion must be reflected not only in documents and speeches but also in the actions of the Ministry. She cited Chevening scholar William M. Yassiah, a visually impaired man studying in London, as proof that disability should not limit ambition.
She called on partners to supply learning materials and assistive technology, and said she would visit the School for the Deaf next.
At the same time, Montserrado County District 17 Representative, Bernard Benson, has pledged free Starlink internet to the school before the end of next week.
Benson pledged Friday at the dedication of an annex at the Liberia School for the Blind and Inclusive Learning.
He said:” His foundation has been donating Starlink internet packages to high schools across the district because modern learners need connectivity”.
Benson also requested a bus for the school and said he trusts the superintendent to deliver it.
The lawmaker said Liberia struggles with maintaining infrastructure and promised to help ensure the annex is not left to ruin. A member of the House Committee on Education, Benson, said he was briefed on the project about eighteen months ago.
He congratulated the Government of Liberia for including the disability community in development and described the occasion as historic.