As you all may know already that Liberia has been in civil war for such long time. The first Liberian civil war was in 1989 to 1996, the second civil war was in 1999 to 2003. And i arrived there in 2006. The country was still a mess. Not all the children can get back to school directly. They all has to start from the beginning again. They've lost everything they had during the war.
Initially these kids that you see on that image are street kids. They desperately needed someone to teach them how to write and how to read. I was in Monrovia - Liberia, for two year's. That's my picture with the children i had teach in Monrovia. I was volunteering my self to teach children that the parent's can't afford them going to school. They were very happy whenever they came to my class, they came every afternoon at 2 to 4 pm, Monday to friday. I've teach them to read, write, numbers, drawing, telling them stories. It was a good feeling to be able to help a little in this kind of places. I also feel the big different when they just started coming to my class until the day i had to leave Liberia. They had improved tremendously. It was a heart breaking leaving them behind. But at some point i will have to leave.
I still keep in touch with one of the parents of these kids. And they are doing fine.
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