Monthly Archives: June 2026

HLF School Kids, Others Benefit from Rice Distribution

On Wednesday, June 24, 2026, our school in Buchanan, Help Liberia Foundation Community School, purchased some rice and carried out its distribution on the campus.

It was a day of positive surprise and joy for the kids and the others who benefited, as they were not given any prior information about the distribution. The kids especially were excited when the rice arrived, and they were told that it was for them. A total of seven bags of rice was purchased.

The purchase of the rice was made possible through a cash donation from Sissel Martinsen and her friends in Norway.

The children went home excited and joyful on that day, as they left with their plastic bags full of rice. It was really a positive initiative, especially considering the difficult economic condition generally experienced by parents.

We are grateful to Sissel and her friends who provided the funds that made it possible for us to have purchased and distributed the rice. Thank you, Sissel! And please extend our gratitude to your friends who contributed.

Note: There will be another article about the others who benefited.

Second Pictorial of HLF Kids and Teachers

About two weeks ago, we posted Part I of a pictorial of kids and teachers at Help Liberia Foundation Community School. Today, we are posting Part 2, showing the kids and the teachers in various settings or activities.

Thanks to you all for helping us to educate these underprivileged kids.

HLF School Joins Sissel to Welcome Grandchild

One of HLF School’s sponsors, Sissel Lavoll Martinsen, in April this year welcomed her grandchild in the world, and the school is pleased to join her in welcoming this special gift in the family.

Sissel’s daughter, Ida Martinsen, who also happens to be a sponsor of the school, is the mother of the one-month-two-week-old child. Sissel and Ida, as well as Sissel’s other daughter (Hanne), visited Liberia in November of 2024 and visited HLF School in December.

This special gift, a beautiful girl named Kaia, was born on April 30, 2026, and she and the mother (Ida) are in good health. To God be the glory for all this!

Welcome to the world and welcome to HLF School, Little Kaia! Please grow up fast and become a sponsor of the school. 

On behalf of the School Board, the teachers, the parents, and the kids, we say, “Congratulations to you, Mother Ida!” We also say, “Congratulations to you, Grandmother Sissel!”

Some Pictorials Showing the Kids and Teachers – Part One

In spite of the changes that dropped the student enrollment this academic year, the school is still operating, the students continue to learn, and the kids and the teachers continue to interact.

Here are a few photos showing students and teachers.