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School Toilet Fixing Making Progress

Once, again, we wish to report that the fixing of the inside toilet for our school in Buchanan City, Future Leaders Academy, is making tremendous progress.

Working on the tank

The administration of the school is glad and proud that the school will soon have a better toilet for the students and the staff, as well as parents and others who may visit the school. We are super happy!

So far, the necessary cuts and chiseling have been done in the building, several pipes have been appropriately installed, the bio-digester septic tank has been dug beside the school building, the appropriate fittings for the bio-digester have been fixed, blocks have been laid for the septic tank, and so forth.

Indeed, great progress is being made on the fixing of the school toilet, and we are super happy about it!

Once, again, our heart-felt thanks and appreciation to all those individuals and institutions whose good-will contributions or donations have made this possible.

View some photos below….

Toilet Fixing in Progress

We are pleased to report that the fixing of an inside toilet for our school in Buchanan, Future Leaders Academy, has already commenced.

As indicated some time ago, it will be a flush toilet with two separate commodes in a partitioned space, one for males and the other for females.

The engineer, along with his team, has begun cutting sections in walls and on the floor for the installation or running of pipes.

We promise to provide progressive periodic updates on the works in various articles.

The photos show the workers chiseling floors and walls for the installation of pipes and commodes, as well as the initial installation of pipes. Another article will come in two or three days’ time to show additional progress.

Our school, Future Leaders Academy, remains grateful to all those who contributed to this project.

Our School has a New Name: Future Leaders Academy

The Board of Directors of the school in Buchanan, as indicated in a previous article, has introduced some changes in the operation of the school.

The new changes affect the name, the motto, the logo, and the uniform. The name is no longer Help Liberia Foundation Community School. It has been changed to Future Leaders Academy (FULA, for short).

The motto has also been changed from “Little is much to the needy” to “Building Liberia’s future today.”

The new name and motto, as printed on the main school building

In addition, the logo of the school has also been redesigned, showing three smiling kids reading from a book on a table.

Besides, the uniform has been changed to a new color and a shade of uniform. When classes commence, and the students start wearing the new uniform, there will be a separate article dedicated to that.

It’s important to inform you, also, that the school buildings are still being painted, and there will be more drawings and designs placed on them by the printer.

Educational drawings on the small building

At this juncture, we wish to indicate that we are profoundly grateful to all those who have helped us and continue to help to make the school operational. It is their selfless donations that are helping the school to remain functional.

We are pleased to introduce, and welcome you to, Future Leaders Academy (FULA) where we are building the future of Liberia today!

We will be changing the school’s name on our website, Facebook page etc., but this work will take some time to complete.

School Toilets Fundraising Successful – Thanks to All Donors

The fundraising recently launched for the purpose of fixing toilets for the kids and the staff in the school has successfully come to an end, with the total of USD686 raised for the project.

The current toilet used by both students and teachers

The total estimated cost of the project was USD683, but we were able to raise USD686, which is USD3 more than the estimate. This is a significant achievement for all – the donors, the school, the kids, the staff, the parents, the Board, etc.

The total amount raised from fundraising came from six individuals and one institution, named, respectively, as follows: Mary Smith, Isabelle Eriksson Mozo, Anna Dobrowolska, Catherine Walker, Catherine Jamieson, Lena Thorne Marner, and Pepperadventure.

Pepperadventure is a Swedish-based tourist and expedition organization that organizes periodic tourist-related trips and travels for people in Europe, who want to visit Liberia.

Pepperadventure is the leading organization in Europe for special tourist-related trips to Liberia, and the cost is reasonable. It has been in existence for more than ten years. It is owned and operated by Lena and her husband (Anders).

On behalf of the Board, the kids, the staff, and the parents, we would like to extend special thanks and appreciation to the six individuals, as well as Pepperadventure, for willingly and selflessly donating to the toilet project! We remain profoundly grateful!

The construction work will begin, and we will update you all on the progress made at specific points.

Once again, a very big THANK YOU to all of you for your kindness! Thanks a lot for remembering the kids in Liberia, especially in Buchanan! We did it together!

Fundraising Update: Please Help Us Raise $470 For the New Toilet

We wish to inform everyone that we have been able to raise $213 of the total of $683 thus far, making the balance to be raised $470.

The current toilet used by both students and teachers

The $213 raised so far was donated by four people, namely: Isabelle Eriksson Mozo in Sweden, Catharine Walker in the UK, Mary Smith in the UK, and Anna Dobrowolska in Poland.

Our heart-felt thanks to Isabelle, Catharine, Mary, and Anna for their generous donations for the cause of the kids!  We remain grateful!

We are appealing to other individuals and institutions of good will to kindly help us raise the balance $470, as fixing the toilet for the kids is a demand the Authorities at the Education Ministry are making. They are saying our school will not be allowed to re-open or operate next month, if the toilet is not fixed.

Please help us raise the balance $470 so that we can be able to fix the toilet and re-open our school to give the kids the opportunities to learn.

Thanks in advance for your willingness and readiness to help us raise the needed amount! Any and every amount will be appreciated! We need your help!

You may send your contribution directly to Paul Yeenie Harry in Liberia via MTN Lone Star Mobile Money transfer, using +231881895978, or to Lena and Anders Marner in Sweden, through PayPal at https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=95NTAM63YT8WE&ssrt=1755504153914. If you are in contact with Lena Marner in Sweden or Sissel Lavoll Martinsen in Norway, you can also send donations to them.