“An
engaged alumni community prepares the way for a brighter future” said
Beyan Flomo Pewee, Executive Director of YOCEL.
It is a brighter future for young people across
Liberia, which a new joint initiative is aiming to achieve. The initiative,
developed by Future First Global, in partnership with YOCEL, is being launched
this week to enable Liberian schools to be supported by
thriving and engaged alumni communities, which can support young people as they
transition from school into further education, training or the world of work.
The initiative launches in fifteen pilot schools
later this year, after an initial launch workshop with all involved, including
representatives from the schools and the Ministry of Education. An assessment
undertaken by YOCEL over the last couple of month’s show that 80% of outgoing
high school students are willing to give back to their former schools. It
further showed 90% of students want career advice and mentoring from former
students.
There is already some sporadic
use of alumni networks at a high school level in Liberia but this new
partnership will support schools in developing well-functioning alumni
networks. It will unleash the latent
will of alumni to give back as volunteer role models, mentors and providers of
work experience. The initiative aims to be nation-wide in Liberia by 2017.
“Imagine
if every young person in Liberia had access to a network of mentors, role
models and work experience providers to help them in their journey to
fulfilling their own potential. Together, I am confident we can establish a
programme which will do just that” said Jake
Hayman, CEO of Future First Global.
About Future First Global
Future First Global’s vision is to turn every school into a community by engaging former students, now in jobs, as mentors, role models and work experience providers to young people at their old schools. They currently work in the UK, Kenya and USA.
Future First Global’s vision is to turn every school into a community by engaging former students, now in jobs, as mentors, role models and work experience providers to young people at their old schools. They currently work in the UK, Kenya and USA.
YOCEL is a Liberian based non-profit
youth oriented organization that promotes quality education and provides
supportive platform that challenge the creativity of young people.
For additional information on the initiative contact: Jake Hayman,
Jake@futurefirst.org.uk or Beyan Pewee f.pewee@gmail.com
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