A delegation from California, the United States of America, has awarded scholarships worth over US$200,000 to 150 Liberian students. The delegation was in Liberia on a visitation mission at the Keyara’s Gift Liberia, a humanitarian organization operating in the country.
Speaking shortly after the departure of the delegation, the Country Director of Keyara’s Gift Liberia Reverend Francis Kollie said the scholarships awarded by the US team will cut across students from several counties in Liberia.
Reverend Kollie told journalists that the delegation also distributed books and book-bags, sanitation pads and clothing value over US$15,000 to beneficiaries of the scholarships, and organized a party for the students for their successful performances during the last year academic year.
During their stay, the US delegation visited the Ministry of Education and held discussion with education authorities and expressed concern about the high cost of tuition in private and faith-owned schools and colleges.
The delegation then visited the Monrovia Central Prison and distributed sanitation pads and perfume to female inmates and furthered provided scholarships for children inmates. Females in the delegation lectured female students about the importance practicing good sanitation hygiene especially in the wake of the outbreak of disease.
Some of the students who are in more than seven counties and colleges thanked the US delegation for sponsoring Keyara’s Gift Liberia and appealed for more support According to Reverend Kollie, the delegation including Kreg Ecklind, Karen Ecklind, Kayara Enklind and Zack Newspren, are the fund raisers for Kayara Gift Liberia.
