“In Liberia, talent is abundant, but opportunity is not. And for too many of our young people, systems have failed them, not the other way around.”

“In Liberia, talent is abundant, but opportunity is not. And for too many of our young people, systems have failed them, not the other way around.”

Those honest words from Minister of Education Dr. Jarso Maley Jallah shaped today’s launch of the FAWE Liberia Strategic Plan 2024–2028 and Phase II of the FAWE–Mastercard Foundation partnership, a powerful moment for girls, youth with disabilities, and learners who have too often been pushed out instead of supported.

The Minister described this new phase as a course correction; a deliberate effort to rebuild pathways that should never have been closed. She reminded the audience that when Liberia invests in young people, especially marginalized girls, “these results are not small successes; they are proof of concept.”

Phase II expands opportunities across 21 universities and 35 TVET institutions, reopening doors for young people whose dreams were interrupted by poverty, disability, displacement, or financial barriers.

But the Minister made something clear: partnerships are scaffolding. The permanent structure must be built by us. And under the ARREST Agenda, the Ministry is committed to structural reforms that prevent exclusion, strengthen TVET and university readiness, and make equity a foundation, not an afterthought.

Today was not just a launch but a national commitment to ensure Liberia’s youth inherit a system that finally works for them.

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