what i will be doing

some startling statistics:

• 60% of liberian teachers have not graduated from high school
• liberia has a 85% unemployment rate
• liberia has almost no infrastructure to speak of (roads, electricity, plumbing, schools, banks etc. are all in terrible condition
  

i am going to be working with the isaac a. david school outside of monrovia, the capital of liberia. it is likely that i will be working with a few public schools in the area as well. i will be working with teachers and students alike to build up their reading, writing, and arithmetic skills. when i am there, i will, along with two other americans who will be working with me (i have yet to meet them but we have talked on the phone), conduct an assessment of their skills. we will be building on whatever foundation already present.
the organization christine started is called "r.e.a.p." (restoration of educational advancement programs) which is educationally focussed. the acting head of reap is rufus m. he has been exceptional at being an aide to me from the other side of the atlantic. thanks rufus.
there is much yet to be seen as to what i will do and what i will experience.
i am very excited for this opportunity to serve and to learn.