Liberia commits 25,000 dollars to 1,000 vulnerable pupils
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The Liberian Investigator
Illustrative image · Şeyhmus Kino · Pexels · Licence PexelsLiberia’s National Social Security and Welfare Corporation is contributing 25,000 dollars to a National Lottery Authority school initiative providing supplies to 1,000 vulnerable and disabled people. The programme covers 40 schools in 12 counties, according to The Liberian Investigator.
The National Lottery Authority (NLA), Liberia’s lottery authority, has launched its 2026 back-to-school programme with a contribution of 25,000 dollars from the National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP), the national social security and welfare fund. The money will finance the distribution of school supplies to about 1,000 disadvantaged pupils and people with disabilities in 40 schools, according to The Liberian Investigator.
The programme covers 12 counties in Liberia and extends educational assistance that the NLA has provided for more than 10 years. NLA Director of Corporate Social Responsibility Watson Yeanue explained that his institution had sought support from NASSCORP after prioritising the payment of registration and tuition fees for students at universities and community colleges.
The NLA had already supported more than 75 schools in the country’s 15 counties and spent more than 50,000 dollars per semester on supplies for vulnerable pupils and people with disabilities, according to information provided at the launch. The counties mentioned include Grand Gedeh, River Gee, Maryland, Sinoe, Montserrado, Grand Bassa, Bong, Grand Cape Mount, Bomi and Gbarpolu.
