Education Minister Ansu D. Sonii
As part of an effort to lay the foundation for the enhancement of quality education in the country, the Ministry of Education (MOE) with support from the World Bank, has launched what it terms as the ‘renovation and rehabilitation of all public senior high schools across Liberia.
The launch is being made possible through a US$42 million World Bank grant for the improvement of the physical environment of Senior Secondary Schools in Liberia.
During the official launch of the event in Margibi County, the Minister of Education, D. Ansu Sonii, Sr., disclosed that most of the supports given by partners to the education sector in Liberia since the 1960s have been mainly directed towards Early Childhood (ECE) and Basic Education levels, leaving Secondary Education with little or no support with the hope that when the ECE and Basic education levels are sound and good, the senior secondary will also be good.
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Ambassador Wetterqvist said her government’s support to sexual and reproductive health rights for all, especially women and girls, is tied to the Finish Government’s feminist foreign policy which promotes women representation in decision making, access to resources and the realization of their rights
Fish Town- River Gee County – Health authorities in River Gee County have told a visiting delegation comprising Swedish Ambassador to Liberia, Ingrid Wetterqvist, UNFPA Country Representative Dr. Bannet Ndyanabangi and the Assistant Minister of Health for Curative Services, Dr. Gorbee Logan that maternal mortality rate in the county has reduced significantly in recent times.
Ingrid Wetterqvest, Swedish Ambassador to Liberia, has described female representation at the decision-making table as an ‘important component’ for prospering society.
Amb. Wetterqvest Liberia has a lot to do when it comes to female representation, citing an example on the Senate that has two women Senators and 28 men, and in the House of Representatives having eight women while the rest are men.
“With the level of representation at the Legislature, it shows that the women do not have formal rights that men are afforded. So, they need to find other ways to get at the decision-making table to make their voices and concerns heard, “Amb. Wetterqvist said.