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Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>By Lewis S. Teh<\/b><\/p>\n

Liberia\u2019s Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah, Jr. has told a cross-section of international guests that additional 6000 trained teachers are needed here to bridge current gap in the country\u2019s educational sector.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need about six thousand more teachers in our schools [and] to fund them requires a lot of money US$ 40 to 45 million\u201d, Minister Tweah said while addressing stakeholders in Washington as panelists.<\/p>\n

Mr. Tweah, who share the penal with World Bank President David Malpass, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell\u2019s and the head of the Tech World on Human Development stressed a need to prioritize more skills training for teachers than it is currently because half of the girls students before the COVID-19 pandemic dropped out of secondary schools across the country.<\/p>\n

The panel was held on the topic, \u201cAt the Heart of a resilient future\/invest in education for our children and our youth.\u201d<\/p>\n

He noted that the pandemic has exacerbated the situation hence, the need for huge investment in education.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe change in education\u201d, he further underscored, \u201crequires collective innovation and that\u2019s where this government is heading\u201d, noting that the lack of sufficient teachers poses a serious gap to the sector.<\/p>\n

He continues that the Government of Liberia is currently working with partners, including UNICEF and the World Bank with a national plan that looks at US$967 million to transform education in the country.<\/p>\n

The government along with the executive and the legislature is committed to this for the growth of Liberia, Tweah assured.<\/p>\n

He argued that human capital today remains a fundamental importance, as compared to infrastructure, but that Liberia is still not there because change in human capital won\u2019t happen in one year, which is a challenge.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour report has revealed that human capital is a serious challenge; this is not just an education challenge but economic challenge because if we don\u2019t invest adequately in education, we might compromise the future of the next generation.\u201d<\/p>\n

He says this is the opportunity that COVID-19 has brought which compels government to think about doing something differently while noting that government increases domestic resources by US$125 Million.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the short term, we have to pay for electricity, while in the medium term there will be US$100 Million allocated to focus on post-COVID activities, including the investment in education\u201d, the Minister declares.<\/p>\n

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