Youth Advance – Future Proof Skills Program
Creating Work-Ready, Future-Ready Leaders
for Liberia
Originally
designed by the Education Development Center (EDC) through USAID and implemented
by organizations like FREE, this program was delivering powerful results before
its abrupt shutdown. In just six months, it achieved 90% graduate placement in
jobs, internships, or entrepreneurial ventures; 89% employer satisfaction for
professionalism, resilience, and work ethic; and more than 150 workplace
projects completed, building valuable real-world experience.
Beyond
the numbers, alumni secured grants, launched businesses, and achieved career
breakthroughs—clear proof of its life-changing impact and contribution to
Liberia’s workforce.
Since
its closure, efforts to have learners pay only $65 USD for the 5-month program to
cover facilities and facilitators’ renumeration have proven impossible due to this
financial barrier. With youth unemployment in Liberia at 80%, without this
program, our younger generation risks being left behind in a fast-changing
economy.
As
one of FREE’s signature projects, we have managed to keep it alive through
limited institutional resources and the support of a few goodwill partners,
working to expand USAID’s legacy.
Your
support will reduce youth unemployment and underemployment,
foster entrepreneurship and innovation, strengthen Liberia’s human capital and
economic resilience, and build a pipeline of ethical, skilled, and adaptable
leaders.
📩 Join Us.
Sponsor a youth today and help them step closer to the world of work. Every
contribution moves Liberia toward a future where young people are not just
job-ready—but shaping the economy, solving problems, and leading communities.
Contact: +231 775-583-004 | +231 887-028-001 |
info@free.org.lr | freeliberia7@gmail.com
DONATE TODAY VIA MOBILE MONEY: +231 0880 952 807
(Foundation for Research, Education & Empowerment [FREE Liberia])
Or request account details at info@free.org.lr or charles.gbollie@free.org.
BE A PART OF OUR SUCCESS STORY TODAY. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE
FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
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Category:
Youth Empowerment
Campaign started on:
October 9th, 2025