Our Mission
"Teach a Girl to Fish " - By aligning her education with STEM curriculum and connecting her with exemplary global women-leadership, you encourage her to strive for gender-parity, pursue her goals, and engage with the world around her.
Our Impact
The Liberia Institute for Girls - Todee (LIG) project seeks to leapfrog a cluster of young women and girls in the Todee region of Liberia into the fast-paced, information-driven, knowledge economy, while enhancing small enterprise development in the region as a catalyst for sustainable development. Women and girls empowerment is the underlying goal of the LIG initiative.
We scout for young women and girls with high curiosity & eagerness to learn - and assist them to aspire to greatness in the sciences and other evidence-based disciplines that foster individual freedom to explore, innovate and create.
In 2021, the U.S. Embassy in Liberia awarded a $20,000 grant to supplement a $40,000 budget for a science & environmental learning lab, as a subset of the LIG. About 243 students from across Pleemu Clan in Todee district attend the learning lab. The lab is coordinated by Earth Forward Group (EFG), and implemented by a collaboration of the U.S.-based Project Learning Tree (PLT) and the Liberia-based Kakata Rural Teachers Training Institute (KRTTI).
The Boston, MA-based Mass Design Group (MDG) is producing the architectural design of the LIG campus, and fundraising is in motion with an eye towards 2023 - 2024 to commence construction.
Our Programs
In many ways, the LIG’s approach to teaching is inspired by the CTQ Collaboratory's unique acronym of STEM, which takes the mystery out of STEM and makes STEM education fun for kids.
Science is the study of the natural world; Technology includes any product made by man to meet a need or want; Engineering refers to the design process kids use to solve problems; and Mathematics is the language of numbers, shapes and quantities. From this vantage point, STEM is much more than a group of subjects and STEM education goes far beyond preparing students for future jobs. STEM education, especially in the early grades, enhances critical thinking skills, evidence-based investigation, reasoning, and teamwork and creativity as the basis for navigating life.
Engineering
Engineering refers to the design process kids use to solve problems.
Technology
Technology means any product made by humans to meet a need or want.
Science
Science is the study of the natural world.
Mathematics
Mathematics is the language of numbers, shapes and quantities.
