Modern ICT Center Launched in Monrovia to Enhance STEM Education for Students

The ICT center is part of the Yamoransa Model Laboratory Liberia Project, funded by HAF, with IMPLEMENTERS overseeing management and TECHAiDE serving as the technology partner. The center boasts EDULabs equipped with 36 computers powered by TECHAiDE’s ASANKA device, which provides access to educational resources without an internet connection.

In addition to the ICT Lab, the project includes a maker space with laptops for robotics, featuring EV3 Legos, Arduino kits for coding, Ozobots, virtual reality setups, and a 3D printer.

The Joseph Jenkins Roberts Educational Foundation, under the First United Methodist Church, provided the building and received the lab equipment funded by HAF. The IMPLEMENTERS will manage the center for an initial two-year period.

At the dedication ceremony on Wednesday in Monrovia. Mr. Kafui Prebbie, CEO of IMPLEMENTERS & TECHAiDE, highlighted the long-standing partnership with HAF, dating back to 2006.

He noted that the Yamoransa Model Laboratory Project has successfully established 14 labs across Africa, including in Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and soon Tanzania. He emphasized the project’s unique role in sustainable development, addressing educational gaps in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Four.

Mr. Prebbie also announced plans to train teachers from eight schools expected to utilize the lab, ensuring the technology and equipment align with Liberia’s educational curriculum.

 For her part, Dr. Deborah Rose, President of Helping Africa Foundation, recounted the project’s origins. She mentioned her initial involvement through the Yale Alumni Service Corps and the pivotal role of her uncle, Daniel Rose, in founding HAF in 2014.

 She praised the project’s growth, which has expanded to other African countries, including The Gambia and Sierra Leone.