Cultural pride | Scholarship | Leadership | Service
Schools, scholarships and light for Grandcess.
United Grandcess Community Inc. works in Grandcess, Grand Kru County, Liberia, and through chapters across the United States.
What we are here to do
We identify vulnerable individuals, families and sometimes whole communities in need, and we help with basic living needs, healthcare supplies and education materials for local schools and students.
We provide scholarships to youth in our communities in the United States and in Grandcess, Liberia. Like our forefathers and mothers, the association is rooted in cultural pride, scholarship, leadership and service.
We also run vocational training, community healthcare prevention programs, social programs and assistance focused on community empowerment and positive child development.
What we do
Health and sanitation
Community healthcare prevention programs and sanitation support for households in Grandcess.
Education
Scholarships, school materials and learning programs for students in the United States and Liberia.
Vocational training
Places in carpentry, masonry, drafting, plumbing, electrical work and information technology.
Skill development
Project based training for entry level work in the construction trades and the service industry.
Mentorship
Members who have walked the same path guide students through school and into work.
Motivation
Programs that build confidence, identity and a sense of belonging across generations.
Recreational services
Social programs and activities that support positive child development.
The New Cess School Project
One building serves the children, adults and elders of New Cess today. We are raising the replacement.
The school in use today, built from corrugated zinc
New Cess Public School, planned with six classrooms, a library and a teacher lodge
Projects
Project Light Up Grandcess
Solar street lights for the city of Grandcess, replacing kerosene lamps and candles in homes and study areas with a safe, low cost source of light. Members of the association covered the cost, transport and installation, and people in Liberia pledged the travel expenses.
155
solar lights across the streets of Grandcess
$18,000
fundraising goal set for the 2021 installation
Grandcess Vo-Tech, 2020 to 2024
Young adults chosen by a selection committee in Grandcess trained at the Monrovia Vocational Training Center in carpentry, masonry, drafting, plumbing, electrical work and information technology, then returned home to work with their peers for at least three years.
Learn Kru 101, 2026
A six week virtual program teaching everyday Kru greetings and expressions to children and adults, with the customs, traditions and history of Grandcess woven into every session.
Chapters
The association is made up of chapters across the United States and internationally. Our central office is in New Jersey.
Northeast Chapter
New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia
Minnesota Chapter
Minnesota and the Midwest states
Start a chapter
A chapter may be formed for any appropriate country or geographic area: local, state, county or region.
Write to grandcessliberia@gmail.com and we will send you the new chapter registration form.
