Bah–tee-oh-Bah-tee !!!
The time has emerged for we, sons and daughters of Grandcess, Grand Kru County Liberia to step into action and take the reins of instituting projects of impact and development(i.e. healthcare, education, agriculture, infrastructure, technology, etc.) within Grandcess and the extended communities. It has been said that, we the people of Grand Kru County are highly educated, well-raised, and mostly suited for leadership (apart from being trouble makers, pepper eaters & hardheaded people). Unfortunately, during the recent decades, those sayings haven’t materialized into anything physical and/or abstractly foreseeable for the current residents, our elders and future generations.
We are all aware of the duties and responsibilities we have for Grandcess. We all love and cherish Grandcess; but now more than ever, we need to set aside our personal and collective biases to accomplish great things for our people. The fact that we all will someday be remembered for the contributions rendered is an ultimate heartwarming experience and testament that our children will be discussing in their time.
It will take all of us working in one positive direction to visualize and realize the opportunity awarded us to service our homeland.
Our aim is to take pro-active measures to help build the capacity of youth and women in Liberia as well as stimulate the local economy of Grandcess and the surrounding areas . Our focus will be to provide access and opportunities to in-demand trainings and skills needed across Liberia and Grandcess (i.e. carpentry, plumbing, electrical, road maintenance and hotel management). Grandcess will have people already skilled in areas of development prior to the arrival of opportunities funded by the government of Liberia, NGOs or external entities.
Additionally, the development of a Recreation Center will be designed to support continue development of youth, women and children. The space will include training rooms, a library, computer lab, cold storage, offices, renewable energy room. Additionally, a kitchen and bedrooms will be included to education youth on life skills and job readiness for the service industry. We see this as a building block to the growth of a vibrant society and economic achievement. These development projects will bring opportunities for jobs to the young and local people.
We are a great people and we should stand up and pursue greater things for the livelihood of our community. It is time to gather our resources and work to betterment of Sekleapoh.
GOALS / OBJECTIVES
The below goals serve to meet some challenges facing the people living in Grandcess. We have spoken directly and indirectly with constituents/leadership and everyday people who have a shared interest in seeing Grandcess uplifted. We have prioritized three goals as shown below. The three goals can be completed in various phases and are described below. With a collective and collaborative approach, we, the sons and daughters, of Grandcess, GrandKru County Liberia, can successfully implement these projects.
The time for speeches and long discussions are over. We need to take strategic action now.
Goal 1: Ensure that sons & daughters of Grandcess are equip with the knowledge, skills and expertise needed for self-sufficiency and continued development of Grandcess, Grand Kru county and Liberia
Goal 2: Increase visitation and reconnections to Grandcess for the sons & daughters who live in other parts of Liberia and around the world.
Goal 3: Boost the local economy. Expand on the probability for Tourism in Grandcess.
TRANSPARENCY
This needs to be stated several times because of its importance. Transparency is very important. As such, anyone who has already pledged and/or donated/invested in this initiative can make a request (phone, email, text message, etc.) and the bank account statement displaying all funds and transactions made will be available for them to view.
It is expected that the people who are awarded the opportunities via the Education Funds to gain a trade will return back to Grandcess and participate in other developments as well as motivate, mentor and guide other young people.
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