Liberian Assistance Program
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Working to make a difference in the lives of Liberians LAP works to help Liberians send their children to school and have safe and healthy lives.
03/02/2020
The Obama school initiated sewing classes for students in grades 7-9 under the instruction of tailor Elijah Zokruah-- over 60 students learned the rudiments of measurement, cutting and sewing on treadle machines. At the end of the first semester, our students were sewing clothes they could wear!
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Our Story
Our organization began in 2007 after Judy Reed and Jane Scharer visited Liberia to reconnect with people Judy had taught from 1964-66 as a Peace Corps volunteer in the small village of Gbonkonimah, Liberia. The reunion was bittersweet: while it was exciting to reconnect with more than 15 former students, Judy and Jane learned that many of them had lost family members and had themselves barely survived the war years. Old photographs Judy brought from her time in Liberia were received with joy and tears, as these families had few possessions from their past.
After seeing so many people struggling, Judy and Jane decided to establish the Liberian Assistance Program (LAP), a small 501(c)(3) nonprofit, when they returned to the U.S. LAP works to help Liberians send their children to school and have safe and healthy lives. LAP raises money for its projects through individual gift solicitation, grants and fundraising events.
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4001 Hiawatha Drive
Madison, WI
53711
