Contextualizing STEM Education in Liberia, West Africa

Episode 10 - The Story of Grace Kpehe, Benellyn Phillips and Marima Fahnbulleh

March 22, 2021 Institute of Basic Technology
Contextualizing STEM Education in Liberia, West Africa
Episode 10 - The Story of Grace Kpehe, Benellyn Phillips and Marima Fahnbulleh
Show Notes

✅Gets Inspired to be a journalist from listening to grief counselor

✅Gets a sports scholarship to pay her way through high school

✅Seeing her mom suffer a debilitating sickness inspired her desire to want to be a doctor 

✅Lives on her own as she depends on a relative, teacher and hard work to get by 

✅Desires to be a nurse to help take care of people

✅Works as a nanny for another family after school to earn money

In this edition of Contextualizing Education in Liberia, West Africa, we talk with Grace, Benellyn and Marima. Three students from one of our partnering schools, who are determined to graduate high school despite the odds. Be Inspired!