Monrovia — Responding to an pressing want for ample scholar services, the involved civic group Voices of the Elder (VOTE) Friday introduced the rapid launch of “Operation Seat UL” – a large six-month marketing campaign devoted to securing 22,000 new classroom chairs for the College of Liberia (UL). The aim: be certain that all 28,000 UL college students throughout 233 school rooms on its 4 campuses lastly have a seat throughout class, straight addressing the numerous seating scarcity.
The marketing campaign was launched in UL’s auditorium on Capitol Hill Campus throughout a spirited and patriotic ceremony that introduced within the marketing campaign’s first donations within the quantities of US $2,000 money, US $6,000 in checks and LRD $2,360. The minimal price of 1 armchair is US $20.
VOTE, in collaboration with the Alumni Affiliation of the College of Liberia, is organizing the hassle and calling on all Liberians to donate the trigger. Sister Mary Laurene Brown, chairwoman of Operation Seat UL marketing campaign, mentioned it’s a nationwide problem.
“VOTE understands too nicely that what impedes progress on the College of Liberia impedes progress in our nation – socially, morally, intellectually, and professionally,” she said. “To this finish, VOTE is set to lend its assist, its experience wherever it could actually, to assist the College of Liberia meet its many challenges.”
UL President Dr. Layli Maparyan expressed gratitude to VOTE and the alumni affiliation for initiating a “visionary marketing campaign,” underscoring its significance and describing it as a big effort towards enhancing a conducive surroundings for instructing and studying.
“I urge all of us to reply positively to the decision of those two establishments,” the President mentioned. “Collectively, allow us to restore magnificence in studying, consolation in studying, pleasure, and create the enabling studying surroundings to this establishment, the College of Liberia.”
Dr. Maparyan donated US $1,000 to the hassle. Additionally talking on the launch, the College of Liberia Scholar Interim Management President Ms. Blioh Tingba, who hailed the hassle, saying for too lengthy college students have stood throughout courses, however due to Operation Seat UL there might be no extra standing.
“To study, schooling deserves dignity, and it begins with a seat,” Tingba mentioned.
She donated US $100 and pledged to mobilize further assets from the scholars to assist the marketing campaign. Supporters of the marketing campaign span a cross-section of stakeholders. Notable amongst them was the rapid former Vice President of Liberia and former member of the Board of the UL Trustees, Madam Jewel Howard Taylor. Madam Taylor is a 1984 graduate of the A. Romeo Horton School of Enterprise and Public Administration on the UL, previously the Enterprise School.
“The College of Liberia offered me with the muse that has enabled me to be the individual I’m as we speak,” she mentioned.
Madam Taylor then pledged 200 chairs on behalf of the Class of 1984 and a further 50 chairs as her private contribution. Others who additionally made donations included J. Orlando Boyce, Namusa Geelor, Rupel E. Marshall, Sr. Amb. Olubanke King Akewele and Madam Esther Williams.
The marketing campaign will primarily use radio stations to encourage donations, whereas additionally actively partaking Liberians in Liberia and the diaspora.
VOTE encourages donors to deposit their money on the United Financial institution for Africa, UBA in USD account quantity 53030550022117, and for LRD account 53030550022124. Alternatively, the donor might ship money to cellular cash quantity 0772557492 and 0889079922.
