Paynesville, Liberia
Youth Network for Reform
About Organization
Youth Network for Reform (YONER-LIBERA), a Legal Youth Development Organization in Liberia, was established principally to reunite communities and civil war enemies by providing basic services to support child soldiers and child victims of the war who had turned youth, aimed at healing the wounds created by the long 14 years civil war through development and empowerment programs to have them reintegrated into the society as useful and productive citizens. Over the nine years, the organization has held true to its foundation a Mission to undertake actions that nurture and build honest and able leaders to become self-reliant and agents of positive change within their communities. YONER-LIBERIA envisions a just and developed society where all children and youth will live freely and receive support and opportunities to realize their full potential without any form of discrimination.
COMPETITION AVAILABLE
BUSINESS CONCEPT LIVE IN PAYNESVILLE, LIBERIA
Live Pitch Event Date
February 26
2019
Live National Pitch Event
U.S. Embassy near Monrovia, Benson Street, Central Monrovia, Liberia
Monrovia Vocational & Technical Training Center (MVTC)
72nd Paynesville City, Montserrado County, Liberia, West Africa
Contact
Jarius Andrew Greaves
Emmaline S. Wilson
John McCauley, Jr.
Sally Conteh
Mongai S. Gussin
Samuel Garblah
Partners and Sponsors
For the implementation of “Horn Entrepreneurship’s Diamond Challenge pitch site for high school students” in Liberia, YONER-LIBERIA is partnering with the United States Embassy-Monrovia to focus on seven of the UN SDG goals: to include zero hunger, quality education, good health & well-being, industry, innovation & infrastructure, affordable & clean energy, clean water & sanitation & peace, justice & strong institutions in order to solve some of the major challenges in Liberia through a sustainable business model.
Nationally styled, “Liberia’s First High School Entrepreneurship Competiton-2018”, is an Entrepreneurship Competition for high school students in Montserrado County, Republic of Liberia, and has brought together 40 students, forming 20 Teams from 10 high schools within Paynesville, Monrovia, Brewerville, and Gardnerville cities. The project is supported and funded by the U.S. Embassy, Monrovia, the University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship Program, Ministry of Youth & Sports, R/L, the Liberia Broadcasting System, TAMMA Corps and REOCOMM Groups.
