Due to USAID cuts, there have been rising school dropout rates and children who no longer receive lunch at school are forced to focus on survival instead of education.

Date: 9/25

Region: Africa

Country: Liberia

Topic: Education, Food & Farming

Policy Lens: Global Health Security

Additional Context: The Incentivized Learning Activity Program aimed to boost enrollment and attendance among vulnerable and underserved school-age children in Liberia, while improving learning outcomes and addressing rising food insecurity.

“Our children are very hungry, when will the school feeding resume?” - Principal of Kporlornin Public School, Foya District, Lofa county

The program was terminated.

Source: Mercy Corps